Lebanon Water Forum Report
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Rethinging water service provision in Lebanon
colloque , rapport , support de communication Jun 2016 ; 20 pages
Ed. EU - Beirut MEE - Beirut Oxfam - Beirut AUB - Beirut
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Abstract:
Under the patronage of the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MoEW) and funded by the European Union, the first meeting of the Lebanon Water Forum was held on May 26th 2016, at Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI), organized by Oxfam Lebanon in collaboration with IFI. It called for ‘Rethinking Water Service Provision in Lebanon’, bringing together government authorities and their institutions, services providers, academics, experts and practitioners in the field, to reflect on water service provision in Lebanon. Contents:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BACKGROUND
Law 221 and NWSS
Water Code
3. RWES AREAS OF CONCERN: EXPERIENCE OF WATER ESTABLISHMENTS
Weak legislative infrastructure and lack of monitoring mechanisms
Lack of financial and administrative autonomy
Illegal connections and lack of compliance
4. CHALLENGES OF WATER SERVICE PROVISION
Cost Recovery in the Water Sector
Current Tariff System
Absence of Water Metering Systems
Absence of Data
Socio-Economic Impacts of Water Service Provision
Water Governance, Integrity and Accountability
5. SYNTHESIS OF ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION AND AUTHORS’ RECOMMENDATIONS
Implementation of a new Tariff Strategy
Legislative reforms in the water sector
Empower RWEs towards achieving administrative autonomy
Introduce a monitoring mechanism
Private sector participation
Water data and information
Public Awareness
CONCLUSION
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Mots clefs: |
accès à l'eau (CI) (DT) (OP) , coûts, prix, tarifs (CI) (DT) (OP) , législation, lois (CI) (DT) (OP) |
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EU
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Délégation de l'Union Européenne - Beirut - Liban |
MEE
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Ministère de l'Energie et de l'Eau - Beirut - Liban |
Oxfam - Beirut - Liban |
AUB
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Université Américaine de Beyrouth - Beirut - Liban |
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