Manal MoussallemLARP; June 26, 2015

Environment in Lebanon:Status & Prospects

Environmental & Economic Indicators

91/178

?

>800 Million $/yr

Environmental

Performance

Index

Adjusted Net

Savings

Cost of

Environment

al

Degradation

State of Natural Resources at a GlanceMunicipal sewage

(Connection Rate 60%; Treatment 8%; Sea Outfalls >53); Industrial effluents (43 MCM/Yr); Uncontrolled dumps; Pesticides; Spills; …

Unplanned urban expansion (Zoning

Extent: 16%); Unorganized quarrying

(#: ~1,278; Area: ~5,267 Ha);

Uncontrolled dumps (~ 700); ...

Transport; Energy; Industry; Open dumping; ...

Regular monitoring & reporting?

9,119 Fauna & Flora species; Forests & OWL

~23%; 15 Nature

Reserves &18 Natural Sites…

Forest fires; Pollution; Climate Change;

Haphazard Urbanization?

Syrian Conflic

t?

WATER

LAND

AIRBIODIVERSIT

Y

Underlying Causes…

Speed of legislation vs. Speed of degradation? Application & Enforcement (incl. O&M) requirements vs. Capacity & Will?

Research for Development vs. Access to Information?

Nonetheless, Some Breakthrough…

International Environmental

Rights: UN GA 69/212

(Oil Spill damage: ~856

million$)

But much more is still needed…

Promote

IERBM

Rehabilitate

degraded lands

Increase

natural

reserves & sites

Support

LEPAP

Recover

wasteEmergency

preparedness

Flag the prevention and precaution principles

How can the Lebanese (citizens & diaspora) help?

• For the country as a whole or for a city• For the entire sector or for a specific project (PA, LR, WR, …)