2 Message from the President CDR November 2013

As 2011 was the year that witnessed the launching of transitional and drastic events in the Arab region, the year 2012 saw unprecedented escalations and complications in the Syrian crisis. The repercussions of such conflict are no longer limited to the Syrian society but started to reach neighboring countries, including Lebanon. It is true that solidarity with the displaced Syrians is a national and humanitarian duty; however, Lebanon must take into account the future worsening of the crisis and must set its options on how to deal with it. These options are not easy to take; since it is the duty of the State and its institutions to take a decision particularly that the impacts of such crisis do not only affect the humanitarian and relief aspects, but also extends to reach the entire social and economic components.

Despite the efforts that are being exerted on the public services, they will continue to suffer from some malfunction and will be under pressure due to the demand on these services which will exceed the level of investments. Therefore, the Council for Development and Reconstruction, in collaboration with the concerned ministries and institutions, and in coordination with development partners, is trying to give a new boost to invest in the public services and infrastructure.

The CDR lunched, in the year 2012, a significant number of projects in all sectors and regions to be added to the ongoing projects and programs. Equally, the CDR’s funding activities did not drop, for several funding agreement were referred to the Cabinet, while another group of signed agreements is waiting to be ratified by the Parliament. The Progress Report gives details about all aspects of these activities.

There is no doubt that Lebanon is facing great challenges. There is also no doubt that it would be quite impossible to face these challenges without consolidating the national unity and social cohesion, and upgrading the social and economic development. CDR November 2013 Introduction 3

Introduction

This report presents an overview The number and total value of of CDR’s activities during 2012. It contracts in progress and the contains discussion of significant percentage of completion for each achievements from 1992 to 2012, project (averaged across the live development during 2012 and the contracts related to each project) main projects in preparation. The Contracts Awarded in 2012 Each sector includes three tables: table lists the contracts awarded during the past year. The Sector Overview table lists The Contracts in Preparation table projects that are complete or that presents details of individual work are in progress. It includes the packages or studies that are following information for each expected to be launched by CDR project: during the year 2013 and after.

The number and total value of The report deals essentially with contracts awarded up to 31 CDR work. For completeness of December 2012 (the value 0.0 information, reference is made, indicates that the amount is less where appropriate, to the activities than US$ 50,000); of Ministries and other public bodies. The tables, however, The number and total value of include information related to completed contracts; CDR activities only. 4 General Overview of the sectors CDR November 2013

General Overview of the Sectors

The activities of CDR cover various Social infrastructure: Education, economic sectors. However, the public health, social and economical extent of these activities varies from development, land use and sector to sector in accordance with environment; the Government’s directives and Lebanon’s free enterprise economic Basic services: Water supply, system. The role of the State is wastewater, solid waste management; limited to the support and promotion of the private sector. CDR Productive and other sectors: works in conjunction with the various Agriculture, irrigation, sovereignty ministries concerned by services, tourism and others; implementing investment projects and providing them with technical The total value of contracts signed by assistance. CDR between 1992 and the end of 2012 was about US $ 11,423 million. Operation and maintenance of About US $ 7,660 million of the completed infrastructure projects projects were completed, while works remains the responsibility of the valued at about US $ 3,763 million is relevant ministries. However, CDR underway. These contracts are manages and implements operation distributed among sectors according and maintenance services that may be to the following ratios: requested by the Government. The charts that follow provide an CDR is active in the following four overview of the distribution of main sector groups: contracts over the main sectoral groups, as well as the distribution of Physical infrastructure: Electricity, contracts over the specific sectors telecommunications and transportation; that make up these sectoral groups.

Sector % Electricity 13 Transportation 25 Water supply and Wastewater 14 Telecommunications and Post 7 Solid waste 16 Education 10 Public Health 3 Other sectors 12 CDR November 2013 General Overview of the sectors 5

Total value of contracts awarded from the 31st of December 1992 till the 31st of December 2012 in millions of dollars

Sectors Total Contracts In Contracts Completed Foreign funding Contracts (U.S. progress (U.S. (U.S. dollars) (U.S. dollars) dollars) dollars)

Physical Infrastructure

Electricity 1,466,06 48,03 1,418,03 1,276,78

Telecommunications, 798,49 0.00 798.49 33.26 Posts

Transportation 2,852,06 856,65 1,995,41 1,073,93

Social Infrastructure

Education 1,174,14 306,97 876,17 531,11

Public health 321,56 40,81 280,75 217,84

Environment and 94,37 55,67 38,70 59,07 Regional Planning

Social and economical 57,40 10,19 47,21 24,30 affairs

Basic Services

Water Supply 881,90 245,52 636,38 616,24

Wastewater 709,17 364,00 345,17 407,14

Solid Waste 1,827,10 1,312,74 514,36 33,58

Productive sectors and other sectors

Agriculture and 469,71 373,44 96,27 275,82 Irrigation Sovereign services 162,67 31,89 130,78 10,28

Other Sectors 607,99 116,86 491,13 224,76

Grand Total 11,422,62 3,763 7,660 4,784 6 General Overview of the sectors CDR November 2013 D

Contracts awarded $11,423 million

Distribution by sector

1,240 Productive sectors & Other sectors

3,418 Basic services

1,647 Social infrastructure

5,117 Physical infrastructure

0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000

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56% Public health 20%

Post & TelecomTelecome Education 15% 71%

Basic services $3,418$3,418 million ProductiverP oductive sectoressecto es & OtherOtheres sectors $1,240 million WaterWater supplys Solid waste 26%% 53%

Other Agriculture & sectors Irrigation 49% 38%

Wasteste water 21% Sovereign services 13%

CDR November 2013 General Overview of the sectors 7

Contracts completed $7,660 million

Distributiond by sector

718 Productive sectors & Other sectors

1,496 Basic services

1,234 Social infrastructure

4,212 Physical infrastructure

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500

Physical infrastructureinfrastructure $4,212 million Social and Economic sectors $ 1,234 million

Social & Land-Use & Economic Environment 3% Electricitylectricity development TransportTraansport 34% 4% 47% Public health 23% Post & TTelecomelecome Education 19% 70%

Basic services $1,496 million ProductiverP oductive sectors & OtheOtherr sectors $718 million WaterWater supply Solid waste 43% Agriculture & 34% Irrigation 14%

Soveregn services Other sectors 18% WastewaterWastewater 68% 23% 8 General Overview of the sectors CDR November 2013

