Complaint > Greater Beirut Water Supply Project

Eligibility: 71-Inspection Panel Final Report and Recommendation (English)

...Climate Change and the Kyoto Protocol respectively), no major legislation in Lebanon directly addresses climate change. While Lebanon has demonstrated its commitment to address climate change through the enactment of Law 690/2005 (which includes climate change in the Ministry of (QYLURQPHQW¶V PDLQ PDQGDWH  WKH 0LQLVWU\ RI (QYLURQPHQW¶V 6HFRQG &RPPXQLFDWLRQ WR WKH UNFCCC states that the process of integrating climate measures into existing and planned pol...

Complaint > Greater Beirut Water Supply Project

Management Response: 71-Management Commissioned Studies-Technical Review of Source Water Quantity

...Climate Change and Aquifers a) Climate change Climate change effects, observable on the order of decades, are beyond the scope of this analysis. Although these effects are accounted for, to some extent, in the decision to use data from only the past 20 (rather than 47) years to calculate Karoun Reservoir net inflows, an accurate picture of these effects also depends on an analysis of long‐term trends in population growth and water utilization patterns. b) Aquifer storage and recharge The GBWSP i...

Complaint > Greater Beirut Water Supply Project

Eligibility: 71-Inspection Panel Report - Follow-up to Board Decision of March 10, 2011

...changes associated with eutrophic waters. Given that the storage capacity of Joun Reservoir is relatively small in volume (0.18 Mm3), and water detention time at a typical average flow rate of 3 m3/s would be too short for eutrophication within the reservoir itself to be the cause, it is likely that the water quality changes are indicative of eutrophication in upstream sources. 33. The Panel‟s expert has further noted that fluctuations in color and ammonia in the Joun Re...

Complaint > Greater Beirut Water Supply Project

Eligibility: 71-Eligibility Report and Chairperson Statement (English)

...climate change projections for Lebanon point towards less annual rainfall and higher rates of evaporation. G. Conclusions 65. The Panel is satisfied that the Request meets all technical eligibility criteria. 66. It is the judgment of the Panel that, based on the observations above, the Request raises serious concerns about potential harm and serious non-compliance raised in the Request. The Panel also notes that the Request and Management’s Response contain different views on...