State and Trends of the Lebanese Environment
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report Jan 2011 ; 353 pages
Ed. ECODIT - Baabda UNDP - Beirut
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Abstract:
The State and Trends of the Lebanese Environment report provides an overview of the current condition of natural resources and environmental management in the country. Furthermore, it gives an analysis of past and future developments across multiple different sectors. Contents:
SECTION I Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Background
1.2 Methodology
1.3 Population Data
1.4 Lebanon’s Administrative Regions
1.5 Reader’s Guide
Chapter 2 Environmental Governance
2.1 Environmental Institutions
2.2 Environmental Laws and Regulations
2.3 Environmental Research and Development
2.4 Access to Environmental Information and Data
2.5 Access to Environmental Funding
2.6 Advocacy and Public Participation
2.7 Understanding and Promoting Environmental Governance –the Puzzle
SECTION II State of the Environment
Chapter 3 Water Resources
3.1 Driving Forces
3.2 Current Situation
3.3 Policy Setting and Institutional Arrangements
3.4 Selected Responses to Water Issues
3.5 Emerging Issues and Outlook
Chapter 4 Air Quality
4.1 Driving Forces
4.2 Current Situation
4.3 Key Actors, Laws and Regulations
4.4 Selected Responses to Air Quality Issues
4.5 Emerging Issues and Outlook
Chapter 5 Biodiversity and Forests
5.1 An Ecological Overview of Lebanon
5.2 Driving Forces
5.3 Biodiversity State and Trends
5.4 Key Actors, Laws and Regulations
5.5 Selected Responses to Biodiversity and Forest Issues
5.6 Emerging Issues and Outlook
Chapter 6 Land Resources
6.1 Driving Forces
6.2 Current Situation
6.3 Key Actors, Laws and Regulations
6.4 Selected Responses to Land Issues
6.5 Emerging Issues and Policy Outlook
SECTION III Environmental Priorities
Chapter 7 Haphazard Urbanization
7.1 Driving Forces
7.2 Current Situation
7.3 Policy Outlook and the Way Forward
Chapter 8 Solid Waste
8.1 Driving Forces
8.2 Current Situation
8.3 Policy Outlook and the Way Forward
Chapter 9 Energy Crisis
9.1 Driving Forces
9.2 Current Situation
9.3 Policy Outlook and the Way Forward
SECTION IV The Outlook - Towards 2020
Chapter 10 The Future Today
10.1 About the Scenarios
10.2 Market First – Scenario Narrative
10.3 Sustainability First – Scenario Narrative
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climate change (CI) (DT) (ET) , climate change - adaptation (CI) (DT) (ET) , climate change - mitigation (CI) (DT) (ET) , environment (CI) (DT) (ET) |
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ECODIT
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ECODIT Liban sarl - Baabda - Lebanon |
UNDP
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United Nations Development Programme - Beirut - Lebanon |
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