Contracts in progress $3.763 million Distribution by sector

Productive sectors & Other sectors 522

Basic services 1,922

414 Social infrastructure

905 Physical infrastructure

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Electricity

I - Electricity Sector Overview end with the decrease in collection national income and consequently levels and human resource on the economy. The electricity sector constitutes a problems. very sensitive infrastructure It has now become clear that the directly linked to all daily activities The Current Condition of the gap between the capacity of supply of citizens. and the demand has reached, Sector according to Energy and Water All indicators of the sector point to EDL’s inability to meet the Ministry sources, approximately the extent of the numerous and demand, which clearly appeared at 1300 megawatts of power (about chronicle problems that hinder the the beginning of the last summer, 50% of the demand at peak hours), major works, threaten the sector, has caused EDL to enter a critical which is equivalent to 11 hours of and inflict heavy damage to the phase. The imperative issue daily rationing outside the Beirut national economy, making it requires: the reconsideration of the administrative and Summer impossible to be resolved unless a priorities in order to prevent further vacation regions. Should this radical and a gradual reform policy, deterioration in the first phase, situation prevail, the gap is able to boost the sector, is adopted. bridging the deficit in the second, expected to increase and reach Finance Ministry sources showed and anchoring the required stability 1700 megawatts in 2014, which is that amounts that have been at the end. equivalent to 58% of the demand, transferred to EDL in 2012 have or about 15 hours of daily rationing. exceeded US$ 2300 million, 94.4% Reforming the electricity sector in of which, to cover for fuel expenses. Lebanon has become an important Currently, the main effective peak It is noteworthy that the financial challenge for the Lebanese capacity does not exceed 1500 deficit of EDL reached the verge of government in the foreseen megawatts whereas the demand has US$ 1472 million in 2008 because perspective, particularly after surpassed 2600 megawatts in of the global increase in oil prices, pledging during Paris III to take 20201. Power generation in whereas the deficit surpassed necessary reform measures in order Lebanon is mainly concentrated on US$ 1430 million in 2009. to be able to transfer the sector from a burden on its treasury and thermal energy production. Hydropower produced from plants Problems and difficulties endured economy into an efficient and does not exceed 4.5% from the total by the electricity sector have been sustainable sector, with positive generation capacity in the country. extended to encompass: technical, repercussions on the growth of the administrative as well as financial frameworks and whatever links 3URGXFWLRQ&DSDFLW\0HJDZDWWWLFDSD&QRLWFXGRU3 ZDJH0\W D them together. On the technical side, the production, transmission and distribution sub-sectors suffer from several accumulating problems. They start with the unavailability of capacity in energy production to supply the demand. They transit through the existence of obsolete unreliable equipment and installations, the increase in technical and non-technical loss 'H¿FLHQF\HLF¿H' H 'HPDQGDPH' Q &&DSDFLW\DSD F levels, and furthermore, they do not CDR November 2013 Physical Infrastrucurea 11

Zahrani Power Plant

Power Supply from External approximately 800 million hours per day, but the transfer was Sources kilowatt-hours, only 8% of the total halted in year 2011. The new grid Electric power is drawn from Syria power production or the equivalent connection capacity can currently to Lebanon through two main of 90 megawatts of continuous carry up to 300 megawatts of connection networks. The first power capacity throughout the year. power. Lebanon is currently network links Deir Nbouh plant in seeking to increase the import the north with the Tartous plant in As for the Eight Arab connection capacity from the countries of the Syria through two overhead lines of network, and the electric energy region to cover for the remaining 120 megawatt capacity working on purchase agreement from Egypt, 180 megawatts. 220 kV of electrical pressure. The the construction works and second network has a capacity of 80 installations of the new Ksara HV The Main Problems of the megawatts through a single substation have been completed. overhead line working on 66 KV of Efforts have succeeded in Sector electrical pressure linking Aanjar September 2009 to operate the new 1) The existence of high substation plant with the Dimas 400KV overhead lines, and operational expenses: plant in Syria. Lebanon has been terminate the new link with the • The two combined cycle power drawing electrical power from Dimas transmission plant in Syria. plants in Zahrani and Deir Syria for a long time now. In year Ammar, as well as the two open 2000, Lebanon drew a peak 1418 In year 2010, Lebanon benefited cycle power plants in Sour and million kilowatt-hour of electrical from approximately 120 megawatts Baalback operate on Gas Oil energy. It stabilized, at a later stage, of additional electrical capacity on (Diesel) rather than natural gas. at a yearly average of the grid at an average feed of 21 • The Zouk and Jiyyeh thermal 12 Physical Infrastrucure CDR November 2013

power plants operate with low grid. 3) The decline in financial returns efficiency, which necessitate • The absence of the usage of of EDL are due to following periodical overhauling activities. electronic accounting programs reasons: • The need to operate Sour and that study and organize the • The global increase in oil prices Baalback thermal power plants energy flow to ensure the supply has aggravated EDL’s budget outside peak times. and reduce the technical losses and increased the debt and caused such as GIS. a financial shortage, which 2) The existence of rationing and • Deficiency in periodic became an increasing burden and the increase in power failures maintenance operations by a source of concern for the are due to following reasons: technical expertise for the main national treasury. • Insufficiency of current power power plants, the substations, and • The tariff structure hasn’t been generation to meet all the needs, a the transmission network. reconsidered since almost 15 fact that led to the spread of the • High percentage of technical years now. A transparent policy local private generation losses because of the that decides whether electric phenomenon. incompletion of the 220kV energy is sold as a commodity or • Low public investments since at distribution grid, which varies delivered as a service needs to be least 12 years (not in the from one area to another, adopted. rehabilitation and maintenance of exceeding in some areas the 15% • Continuous aggressions and the plants nor in the construction average, to reach the 20% line in illegal connections on the of new ones). areas like the Bekaa. network. • The incompletion of the 220 kV • The problems in the distribution • Incomplete bill collections. transmission networks. network include: • The presence of the “bottle - The existence of old rusty steel 4) The main institutional necks” on distribution networks distribution poles. problems in the management of and the increase of local - The inexistence of standby EDL are as a result of: breakdowns in crowded areas on systems. • An insufficient authority for the peak times during summer and - The inexistence of efficient Board of Directors for taking winter peaks. monitoring of the meters. adequate decisions. • Loss of flexibility of electricity - The inability to prevent theft • Absence of clear criteria to links between the old and the new aggressions. evaluate the performance of - The inability to carry out required EDL. maintenance preventive measures. • Lack in technical training and - The inability to match the - difficulty in recruiting new Collection and payment qualified personell. monitoring. • Unavailability of reliable and - The ill issuance and control of bill transparent reports (statistics, settlements. finance, criteria, performance, - The loss of network components etc.) represented, the least to in some regions. say, in the inadequate account • Significant shortage of required auditing since 2001. equipment tools and machinery • A huge deficiency in human necessary to improve and resources represented by a accelerate the needed present body of only 1902 interventions mainly due to the employees when 5027 are great financial deficit that EDL is needed; a vacancy for 3125 experiencing. positions. The current body also loses 120 to 150 workers (8%) Deir Ammar Power Plant per annum due to retirement. CDR November 2013 Physical Infrastrucure 13 14 Physical Infrastrucure CDR November 2013

Deir Ammar Power Plant

The Vision for the Future million, achieved in 1999. and in Beirut in 1999. In order to set in motion an efficient • Rehabilitation of thermal and • The restructuring of the 150kV and sustainable sector, future hydraulic plants at a cost of US and 66 kV transmission visions to restructure the sector $ 109 million, achieved in 1998. networks in 1997. cannot be implemented unless the • Construction of two open-cycle • The construction of 400 kV action plans include reform power plants in Sour and network and substation in Ksara programs that would work on the Baalback with a capacity of 70 allowing for the power exchange short, medium and long terms in MW for each plant at a cost of between the countries of the parallel. The reforms must US $ 61 million, achieved in region. encompass all the technical, 1996. financial and institutional aspects • The initiation of supply of a 3 - Distribution that would put in place an end to the 120MW of electrical power • Rehabilitation of the financial deficit and ensure the from Egypt to the new HV distribution networks in 1997 at auto-financing for future transmission plant in Ksara a cost of US $ 112 million. investments, as well as securing the through the Eight Arab good service at reasonable prices. connection network. III - Progress of works in Coordination efforts with the 2012 - contracts awarded Ministry of Energy and Water is 2 - Transmission before 2012 currently being carried out in order • The construction of the 220 kV to crystallize a working paper, network which included the The electrical transmission based on a medium term strategy, installation of 339 km of network expansion project: all that will include working on the overhead lines. Overhead lines works related to the expansion technical, economic, financial and that have been completely project of the electrical institutional levels. constructed are: Deir Nbouh to transmission network have been Ksara line, Ksara to Aaramoun completed as specified above, II - Main Accomplishments line, Aaramoun to Zahrani and except for the works regarding the installation of cables on poles in (1992 – 2012) Sour line, and the Bahsas to Bsalim line passing through Mansourieh – Ain Saadé – Ain Main projects implemented by Halat. Najm, due to the objections CDR for EDL during the 1992 – • The construction of 220 kV expressed by local residents of the 2009 periods can be summarized substations in downtown Beirut, area. Efforts are currently being as follows: Aaramoun, Mkalles, El Horsh, made to resolve the issue. 1 - Generation Ras Beirut, Halat, Ksara, Completion of the works is • Construction of two combined- Bsalim, and Sour between 1999 expected to be sorted out in 2013, cycle power plants in Deir and 2001. if all goes well. Ammar and Zahrani with a • The construction of 61 km of capacity of 435 MW for each underground buried cables for National Control and Dispatch plant at a cost of US $ 575 the 220 kV network in the North center: works started during the CDR November 2013 Physical Infrastrucure 15

