manal moussallem larp; june 26, 2015 environment in lebanon: status & prospects
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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, …)