When dams meet privatization : #Lebanon under water transactions
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A man walks along the base of the #Chabrouh_Dam, which is said to be leaking large amounts of water. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi) A man walks along the base of the Chabrouh Dam, which is said to be leaking large amounts of water. (Photo: Haitham Moussawi)
There is an astonishing slogan deeply ingrained within Lebanese common discourse: “Our country has abundant water but it all goes to the sea, we need dams to stop this waste.” This phrase reflects the universal water service shortage in the country and the solution to address it. However, this statement is based on a poor factual understanding of the nature of the water supply in Lebanon, and distracts from the real issues that have contributed to the severity of our current (...)
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