Eight countries interconnection network - Ksara station

month of July 2006. The project is the Kuwaiti funds and the bidding Works are expected to be funded by the Arab Fund for process were settled. The completed in September 2009. Economic and Social Development 5,150,000 euros project was • Having secured the funds from and its overall cost is evaluated at designed to raise the transmission the World Bank, CDR, in this approximately US $ 25 million. The and distribution power capacity of respect, and in coordination project is expected to be completed the region from 10 to 40 MW. with the Ministry of Energy and during 2011 knowing that the Water, entered into contract in proposed amendments have been The Technical Assistance October 2011 with Poten & considered. Projects for the Electricity Partners, a well-known Sector Reform Plan: consultancy specialized in Rehabilitation and Expansion of Three service contracts were strategic studies for building Transmission and Distribution awarded during 2007 when three Liquefied Natural Gas facilities, Networks in the Liberated international tenders were in an effort to help select the regions: conducted. The three service best technology and site Efforts are currently being taken consultancy projects aim at location for a suggested port to award the rehabilitation and granting technical assistance aiming at securing the required expansion works of the 66 kV and within the framework of the Natural Gas quantities at the the 20KV/15 kV transmission electricity sector reform as best possible price. distribution network in the follows: liberated regions. The project, • Improve the capacities of the In April 2012, the Consultant which is expected to start during Ministry of Energy and Water completed all of the required tasks 2010, will be funded by the to implement the proposed and submitted all the relevant Iranian Protocol. The total cost of reform actions in the sector reports, which contained: the project is estimated at about policy statement. The main 1) A summary about existing US $ 25 million. tasks assigned to the consultant worldwide LNG markets. will be in assisting the Ministry 2) Lebanon’s LNG demand up The rehabilitation and in the preparation of a national until year 2030. Expansion Project of Al-Ayoun sector policy and fuel oil 3) A summary about the main and Fneidek Transmission and strategy. Part of the tasks is to LNG suppliers. Distribution Network in Akkar: review the proposals related to 4) A detailed preliminary study The completion of the 66KV line the supply of liquefied natural for designing an LNG port after in Beit Mellat, in the area of Al- gas (LNG) to the Zahrani plant, carrying out site assessments to Ayoun and Fneidek in Akkar, has and evaluate the proposals 3 locations (Deir Ammar power allowed the Beit Mellat aimed at attracting private plant, Zahrani power plant, and substation, which was completed investments and reviewing the Setaata area). in February 2011, to be placed in previous studies regarding the 5) Three reports related to the operation. The 66KV line was establishment of the Electricity Preliminary Environmental completed in year 2012 right after Sector Regulation Authority. Impact Assessments of the 3 sites. 16 Physical Infrastrucure CDR November 2013

6) One report concerning the 4) Help to evaluate companies’ organize the inventory of assets existing legal current bids for the development of the and determine the capital levels conditions and the legal frames FSRU. and the share structure of these that should govern this sector. 5) A report covering the training companies. 7) The necessary capacity works required for the staff of building for the specialists at the local institutions. Right at the finish line of the first CDR and at the Ministry of phase of the contract, CDR, Water and Energy. • The improvement of the entered into a contract with Booz 8) The preparation of the “EOI” operational and financial and Co. to undertake another (Expression of Interest) Terms performance of EDL, where the complementing study to the first of Reference for companies main duties of the consultant phase in order to provide the interested in bidding to build will be the preparation of a plan Higher Council for Privatization and operate a sea port for for improving the efficiency of with the required support in importing LNG including the power generation plants and for corporatizing EDL. The contract purchase and operation of the assisting in the implementation was signed in cooperation with the Floating Station Regasification procedures. Reorganizing the Ministry of Energy and Water and unit (FSRU) and the building of supply duties of EDL, under finance from the World the sea port for receiving LNG establishing the priorities for Bank. Booz and Co completed the through harboring the ships for reducing technical and non- studies by the end of May 2012 emptying its loads. The goal of technical losses, providing and submitted the reports related this TOR is to prepare a short assistance to complete current to the detailed implementation list of qualified companies for projects, organizing an procedures to execute the plan. invitations for bidding. inventory of assets and survey of audited financial reports and It should be noted that the Through local funding, and in preparing the tender documents estimated total cost of the cooperation with the Ministry of for the financial audit contract technical assistance contracts are Energy and Water, CDR, entered covering 2005 and 2006 are also of approximately US $ 6.5 into contract with the same included in the tasks. million, distributed in the consultant in October 2012, to Consultancy services are following manner: perform the second phase of these expected to be completed in US $ 5 million from the World strategic studies. The consultant is May 2009. Bank grant, about US $1 million expected to complete the required • To provide the necessary support from the French Development tasks in August 2013 and submit for the Higher Council for Agency grant, and US $ 500,000 the following reports: Privatization for incorporating from local funds to cover for the 1) Terms of Reference for the EDL in conformity with the local tax expenses. selection of consultants willing Electricity Sector Regulation Law to conduct the Environmental and the Ministry’s plan for The designated consultants are to Impact Assessments in support restructuring the sector. The tasks submit their reports gradually in due for the development of the are to propose the organizational time in accordance with their terms Floating Station Regasification structures for companies that will of references, where the revisions by Unit to regasify LNG. emanate from EDL, including the the concerned institutions are 2) Term of Reference for the detailed description of the expected to constitute an selection of the developer of the proposed positions and the opportunity for a close coordination FSRU. procedures to be followed; along amongst the involved parties that 3) Help in selecting 4 companies with the preparation the will facilitate the decision making capable of importing LNG to preliminary work plans for these process regarding the electricity Lebanon. companies. It is also required to sector reforms. CDR November 2013 Physical Infrastrucure 17

The Comprehensive Master Plan The total installed capacity of both the short run. It should be noted for the Generation and Zouk and Jiyyeh power plants are that CDR has already started Transmission of Power: Electricité 938 MW, whereas the average contacting numerous Arab and de France (EDF), which was effective operational capacity is international funding parties to placed in charge of drafting the 564 MW. EDL is currently secure the necessary funds for Master Plan from a grant financed conducting the rehabilitation these projects. by the French government, has feasibility study for the 2 plants, in submitted a draft report regarding addition to detailed studies and the Transmission sector: power generation. Based on the preparation of the tender Construction of substations in discussions with concerned documents. The Arab Fund for various regions: officials over the remarks, EDF Economic and Social Amongst the current priorities are issued the second version of the Development expressed its the five substations that have been report in June 2008 with readiness to finance the determined to treat the expectations to issue the final rehabilitation of units 3, 4 and 5 of suffocations witnessed on the version in 2010. the Jiyyeh power plant (since units transmission networks, mainly at: 1 and 2 which were erected in The Southern Suburbs (Dahieh), IV - Main Projects Under 1970 are expected be replaced) as Bahsas (Tripoli), Marina Preparation (2013 – 2014) well as all the four units of the (Dbayeh), and Ashrafieh. Zouk power plant in accordance Generation sector: with a 5 to 6 year work plan Technical Assistance and Sectoral - The rehabilitation of Zouk and schedule. Once fulfilled, the Studies: Jiyyeh power plants: rehabilitation is expected to raise The Master Plan Study for the effective capacity of both Distribution in Beirut and its The installed and actual capacities plants to 800 MW, in addition to Suburbs: of the Zouk and Jiyyeh power the preparation of the required Following EDL’s request from plant units are as follows: provisions for the replacement of CDR to seek funding for the units 1 and 2 of the Jiyyeh power Master Plan study for the Power plant. Awarding of the Distribution in the Greater Beirut rehabilitation project is expected area, the French Agency for to start in 2010. Development (AFD) has expressed its willingness to Construction of New Generation finance the study through a grant. Plants: Based on the first The consultant EDF, who outcomes of the master plan prepared the Master Plan of 1998, conducted by EDF, various is expected to be nominated to proposed options to construct new carry out the works, which are power plants are overlaid. The anticipated to be finalized in 2010. Ministry of Energy and Water is The Master Plan of the Greater expected to settle on the most Beirut area includes: the updating suitable option during 2010 that of the Master Plan of 1998 for the will lead to the execution of the city of Beirut, the area extended new plants. Furthermore, the from Mkalles to Aaramoun, in Ministry of Energy and Water is addition to the Master Plan for the considering the possibility of southern and northern suburbs. purchasing special generators that will cover for a portion of the shortage in power generation on 18 Physical Infrastrucure CDR November 2013

