The Great Green Wall of China
Words Alia Fawaz
The Great Green Wall (also known as the Three North Shelterbelt project) is by far the world’s largest tree-planting project.
To date 66 billion trees...
A dam fine solution?
Bassam Alkantar
Increasing water storage capacity is a very practical way to increase water security in Lebanon. A revised set of priorities, including further evaluation of risks and financing, might expedite the construction...
Making water more transparent: Better governance is the way forward to safeguard resources
Bassam Alkantar
According to a newly published report titled The Way Forward to Safeguard Water in Lebanon: National Water Integrity Risk Assessment, “Lebanon’s water resources are under stress from a growing population, rapid urbanisation, economic growth, mismanagement...
Beyond takes you far away from your routine and out into the big, wide...
Alia Fawaz
Many of us tend to play it safe when it comes to vacations by going to the most popular destinations. Perhaps it’s time to...
Look to the hills
Malek Hakim
Since it is difficult to obtain the necessary water resources from the mountainous areas because of their karst topography, and because it is difficult to obtain groundwater by drilling wells, Lebanon has...
Barking up the right tree
Louis Parks
Reforestation in Lebanon is a major undertaking and one that might seem to be a hopeless task. However, according to Garo Haroutian, an expert on reforestation, recent work might just be...