Water resources management in Lebanon: institutional capacity and policy options |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, American University of Beirut, Architecture, Beirut, Lebanon;2. Department of Public Policy, Darwin College, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK;1. Multiphase Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany;2. Department of Agronomy, University of Almería, Almería, Spain;3. Laboratoire d’Erémologie, Institut des Régions Arides, Tunisia;4. Estación Experimental de Zonas Áridas, CSIC, Almería, Spain;1. Department of Water Resources Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, PO Box 14115-336, Tehran, Iran;2. Department of Civil Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, PO Box 11155-9313, Tehran, Iran;1. Department of Anesthesiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida;2. Division of Solid Organ Transplant, Department of Anesthesiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Leonard Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida;1. Alibaba Group Holding Limited, China, Wen Yi Xi Lu 969, Hangzhou, China;2. McKinsey & Company, Inc. Switzerland, Bleicherweg 30, Zurich, 8002, Switzerland;3. Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 77843-2124, USA |
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| Abstract: | Worldwide water resources are not uniformly distributed and generally scarce in arid and semi-arid zones such as the Middle East. Lebanon, which is located along the Mediterranean shores of the Middle East, remains blessed with relatively more water in comparison to its neighboring countries. Increased pressure on its water resources requires the formulation and implementation of a comprehensive management plan and strategic policies to pre-empt potential future water shortages. This paper examines existing water laws and regulations under the current institutional framework in Lebanon. Developmental policies and management strategies to address the potential water supply demand imbalance and meet future challenges are presented in the light of existing legal and regulatory constraints and institutional capacities. |
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