Post and Telecomunication

A group of contracts was awarded exchanges with a total capacity of to foreign and local firms for the 1,142,000 lines in all regions of rehabilitation of the Public Lebanon. These were completed at Switched Telephone Network the end of 2001. Three telephone (PSTN) to increase its capacity to exchanges for international calls 1,730,000 lines, i.e. the equivalent and eight telephone exchanges for of one line for every three persons. national calls have also been The total cost of these contracts, installed. The exchanges provide which were completed at the end Caller Identification Presentation of 2002, amounted to about US$ (CLIP), voice messaging services 775 million. and 13376 Integrated Line Services Digital Network (ISDN) At the same time, a mobile lines. telephone system (GSM) was introduced through concessions Three contract amendments were awarded to two competing signed to increase the total operators. The two operators capacity of the exchanges by undertook the necessary 48,000 additional lines (US$ 8.8 investments and the government million) and to provide 17,100 collects now revenue from this additional ISDN lines and four operation. new exchanges, which were installed at the end of 2002. Thus, The government has repossessed the total number of telephone lines the two mobile telephone systems, reached 1,190,000 and the total the PSTN and the GSM systems. number of digital (ISDN) lines However, several projects relating amounted to 30,476. to the development of this sector are still required to render it Modernization of telephone competitive and capable of exchange programs and handling modern technologies, equipment: The telephone particularly in the fields of exchange programs and information exchange, state of the equipment have been recently art networks and the internet. updated to comply with technical developments in the Achievements during the period telecommunications sector and to 1992 - 2012 add many new services for subscribers and exchanges. The Installation of telephone cost of these works amounted to exchanges (switching contracts): about US $ 25 million. The project The related contracts and contract covered all main and branch amendments (about US$ 145 exchanges, including those million) provide for the designated for international installation of 313 telephone telecommunications. CDR November 2013 Physical Infrastrucure 19

Rehabilitation and extension of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN): This project covered the rehabilitation and extension of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), at a total cost of US$ 550 million, for improving communications among all regions of Lebanon. It included the preparation of the studies for plans and installation of the local telephone network. The first lot of PSTN contracts covered the following components:

• Installation of 971,600 primary pairs (connection from exchanges to local distributors);

• Rehabilitation of 123 telephone exchange buildings and construction of 185 new buildings in all Lebanese regions;

• Installation of the Wireless Local Loop system. This system is suitable for rural areas where the cost of telephone line installation is high;

• Installation of advanced digital transmission systems to interconnect all Lebanese regions.

The second set of contracts was implemented in two phases by the Ministry of Telecommunications. The first phase, known as OSP-1 (Outside Plant-1) covered the installation of 200,000 lines, while the second phase, known as OSP-2 (Outside Plant-2), covered the installation of 600,000 lines in rural areas.

The first group of PSTN contracts was completed at the end of 2002, while the works of the second phase were completed at the end of 2003.

The leased lines project was also completed at the end of 2002 by the Ministry of Telecommunications at a cost of US$ 10 million. The project aimed to provide leased telephone lines to corporate clients.

Installation of public telephone booths: The CDR supervised the installation of 4000 public telephone booths distributed in all Lebanese regions. These works were installed by Ministry of Telecommunications (MOT) and completed by the end of 2005. 20 Physical Infrastrucure CDR November 2013

International telecommunications: Restructuring of the Several projects for improving telecommunications sector, re- international telecommunications organization of the administration have been completed. The most and preparation of studies for important of these include: creating marketing services and commercial agencies (US$ 7 Installation of two submarine fiber million). optic cables: The first connects Tartous (Syria) with Tripoli, Posts Beirut, Saida (Lebanon) and Alexandria (Egypt) with a Projects in Progress capacity to handle 9,000 simultaneous calls; while the Postal services: A contract was second connects Lebanon, signed in mid 1998 with a Cyprus, Crete and France and can Canadian consortium for the handle 7,560 simultaneous calls. operation of the postal services The total cost of the project was (mail distribution, counter about US$ 12 million; services, express mail, philatelic services, etc.) in all regions of Installation of a fiber optic and Lebanon. The consortium was wireless connection between responsible for rehabilitating and Beirut and Damascus with a equipping all post office capacity of 189 simultaneous buildings, street and property telephone calls at a cost of about numbering and mail box US$ 1.34 million; installation. The cost of this project was approximately US$ 50 Installation of ground earth million. Since the contract is in the satellite stations in Arbanieh and form of a concession (BOT) no Jouret el Ballout at a cost of about cost was borne by the Lebanese US$ 4 million and US$ 5 million, Government. respectively.

Other projects: At the institutional level, a study for re-organization of the Ministry of Telecommunications (MOT) was carried out to separate its operational and maintenance functions from its monitoring and control functions.

Several other contracts have also been completed:

Installation of a control and management system for transmission and switching equipment (US$ 577,000); CDR November 2013 Physical Infrastrucure 21

Transportation

Urban transportation specific to about US$ 1896,49 million, persons among which US$ 1077,57 million of executed projects until 1 - General overview of the the end of 2010 and US$ 818,92 urban transportation sector million for projects still under After the end of the Lebanese war, execution. numerous programs and plans followed successively for the Accordingly, the CDR conducted reconstruction of Lebanon, among numerous projects aiming at which the urgent rehabilitation activating and developing the program of 1991 adopted by the performance of the transportation Government and “Horizon 2000” on the road network in all of 1993, the five-year plan for Lebanese regions, among which: economic development of 1999, - Coastal expressway project and the development program of - Beirut-Syrian border road project 2003. Consequently since 1992 - Penetrator roads for Beirut ring and until today, road road project transportation sector specific to - Urban Transport Development people witnessed important works Project (UTDP) for Greater of rehabilitation on the entire Beirut and Mount Lebanon Lebanese road network, in - Rehabilitation and upgrading of addition to opening new roads. Beirut roads network Since 1992 and until 2010, - Rehabilitation project for roads projects awarded have reached in Beirut suburbs

