Rebuilding Water Justice in Lebanon: Governance, Accountability, and the Future of Water
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report Aug 2026 ; 14 pages
Aut. Jules Hatem
Ed. ARI - Beirut AUB NCC - Beirut Consultants Indépendants - étudiants - journalistes - Beirut IFI - Beirut LEWAP - Beirut
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Abstract:
The conference convened more than 100 participants in person and some 50 online — ministry and
parliamentary figures, academics, water-establishment staff, municipal leaders, NGOs, journalists, and
residents — around a single reframing: that water in Lebanon should be treated not merely as a resource to
be managed, but as a public good and a human right, and that the crisis is driven by institutional
fragmentation, weak accountability, and inequity as much as by climate or hydrology.
The programme ran in three sessions: (1) Water Governance Beyond Scarcity; (2) Water Under Fire — the
weaponization of water during the Israeli aggression; and (3) Governing Water for a Fairer Future. Contents:
Opening Welcome and framing of the water-justice approach Dr. Sarine Karajerjian (ARI), Mr. Ramy Abi Ammar (ANND)
Session 1 Water Governance in Lebanon: Understanding the Crisis Beyond Scarcity — incl. presentation of the Water Justice Policy Paper (J. Hatem) Dr. Maya Nehme (LRI)
Session 2 Water Under Fire: The Israeli Aggression and the Weaponization of Water Dr. Rouba Ziadeh (CNRS)
Session 3 Governing Water for a Fairer Future: New Imaginaries for Building Back Better Roua Al Fares (IFI–
AUB)
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ARI
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Arab Reform Initiative - Beirut - Lebanon |
AUB NCC
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AUB Nature Conservation Center - Beirut - Lebanon |
Consultants Indépendants - étudiants - journalistes - Beirut - Lebanon |
IFI
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Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs - Beirut - Lebanon |
LEWAP
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LEbanese Water Actors Platform - Beirut - Lebanon |
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