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...
Aquatic E.T.?
Louis Parks
Dolphins are some of the most remarkable animals on the planet, and pioneering research into their communication patterns just might enable us to understand...
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...
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...
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...