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- Rehabilitation project for capital expressway and Beirut- • The rehabilitation of the network of primary and Syrian border road, many Tabarja-Chekka highway secondary roads in some regions contracts have been executed, • The rehabilitation of coastal road - Opening of new primary and mainly: from Daoura to Tabarja secondary roads in some regions • Completion of study to apply • Upgrading the Nahr el Kalb international road agreement intersection With respect to these projects, within the Lebanese territory • Upgrading coastal highway in CDR implemented part of them • Completion of study and Nahr el Kalb whereas other parts are still under preparation of file to grant • The rehabilitation of northern execution. The Council is working remaining works to complete entrance to Beirut from Daoura on providing technical and Sour-Naqoura road and Tabarja financial requirements to execute • Widening and rehabilitating the • The South highway, seafront the remaining contracts to finish Abdeh-Homs-Abboudieh section of Saida (phase 1) these projects. highway • The South highway, seafront • The execution of the Abdeh- section of Saida (phase 3) Main projects achieved (1992 – Qoubbet el Choumra highway • The South highway, seafront 2012) within the framework of section of Saida (phase 4: The Council worked on activating northern coastal road works until between the municipal stadium the two main axes in Lebanon: the the Syrian borders and the rest house) coastal expressway and Beirut- • The execution of the Homs- • The South highway, sections of Syrian border road. It has Aridah highway within the Zahrani, Sour, Cana crossing, executed several projects and is framework of northern coastal Phase 1: Zahrani-al Bablieh completing the remaining projects road works until the Syrian • The South highway, sections of on those two axes in order to borders Zahrani-Sour-Cana crossing, guarantee an effective, fast and • The completion of the coastal Phase 2: al Bablieh-Abou el secure transportation. expressway towards the north Aswad Within the two projects of the Chekka-Tripoli-el Bahsas • The execution of street lighting works and implementation of urgent safety measures for Phase 3 of South Highway, Zahrani- Sour-Cana crossing between Abou El Aswad interchange and Burj Rahhal intersection and completion of street lighting works and implementation of urgent safety measures still not executed in Phase 2 of this highway, falling between Babilieh interchange and Abou El Aswad interchange. • The execution of works phase 4, South Highway Zahrani-Sour- Cana crossing between al-Litani Bridge and Burj Rahhal main road. • The reconstruction of Masbah bridge and bridge located near Overpass - Moucharafieh Ministry of Displaced above CDR November 2013 Physical Infrastrucure 23 24 Physical Infrastrucure CDR November 2013

Round - about Sayad

South-Beirut highway in Baalback with Baalback depends on the use of private cars, Damour. entrance from Tell Aammar which will necessitate, if no public • Execution of phase 5 works on intersection to Rayak) of the transportation is developed, the the coastal cornice of Saida, rehabilitation project Chtaura- creation of additional spaces for including the execution of a Rayak-Baalback Syrian border roads and car parks in addition to bridge in Sinniq region, linking road. adopting a developed system to the cornice to the southern • The rehabilitation of the Camille manage traffic. highway. Chamoun Boulevard between • Execution of completion of the Chevrolet and Galerie Therefore, the CDR conceived a project to ensure safety measures Semaan intersections. project to develop the current on frontier roads between • The rehabilitation and expansion transportation network of Greater Lebanon and Syria in Masnaa of Taadod-Rayak road, within Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Region the project of Chtaura-Riyak- • The execution works of Baalback-Northern Lebanese Urban Development reconstruction of Sofar bridge border project, parts 1 and 2 Transportation Project for and part of the highway • Within the framework of Greater Beirut and Mount destroyed during Israeli attacks Chtaura-Baalbek- Syrian border Lebanon: of July 2006. road (El Kaa): execution of • This project aims at facilitating • The rehabilitation and asphalting remaining works of the traffic flow within the of the Damascus road, Hazmieh- rehabilitation of eastern entrance Greater Beirut area and it is Sofar section to Baalbek. composed of three parts: • The rehabilitation and asphalting • Improvement of main traffic of the Mdeirej-Masnaa road The problem of transportation in axes, which includes the • The completion of the extension city areas is worsening, especially construction of bridges and and rehabilitation of Rayak- within Greater Beirut and its tunnels at 19 intersections and Baalback section (from Douris to surroundings, where it mainly the execution of related works CDR November 2013 Physical Infrastrucure 25 26 Physical Infrastrucure CDR November 2013

Overpass - Hazmieh along main roads. roadsides. airport road crossings at Chiyah • Installation of 220 traffic lights Penetrator roads for Beirut ring boulevard and 30 traffic-monitoring cameras, road: • The Tiro road traffic signs, road markings, and It is evident that Beirut ring road • The Adlieh connection creation of a monitoring and and its associated penetrator roads • The Haret Hreik-Airport management center for traffic aim at reducing traffic congestion connection circulation, and improving the at access points to the capital and • The Hazmieh-Airport connection pedestrian walkways. streamline traffic flow between (Camille Chamoun Boulevard and • Parking management program north and south. Detailed studies Haret Hreik intersection) with parking meters for 5000 cars. of the penetrator road network • The Cocody-Cola 1 and 2, in were divided into 3 sections: addition to Cocody interchange Among these projects, • Northern access to Beirut • The Khaldeh-Cocody road numerous contracts have been • Central access to Beirut • The Chatila interchange executed, mainly: • Southern access to Beirut • The Chatila-Kafa’at road parallel • Daoura bridge to Nahr Beirut (PN3) • Antelias bridge Among the main completed • The Adlieh-Damascus road (A1) projects: • Mathaf intersection up to as-Sayad interchange Execution of: • Equip the Road safety building • Bchamoun-Aaramoun • The lower passage under Mar with furniture • Hayek bridge Mikhail intersection, within the • Equip the Road safety building • Organize and launch an project of urban transportation with computers and other awareness campaign development devices • Training of policemen • The Antelias bridge, within the • Installation of streetlights and project of urban transportation Rehabilitation of roads in Beirut development suburbs: surveillance cameras (appendix • Lower passage under Tayyoune Among the main completed number 1) (civil works and roundabout, within the project of works: installations) urban transportation development Northern suburbs: works are • Installation of parking meters on • The Upper and lower passage to completed on the Bourj CDR November 2013 Physical Infrastrucure 27

Hammoud, Jdeideh and Zalka in Bcharre developing the international road road sections, the roads parallel to • Upgrading and expansion of al- and within the coastal road Nahr el Maout and Nahr Antelias, Madfoun-Kfifan road project: Dbayeh section, Nahr Beirut- • Upgrading and expansion of • Phase 1 of south highway Jiyeh- Dawra road, the road replacing the Zgharta-Ras Kifa road Zahrani section railway track inside Bourj • The Ayto-Ehden road • South highway project, seaside Hammoud. Rehabilitation works • The rehabilitation of Ardat- cornice of Saida (phase 2) of Sin el Fil road and Saloumi- Majdalya road • South highway project, seaside Naba’a-Nahr el Maout. • Opening and achieving the road cornice of Saida (phase 3) of Daael-Basatin al Assi-Beit • Deir Zahrani-Nabatiye road and Southern suburbs: works Shlala-lower Tannourine Deir Zahrani-Azze Romine completed until today are: road • The Ehden interchange • South highway section of networks at Chiyah • Ras Kifa-Ayto road Rmeileh intersection and Sinniq boulevard/adjacent streets axis, • Kfar Harra-Bire connection Choeifat-Khaldeh Haret Hreik • Chadra-Mqailbe • Execution of entry and exit to drainage tunnel for storm water, as • Aandqet-Konieh Jadra well as the sections of Mreijeh, • Akroum-Kfartoun • Execution of entry and exit to Kassis, Ghobeyri, Haret Hreik, • Ardat-Majdalya Qalamoun and Balamand, with Borj el Brajneh, Furn el Chebbak • Executing and asphalting Beit pedestrian passages in Qalamoun and Ain el Roumaneh. Also, the Mery road and Naeme rehabilitation works of Jamous • The new road extending between • Lighting installations on South road and associated services are Jounieh-Bkerke-Harissa highway Jiyeh-Zahrani-Abou el also complete. • Ghazir-Kfour-Fatqa connection Aswad section • Roundabout connection of Jeita- • Lighting installations on South Rehabilitation of primary and Aintoura highway Jiyeh-Awali and secondary roads network: and • The Ajaltoun interchange Sinniq-Zahrani section opening primary and secondary • The rehabilitation of the road • Road circulation signs and roads in the region: extension between Dbayeh- protection barriers on South Among main contracts achieved: Antelias with Rabieh-Naccache highway Jiyeh-Zahrani section • The works and entrance of connection Jibrail, Rahbeh, and Birkayel • The Deek el Mehdi-Naccache- Within the program of Beirut- and the inner road of Fneideq Rabieh intersection Damascus road (masna): village • Hadeth highway-Masna, • The rehabilitation of Beit el It is worth mentioning that in execution of connection Sofar- Faqs-Karsita-Nemrine square this report we have noted the Mdairej road projects that have been referred • Aley entrances project • The two interchanges of Hadeth to CDP from the Committee of el Joubbe and Hasroun, Diman Execution projects and the 3 - Progress of works during road (Qadisha roundabout) Committee of Execution of big 2012, contracts awarded before • Ehden interchange – Phase 2 projects for Beirut, among 2012 • The rehabilitation of Nahr which: Work is progressing on the Ibrahim-El Adra road Within the program of following projects: • Execution of remaining works of developing transport system in • The rehabilitation of Sour- Chnaniir-Dlebta project Greater Beirut: Nakoura road • The Halba-Bireh-Qobbayat road, • The rehabilitation and lighting of • The execution of works on Deir including two bridges in Kuwait street and its Ammar-al Abdeh road Qoubbayat surroundings • Providing traffic security • The Connection works for roads • Within the program of requirements on the Lebanese- 28 Physical Infrastrucure CDR November 2013

