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Lebanon : Country Water Sector Assistance Strategy, 2012-2016

dc.contributor.author World Bank
dc.date.accessioned 2013-03-11T15:46:09Z
dc.date.available 2013-03-11T15:46:09Z
dc.date.issued 2012-04-19
dc.description.abstract The core objective of the Country Water Sector Assistance Strategy (CWSAS) is to define an operational plan for World Bank involvement in Lebanon's water sector 2012-2016 in support of implementation of national water strategy. In March 2012, the Lebanese Government officially adopted its National Water Sector Strategy (NWSS), which was prepared by a high-level team of Lebanese experts and debated amongst stakeholders. Drawing on lessons learned from past Bank involvement (both projects and sector work), and on the Bank-Government Country Partnership Strategy (CPS), the CWSAS looks at the water sector through the lens of economic growth, poverty reduction and sustainability, identifying in Government's strategy how investment might play a transformative role, accompanying and helping to drive key institutional reforms. Recognizing that restrictions of political economy are real and must be taken into consideration, the CWSAS highlights how implementation of the strategy might be prioritized and sequenced, how ownership might be strengthened through further stakeholder involvement, especially at the local level, and how capacity building within institutions could bring greater likelihood of successful reform implementation. This combination of targeted investment and capacity building accompanying step-by-step implementation of a sequenced and consensual set of priority reforms could have a transformational impact on service delivery and on growth, poverty reduction and sustainability. Supporting reform and investment within the NWSS is a priority because of the high economic, social and political costs of current performance. Improved water service delivery will help reduce poverty and inequity, and contribute to gross domestic product (GDP), exports and employment growth. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16561274/lebanon-country-water-sector-assistance-strategy-2012-2016
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12622
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY
dc.subject AFFLUENT
dc.subject AFFORDABLE WATER
dc.subject AQUIFERS
dc.subject ARTIFICIAL GROUNDWATER
dc.subject ARTIFICIAL GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
dc.subject ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE
dc.subject AVAILABLE WATER
dc.subject AVAILABLE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject BILL COLLECTION
dc.subject BOD
dc.subject BULK WATER
dc.subject BULK WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject CANALS
dc.subject CAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subject CASH FLOW
dc.subject CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject COASTAL ZONES
dc.subject COLLECTION NETWORKS
dc.subject CONJUNCTIVE USE
dc.subject CONSERVATION
dc.subject CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject COST RECOVERY
dc.subject COVERING
dc.subject CUBIC METERS
dc.subject DAMS
dc.subject DEMAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subject DESALINATION
dc.subject DRAINAGE
dc.subject EFFLUENT
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
dc.subject EROSION
dc.subject EVAPOTRANSPIRATION
dc.subject FARMING
dc.subject FINANCIAL VIABILITY
dc.subject FLOOD CONTROL
dc.subject FLOODING
dc.subject FLOW METERS
dc.subject GROUNDWATER
dc.subject GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION
dc.subject GROUNDWATER MINING
dc.subject GROUNDWATER RESOURCES
dc.subject HIGH LEVELS
dc.subject HIGH WATER
dc.subject HOUSE CONNECTIONS
dc.subject HOUSEHOLD CONNECTIONS
dc.subject HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject HYDRAULIC EQUIPMENT
dc.subject INDUSTRIAL WASTEWATER
dc.subject INVESTMENT COST
dc.subject INVESTMENT FINANCING
dc.subject INVESTMENT PLANNING
dc.subject INVESTMENT PROGRAM
dc.subject IRRIGATION
dc.subject IRRIGATION BOARDS
dc.subject IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT
dc.subject IRRIGATION SCHEME
dc.subject IRRIGATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject IRRIGATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject IRRIGATION WATER
dc.subject LEAK DETECTION
dc.subject LEAKAGE
dc.subject LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject MAINTENANCE OF ASSETS
dc.subject MANAGEMENT OF WATER
dc.subject METERING
dc.subject MUNICIPALITIES
dc.subject OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subject OPERATIONAL IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject PERMITS
