Water Scarcity and Social Tensions in Lebanon: Lessons from the Bcharee-Denniyeh Case Study. Policy note, december 2025
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lettre d'information Dec 2025 ; 22 pages
Ed. Oxfam - Beirut
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Abstract:
The Bcharreh–Dinniyeh dispute illustrates how resource scarcity, when left unmanaged, can transform into a conflict. What began more than a decade ago as a dispute over the ownership of Qurnat al-Sawda — a critical source for northern Lebanon’s groundwater recharge and pastoral livelihoods — has escalated into cycles of violence and sectarian tension.
Without credible state intervention and participatory management frameworks, resource competition will continue to erode social cohesion and threaten long-term stability. Contents:
Executive Summary 7
Recommendations 8
Water Scarcity and Social Tension in Lebanon 9
Case Study: the Bcharreh-Denniyeh Conflict 12
Broader Implications: Sectors and Communities Affected 14
Lessons Learned and Policy Implications
Publics-Cibles:
Tout public , Acteurs de coopération , Décideurs locaux ou nationaux
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conflit (CI) (DT) (OP) (ope) , contrôle et maintenance des installations (CI) (DT) (OP) (ope) , gestion de la ressource en eau (CI) (DT) (OP) (ope) , mode de gestion/gouvernance (CI) (DT) (OP) (ope) |
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Oxfam - Beirut - Liban |
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