• The Bcharre interchange (appendix number 1) • The Bahsas-Kousba intersection (with appendix number 1) • The rehabilitation of Beit el Faqs-Karsita-Sahet Nemrin road. • The rehabilitation of Jeita-Oun el Siman road. • The works of Nahr el Maout interchange (with appendixes 1, 2 and 3) • The lower passage under Tayoune roundabout within the development project of urban transportation Interchange - Roumieh - Beit Merry • The execution of lower passage under Mar Mikhail intersection Syrian border road in Masnaa • The execution of works on Phase within the development project • The execution of complementary 5 of Saida seafront comprising of urban transportation (with works for the project of providing the execution of a bridge in appendix number 1) traffic security requirements on Sayniq region linking the • Antelias bridge within the the Lebanese-Syrian border road seafront to South Highway. development project of urban in Masnaa region • The execution of Taanayel- transportation • The rehabilitation of Chekka Masnaa part of Arab highway • The execution of works on Phase tunnel project 5 of Saida seafront comprising • The reconstruction of Damour, • The execution and rehabilitation the execution of a bridge in Wadi Zineh (Jedra) and old of Rayak-Baalback section of Sayniq region linking the Damour bridges on the Beirut- rehabilitation project of Chtoura- seafront to South Highway Saida highway Rayak-Baalback-Syrian border • The execution of west ring road • The execution of works phase 4, road. Tripoli (Mina-Beddawi section) South Highway Zahrani-Sour- • The Bteghrine-Zaarour connection. • Building Monjez-Aboudieh road Cana crossing between al-Litani • The Jouret el Ballout-Deir Mar (13 km). Bridge and Burj Rahhal main Chaya connection and Deir Mar • The execution of Arab highway road. Chaya-Aatchaneh connection, Mdeyrej-Jisr el Namliyeh- • The execution of street lighting Baabdat connection, Deir Mar Chtaura-Taanayel, Phase 1 (Jisr works and implementation of Chaya-Baabdat connection. el Namliyeh (Bwerij)-Chtaura- urgent safety measures for Phase • The Sir ed Dannieh-Jbab el Taanayel) 3 of South Highway, Zahrani- Homor road. • Execution and rehabilitation of Sour-Cana crossing between • The execution of Jbab el Homor- current Damascus road section 3 Abou El Aswad interchange and Hermel road. Aley-Sofar (with appendix Burj Rahhal intersection and • The works and entrance of number 1) completion of street lighting Jibrail, Rahbeh, and Birkayel • Improvement of internal works and implementation of and the inner road of Fneideq Bhamdoun road within the urgent safety measures still not village. project of execution and executed in Phase 2 of this • The execution of remaining rehabilitation of current highway, falling between works in road cutting projects of Damascus road (Hazmieh-Sofar Babilieh interchange and Abou Mrah el Sreij-Bakhoun- Taran- section) El Aswad interchange. Hazmieh Bridge. • The execution of works, CDR November 2013 Physical Infrastrucure 29

expansion and rehabilitation of • Execution of Jal el Dib 5 - Main projects in progress for Hazmieh-Jamhour – Phases 1 interchange 2013-2015 and 2 (execution of Camille • Execution of bridge works and • El Qalamoun – Deir Ammar Chamoun boulevard-Sayyad tunnel in Mkales project (Arab highway) roundabout (1.4 km)) • Rehabilitation of Dekwane • Completion of South highway • The execution of building roundabout • Mdeirej (Hamana)-Jisr el Bqayleh -Sannine road, Qimam Namliye (Bwerij) from Beirut- road project 4 - Main contracts awarded Damascus road (Masnaa) • The execution of building Dael- during 2012 • Jamhour -Baalchmay road (12.7 Bejdarfel road within Batroun- km) (Arab highway) Within the framework of the Dael road (with appendix • Hadath-Dekweneh road (6.2 km) coastal road: number 1) (Ring road for the city of Beirut) • Execution of part 1 works of • The rehabilitation of Saadiyat- • Ain Alaq-Bteghrine road within phase 5 of Aabassiye to Cana Ain el Hor road Metn rapid Highway project intersection ( from 25+900 to • The rehabilitation of Joun- • Mar Chayya – Aatchaneh – Ain 30+300) within the execution of Zaarouriyeh-Zaytouniyeh road Alaq road within Metn rapid south highway, Zahrani part, • Underground passage on Highway project Tyre-Cana intersection Bechara el Khoury intersection • The Galerie Semaan intersection • Within the framework of Maten and Istiklal avenue within urban • Tunnel and bridge near Ministry rapid highway: transportation development of Resources • Execution of works on Maten project • The execution of Sir interchange rapid highway, Jouret el Ballout- • Sami el Solh tunnel (Sami el • The construction of Beit Baabdat Solh avenue intersection with Ayyoub-Fneydiq road • Execution of Roumieh-Beit Meri old Damascus road), and • The Shwaya-Shebaa-Zaghla road interchange and Qnabit- Mecharafieh bridge (upper • Jounieh – Bkerke – Harissa road Broumana bridge passage works at Chatila Kafaat • The Bqerqasha conversion • Within the framework of various intersection boulevard Chiyah- • The Al Arz road roads in the regions: Mecharafieh within urban • The Ghazir-Jdeidet Ghazir road • Execution of road works of transportation development • The rehabilitation and expansion Hbariye-Chebaa and Zaghla- project of Bir el Hit – Kartaba road Chouba-Chebaa • Baalechmey-Sofar section (6.5 • The expansion and rehabilitation • Execution of Beit Hitt-Kartaba km) of Mayrouba-Nahr el Dahab- part 1 from Bir Hitt to Sawana • Execution of Sir slope serving Jouret el Termos-Hadchat- south to Borj Rahhal road, Yahchouch road Within the framework of execution of two lower passages • Rehabilitation and expansion of developing the modern within Abbasiye interchange, coastal road between Nahr el transportation system of Greater within the framework of Beirut- Kalb and Tabarja Beirut and Mount Lebanon: Damascus road (Masnaa): • Daroun – Harissa road execution of part two works of • Training of numerous forces of • Haret Sakhr – Daroun road various projects in Masnaa on the internal security forces on • Main intersections on Jeita – the frontier road traffic, traffic crisis and Faraya road (Jeita-Sheile- • Within Sir ed Dannieh-Jbab el solving problems practically and Balloune-Daraya-Ajaltoun) Homor-Hermel road: execution professionally • Rehabilitation of Jbeil – Anaya of Sir ed Dannieh-Bqarsouna- • Purchasing of motorbikes for road Qarsita internal security forces (Phases 1 • Completion of Batroun- • Within the framework of urban and 2) Tannourine road development project of Greater • Purchasing of wireless devices • Completion of Bir el Hit- Beirut and Mount Lebanon: for internal security forces Kartaba road 30 Physical Infrastrucure CDR November 2013

Major contracts awarded during 2012 M

Project Contract Source of Starting Expected E amount funding execution (USD)

