A lake in the Zaarour region, in the Metn. (Credit: Suzanne Baaklini/L'Orient-Le Jour)
A symbol of national mismanagement, Lebanon’s water sector was the subject of the latest "Arab Watch Report" from the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND). The eighth edition of the report, highlights inequalities in access to this essential resource across the Arab world and was the focus of a conference held Monday at the American University of Beirut (AUB), co-organized by ANND and AUB’s Nature Conservation Center. Roland Riachi, lead researcher of the report and author of the chapter on Lebanon, answered questions from L'Orient-Le Jour. L'Orient-Le Jour: What is the right to water?Roland Riachi: In 2010, the U.N. recognized access to safe drinking water and sanitation as a human right, urging states to do everything possible to provide it without discrimination or cost barriers. For more details on Lebanon's...
A symbol of national mismanagement, Lebanon’s water sector was the subject of the latest "Arab Watch Report" from the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND). The eighth edition of the report, highlights inequalities in access to this essential resource across the Arab world and was the focus of a conference held Monday at the American University of Beirut (AUB), co-organized by ANND and AUB’s Nature Conservation Center. Roland Riachi, lead researcher of the report and author of the chapter on Lebanon, answered questions from L'Orient-Le Jour. L'Orient-Le Jour: What is the right to water?Roland Riachi: In 2010, the U.N. recognized access to safe drinking water and sanitation as a human right, urging states to do everything possible to provide it without discrimination or cost barriers. For more details on...
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