Leaf it up to nature
Alia Fawaz
Driving along highways that are lined with trees is always a pleasant experience. Miles of leafy roads add beauty and much shade to the pleasure...
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...
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...
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...
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...
It’s their fault,and ours
Malek Hakim
During a one-week visit to Lebanon in September 2014 to assess Lebanese water security, water experts from the Dutch Risk Reduction (DRR ) team found that although suitable water strategies and...