Within the framework of the coastal road

Execution of part 1 works of phase 5 of 19,209,275,24 CDR 1/2/2012 30/9/2014 Aabassiye to Cana intersection ( from 25+900 to 30+300) within the execution of

south highway, Zahrani part, Tyre-Cana

intersection

Within the framework of Metn rapid highway

Execution of works on Metn rapid highway, 751,122,53 Arab Fund and 26/4/2012 31/8/2012 Jouret el Ballout- Baabdat CDR

Execution of Roumieh-Beit Meri links and 5,885,649,08 Arab Fund and 18/7/2012 31/8/2014

Qanaba-Brumana bridge CDR

Within the framework of various roads in the regions

Execution of road works of Hbariye-Chebaa 5,687,053,93 Islamic Bank for 24/10/2012 30/11/2014 and Zaghla-Chouba-Chebaa. Development and CDR

Execution of Beit Hitt-Kartaba part 1 from 8,854,134,11 Islamic Bank for 26/1/2012 6/6/2014 Bir Hitt to Sawana Development

Within the framework of developing the modern transportation system of Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon Training of numerous forces of the internal 109,659 World Bank 29/11/2012 29/5/2013 VHFXULW\ IRUFHV RQ URDG WUDI¿F WUDI¿F FULVLV and solving problems practically and professionally

Purchasing of motorbikes for internal 1,512,000 World Bank 22/10/2012 22/1/2013 security forces (Phases 1 and 2) Purchasing of wireless devices for internal 198,105 World Bank 12/11/2012 12/2/2013 security forces

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Major projects under preparation 2013 - 2015

Project Approximate Source of Expected Expected amount (USD) funding start execution date Qalamoun-Deir Ammar project (Arab 70,000,000Islamic Bank for March 2014 April 2018 highway/ring road east) Development Completion of South highway (until 35,000,000Proposed to the March 2014 March 2016 Saida entrance) Saudi Fund for Development Mdeirej (Hamana)-Jisr el Namliye (Bwerij) 45,000,000 Saudi Fund for January 2014 February from Beirut-Damascus road (Masnaa) Development 2017 Jamhour – Baalechmey road (12.7 300,000,000 Proposed to the December December km) (Arab highway) World Bank 2014 2017 Hadath-Dekweneh road (6.2 km) 250,000,000Proposed to the December December (Ring road for the city of Beirut) World Bank 2014 2017 Galerie Semaan intersection 10,000,000World Bank Dec 2013 Dec 2015

Execution of Sir interchange 15,000,000Islamic Bank for September September Development 2014 2015

Execution of Beit Ayoub-Fnaydiq 12,000,000Saudi Fund for September September road Development/ grant 2013 2015 from Saudi reconstruction Ain Alaq-Bteghrine road, from Metn 55,000,000Law program of July 2014 July 2017 rapid highway project Public Works Ministry 326/2001 Security and slipping works in Biyakout 3,500,000 General reserve June 2014 June 2015 provisions Bkerkasha interchange 10,000,000 Islamic Bank for September September Development 2013 2015 Al Arz road 15,000,000Law program of September September Public Works 2013 2015 Ministry 326/2001 Ghazir-Jdeidet Ghazir road 6,000,000 Law program of September March 2015 Public Works 2013 Ministry 326/2001 Expansion and rehabilitation of 20,000,000Law program of August 2013 August 2015 Mayrouba-Nahr el Dahab-Jouret el Public Works Termos-Hadchat-Yahchouch road Ministry 326/2001 Rehabilitation of Haret 6,000,000Proposed to the March 2014 March 2016 Sakhr-Daroun road Saudi Fund for Development Daroun-Harissa road 7,000,000 Proposed to the March 2014 March 2016 Saudi Fund for Development Main intersection on Jeita-Faraya 12,000,000Proposed to the March 2014 March 2016 road(Jeita-Sheile-Balloune-Daraya- Saudi Fund for Ajaltoun) Development Rehabilitation of Jbeil-Aanaya road 12,000,000Proposed to the March 2014 March 2016 Saudi Fund for Development 32 Physical Infrastrucure CDR November 2013

Maritime Transport from port revenues. five sunken vessels were lifted and the basin was dredged to a 1 - General overview of the Beirut Port Authority further depth of 10m at a cost of US$ 2 maritime sector awarded a contract for the million. construction of the first phase of The major contracts awarded for Basin No. 5. The 600m long and The government commissioned the development of Beirut and 15m deep quay will be used as a the French consulting firm Tripoli ports, financed through container terminal. The total cost Sogreah to prepare a master plan foreign loans, were supervised by is estimated at approximately US for the development of Tripoli the relevant port administration. $50 million, auto-financed by the Port (financed by the French- The total value of contracts Beirut Port Authority earnings. Lebanese protocol). The master reached about US $175 million, plan has been completed today, and most of their works are Beirut Port Authority (provisional comprising of: completed. The government will administration for operating and • Increasing the depth of the focus its efforts during the next exploiting Beirut Port) launched a entrance channel from 10 to 13 phase on developing and tender in the middle of 2004 for meters extending Tripoli port to become a the management and operation of • Constructing a 600m long quay maritime opening for transit ships the port container station, and that extending from the existing port towards Iraq. after the administration completed towards Abu Ali river the equipment of the station • Constructing an external 2 - Main achievements for 1992 through purchasing the main breakwater (1000 meters) and - 2012 equipments and their installation, completion of the construction and thus preparing the necessary of the northern breakwater near Rehabilitation and extension of conditions required for the Abu Ali River. Beirut Port: launching of the operation. • As a first step, work started in This project comprised the 2001 on deepening the basin and dredging and rehabilitation of In August 2004, the contract was the entrance channel at a cost of Basins No. 1, 2 and 3, in addition signed with the winning bidder (a approximately US$ 20 million. to the completion of Basin No. 4 joint venture of the British to be used as a container terminal, MERSEY (MDHC) and the Development of Tripoli Port as well as the achievement of American (IMA). The company Project: related breakwater. The contract started its actual activities at In order to implement the master was awarded to the Entre Beirut Port on 14/12/2004 under plan to develop Tripoli Port, the Canales/Cubiert as companies and the name of Beirut International Marseille Port Administration work started in the beginning of Port Management and the volume completed the feasibility study for 1997. Beirut Port Authority of work is expected to exceed that the expansion of Tripoli Port and received technical assistance of 2005 of 500 thousand TEU the European investment bank covering overall supervision of units. approved a loan of 45 million the design from Marseille Port Euro to finance the expansion Authority, while supervision of Rehabilitation and Development works of this port. These works the works was provided by Dar al of Tripoli port: have been divided into two lots: Handassah (Shaer and Partners). In order to ensure navigational The cost of the project amounted safety, dredging works and Lot 1: Comprises the expansion to US$91.1 million, funded in part removal of sediment and works of the temporary road for by a loan from the European accumulated debris in the the existing main breakwater and Investment Bank (45 million commercial basin and entrance extending both the existing main Euro), while Beirut Port Authority channel started during autumn and secondary breakwaters. The covered the remaining amounts 1997. Moreover, the wrecks of works on this lot were awarded in CDR November 2013 Physical Infrastrucure 33

April 2004, with an approximate • Tourist Port in Jounieh: amount of US$ 23 million of Jan • A feasibility study has been de Nul/Hydromar joint venture. achieved in order to assess and The supervision contract awarded evaluate the ecological impact of to these works was funded by the construction of a tourist port Tripoli Port revenues. in Jounieh.

Lot 2: Comprises the construction 3 - Main projects under works of a new 600m long quay, preparation for 2013 - 2015 excavation and deepening of the Tourist port in Tyre port basin to accommodate ships Since the feasibility study for requiring up to 15 meters of depth converting the commercial port of to pass. Lot 2 works have been Tyre into a tourism port is carried out by China Harbour completed, it is expected to award Engineering Company, funded by the detailed studies for this project Tripoli port resources, and that prior to its implementation. after reaching an agreement between the contractor and Tripoli Tourist port in Jounieh port authorities. Since the feasibility study in order to assess and evaluate the Transformation project of the ecological impact of the Commercial Port in Tyre into a construction of a tourist port in Tourist Port: Jounieh is achieved, it is expected • A feasibility study for to award the detailed studies for converting the commercial port this project prior to its of Tyre into a tourism port is implementation. completed.