dc.subject PIPELINE
dc.subject POLLUTION
dc.subject POLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subject POWER GENERATION
dc.subject PRIVATE FINANCING
dc.subject PRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subject PROGRAMS
dc.subject PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER
dc.subject PUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subject PUBLIC WATER
dc.subject QUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subject QUALITY WATER
dc.subject QUALITY WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject RAINFALL
dc.subject RATE OF WATER WITHDRAWAL
dc.subject REGIONAL WASTEWATER
dc.subject RESPONSIBILITY FOR WATER
dc.subject SANITATION
dc.subject SANITATION SERVICES
dc.subject SEA
dc.subject SERVICE AREA
dc.subject SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject SERVICE DELIVERY PERFORMANCE
dc.subject SERVICE IMPROVEMENT
dc.subject SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS
dc.subject SERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subject SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject SERVICE STANDARDS
dc.subject SLUDGE DISPOSAL
dc.subject SNOW
dc.subject SOIL MOISTURE
dc.subject SOILS
dc.subject STAKEHOLDER INVOLVEMENT
dc.subject STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
dc.subject STORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subject STORAGE TANKS
dc.subject SURFACE STORAGE
dc.subject SURFACE WATER
dc.subject SURFACE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE WATER
dc.subject TARIFF ADJUSTMENTS
dc.subject TARIFF INCREASE
dc.subject TARIFF STRUCTURE
dc.subject TOWN
dc.subject TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject TREATMENT PLANTS
dc.subject URBAN WATER
dc.subject UTILITIES
dc.subject UTILITY OPERATIONS
dc.subject WASTE WATER
dc.subject WASTEWATER COLLECTION
dc.subject WASTEWATER DISCHARGE
dc.subject WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subject WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject WASTEWATER SECTOR
dc.subject WASTEWATER SERVICES
dc.subject WASTEWATER TREATMENT
dc.subject WATER CHARGES
dc.subject WATER CODE
dc.subject WATER DEMAND
dc.subject WATER DEMAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subject WATER FEES
dc.subject WATER INVESTMENTS
dc.subject WATER LOSSES
dc.subject WATER METERS
dc.subject WATER MONITORING
dc.subject WATER POLLUTION
dc.subject WATER QUALITY
dc.subject WATER QUALITY MANAGEMENT
dc.subject WATER RESOURCE
dc.subject WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subject WATER RESOURCES PLANNING
dc.subject WATER SCARCITY
dc.subject WATER SECTOR
dc.subject WATER SECTOR INVESTMENTS
dc.subject WATER SECTOR REFORM
dc.subject WATER SERVICE
dc.subject WATER SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject WATER SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject WATER SERVICES
dc.subject WATER SHORTAGES
dc.subject WATER SOURCES
dc.subject WATER STORAGE
dc.subject WATER STRATEGY
dc.subject WATER SUPPLIES
dc.subject WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject WATER SUPPLY COSTS
dc.subject WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS
dc.subject WATER SUPPLY SERVICE
dc.subject WATER SUPPLY SERVICES
dc.subject WATER USER
dc.subject WATER USERS
dc.subject WATERCOURSES
dc.subject WELL DRILLING
dc.subject WELLS
dc.title Lebanon : Country Water Sector Assistance Strategy, 2012-2016 en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 2012-07-30
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16561274/lebanon-country-water-sector-assistance-strategy-2012-2016
okr.globalpractice Water
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333038_20120801010054
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 16561274
okr.identifier.report 68313
okr.language.supported en
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okr.region.administrative Middle East and North Africa
okr.region.country Lebanon
okr.sector Water, sanitation and flood protection
okr.sector Water, sanitation and flood protection :: Water supply
okr.theme Environment and natural resources management :: Water resource management
okr.theme Environment and natural resource management
okr.topic Water Supply and Sanitation :: Water Supply and Systems
okr.topic Water Supply and Sanitation :: Water Supply and Sanitation Governance and Institutions
okr.topic Water Supply and Sanitation :: Town Water Supply and Sanitation
okr.topic Water Resources :: Water and Industry
okr.topic Water Resources :: Water Conservation
okr.unit Water (MNSWA)
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