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Lebanon


The Lebanon has appointed two NFPs: the Direction Générale des Ressources Hydrauliques et Électriques and the Direction Générale de l'Exploitation. It also has an EMWIS website.

Key indicators

Area (100 sq km): 10
Population (mill): 4.4
GDP ($ bill):  17
Water per cap:  1,081 m3
Water withdrawal:
total 27.1%
agriculture 68%

Access to
drinking water: 100%
sanitation: 99%

Important reports

European Neighbourhood Policy: Country report

Local water and sanitation services, 2005

Prospects of Efficient Wastewater Management and Water Reuse in Lebanon, 2005

Water as a human right: The understanding of water in the Arab countries of the Middle East – A four country analysis

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Folder Data and Statistics

Land area (100 sq km)
 10
Population (millions)
 4.4 
Total GDP ($ billions)
 17 
Freshwater per capita
 1081 m3 
Freshwater withdrawal
 total 27.1%

agriculture 68%
Access to drinking water
  100%
Access to sanitation
  99%

Statistics: World Bank


URL The EU's relations with Lebanon Lebanon and the European Community first established contractual relations in 1977 by signing a Co-operation Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Lebanese Republic, which entered into force in November 1978. Lebanon is one of the EU’s long-standing partners in the framework of the Euro Mediterranean Partnership. The 2002 Association Agreement sets out in more detail the specific areas in which the objectives of this Partnership can be developed bilaterally. EU-Lebanon relations should enter into a renewed and more intense phase with the inclusion of Lebanon in the European Neighbourhood Policy, covering a much wider spectrum of fields of cooperation.
URL Central Administration for Statistics (Lebanon)
URL AQUASTAT - Water and agriculture in the Lebanon Country profile from AQUASTAT, the information system of the land and water division of the FAO (Food and Agriculture division of the United Nations).
URL World Bank overview of the Lebanon
URL World Health Organisation fact sheet on the Lebanon
URL Earthtrends country profile Water resources and freshwater ecosystems information by the World Resources Institute.
URL World Bank - Private Participation in Infrastructure Database: Lebanon profile This page provides a snapshot of infrastructure projects in low- and middle-income. Projects included are management or lease contracts, concessions, greenfield projects, and divestitures.
URL WaDImena member country profile Water Demand Management (WDM) in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) - member country overview.
URL BBC country profile
British Broadcasting Corporation guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, plus background on key institutions.
URL Background information on the Lebanon Country study by the Federal Research Division of the US Library of Congress. Interesting background information, going up to the 1990s.
URL CIA factbook on the Lebanon

Country profile of the The World Factbook of the US Central Intelligence Agency  - CIA. It includes information on geography, people, governement, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
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