Beyond Magazine Issue 18 Summer 2015

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...

Pascale Choueiri Saad Yesterday, while driving, I was listening to Louis Armstrong’s famous song. I closed my eyes and saw trees of green, red roses too. I...

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...

Alia Fawaz According to a recent French law , all new buildings that are constructed in commercial areas must now be partially covered by either solar panels...

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...