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Beyond Magazine Issue 18 Summer 2015

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...

Sacré vert! France’s skyline is about to turn green

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...

list of blue flagged beaches around the world

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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...

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...