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Airports The works completed in other • Car parking and aircraft 1 - General Overview of the parts of the airport are: refueling facilities were airport Sector • Radar building: works completed on the basis of a completed in September 1996 concession (BOT). Moreover, The master plan of Beirut • Civil Aviation Security Center: various contracts for consultancy International Airport provided for works completed in October services or supply of increasing the annual passenger 1996 aeronautical equipment have capacity to 6 million yearly, and • Civil Aviation Maintenance been awarded (funding through that as a first phase. It is expected building: works completed in French-Lebanese protocol) to increase gradually the capacity June 1997 • Consultancy services for of the airport to 16 million • Fire and Rescue Training modernizing Civil Aviation passengers yearly by 2035. building: works completed in Administration July 1997 • Training equipment for the Civil 2 - Main achievements during • Fire Station for Land Service: Aviation Security Center (four 1992 - 2012 works completed in July 1997 contracts) Rafic Hariri International • Automatic Sorting Post Office: • Meteorological equipment Airport works completed in November (contracts for Phases 1 and 2) Phase 1 of the project included the 1997 • Achievement of a VIP pavilion construction of a new passenger • Power Station building: works in March 2002 terminal and two new runways: completed in December 1997 • VIP lounge (public flights) to be one to the east of the existing • Infrastructure for passenger delivered soon runway, and the other on land terminal and utilities building • Landscaping works of the VIP reclaimed from the sea, and that in (electricity, water, main and pavilion order to divert flight from the internal roads) has been put in • Routine periodic tests of air skies of the capital. As a result of service in the beginning of 1998. navigational simulator these works, the airport is now The west loop leading to equipments (maintenance and able to receive about thirty planes passenger terminal was operations) simultaneously, stationed either at completed in February 2000 • Consultancy services in the the embarkation gates or in the • Two main water reservoirs and arbitration case related to the aircraft parking yards. towers are now effectively in rehabilitation and development service of Beirut International Airport Works started in 1994 and are • Additional buildings and airport • Project for improving Maritime now completed; and some guard and security buildings Protection and building a quay additional works are currently have been handed to Airport for the rescue station boats for underway. Works on Phase 1 of Authorities the new western runway of the the passenger terminal is complete • Two tunnels in Ouzai, under the airport and was put in service in 1998. west runway were opened to • Providing an information system Phase 2 of the passenger terminal traffic in December 1997 for air navigation with has been completed and increased • Ouzai-Khaldeh interchange at appendixes 1, 2 and 3 the passenger capacity to 6 million Costa Brava was opened to • Operation and maintenance per year. At the end of January traffic in December 1997. service of the new building and 2000, various facilities, including Khaldeh interchange was open auxiliary structures in Rafic two additional luggage conveyors to traffic in September 1999 and Hariri International Airport with were built, and the works were the link with old Saida road was appendixes 1 and B, in addition completed on June 30, 2000. The completed in December 1999 to supervision tasks west runway was put in service • Embankment protection works • Supervision services related to during 2001. for Ouzai road were completed the rehabilitation of the radar during 2000 control and surveillance system CDR November 2013 Physical Infrastrucure 35

at Rafic Hariri International general aviation area of Beirut corridors of the airport Airport International Airport • Support works for Ghadir • Geophysical surveys of the new • Completion of works for through open-air digging in the eastern runway area of Beirut geophysical surveys of eastern airport International Airport runway • Upgrading works of the • Rehabilitation of Beirut 3 - Main contracts awarded surrounding fencing of Beirut International Airport radar before 2012 International Airport. control and surveillance systems Transfer light supply of western • Operation and maintenance (Annex No.1) runway 35/17 from the old services of the new building and • Supervision duties related to the inverter to the on-going power auxiliary structures in Rafic rehabilitation of the airport radar generator specific to the maritime Hariri International Airport with control and surveillance systems runway 34/16. appendixes D, E, F, G, in of Beirut International Airport addition to supervision tasks. • Supervision of operations and 4 - Progress of works during • Routine periodic tests of air maintenance of facilities and 2012 on contracts signed before navigational simulator airport equipment 2012 equipments in the airport with • Operation and maintenance of Ongoing operation and appendixes 1/2/3/4 and 5. the new terminal building and maintenance services of the new • Supervision of operations and associated facilities at Beirut building and auxiliary structures maintenance of Rafic Hariri International Airport (Appendix in Rafic Hariri International International Airport in Beirut C) Airport (appendixes G), in facilities and equipments until • Preparation of a complete file to addition to supervision tasks. 30/6/2010. award operation and Ongoing execution of projects: • Supervision of remaining maintenance services for Project on additional external works of civil works facilities and airport equipment computerized services on data execution project of VIP • Preparation of a tender exchange in the airport pavilion - public flights and document for works on the Project on supervision and control annexes in Rafic Hariri development of the control and specific to lighting of the runway International Airport in Beirut. monitoring system specific for and passages of the airport • Prepare detailed artistic, lighting the runway and public economic, design feasibility corridors of the airport 5 - Main projects under studies for projects included in • Transfer light supply of western preparation in the horizon of the development program of runway 35/17 from the old 2013-2015 Rafic Hariri International inverter to the on-going power Currently the following contracts Airport in Beirut. generator specific to the are under preparation: • Supervision duties related to the maritime runway 34/16 in Rafic • Implementation and rehabilitation of the airport radar Hariri International Airport rehabilitation of civil works for control and surveillance systems • Remaining works regarding the landing runways and airplane of Beirut International Airport implementation project of civil corridors in Rafic Hariri • Supervision of operations and works on VIP lounge – public International Airport maintenance of facilities and flights and its annexes in Rafic • In collaboration with the airport equipment Hariri International Airport Ministry of Public Works and • Financial and engineering • Rehabilitation and modernization transports, start to reconsider the assessment of the civil works of of AMSS in Rafic Hariri master plan of Rafic Hariri the VIP building International Airport International Airport, according • Rehabilitation of the asphalt • Development of the control and to new developments of past pavement of the aircraft corridor monitoring system specific for years and updates. (M) in the section parallel to the lighting the runway and public 36 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

Education

1 - Education with the first step being the The government plan with respect "National Strategy for Education to public education aims to in Lebanon" achieved by the "provide a seat in primary school Lebanese Commission for for every Lebanese child", in Educational Sciences in the end of accordance with the policy of 2006 and presented to the Council "Education for All", adopted in the of Ministers for adoption in the Dakar Conference. After the beginning of 2008. This was Ministry of Education and Higher followed by a larger and broader Education (MEHE) has laid the action plan for the Ministry, the foundations for the reforms within aim being to work toward the education sector, the plan was compulsory quality education expanded beyond the quantitative until the age of 15. criteria of "school seats" to a The Educational Strategy is based broader concept of education on: providing quality, equal • An equal opportunity opportunities and contributing to education: Providing public social integration and economic education for children aged 3 to development. 5, compulsory education for children until the age of 15. After the July 2006 war, the Public education should be MEHE conducted a study to assess available for all, and every the effect of war on the education individual should be entitled to sector in collaboration with the quality education. Education will World Bank and the UNESCO offer equal opportunities for before launching a reform process enrolling in schools and

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Public School - Barja Public School - Amatour

universities including for knowledge, values and skills to the latter in the increase in persons with special needs. coexist in a diverse society. repeating years, delays and drop • A quality education: Building • An education that contributes out, there are differences among knowledge society through to economic development: the governorates to the benefit of quality education in the Offering an education that Beirut and Mount Lebanon and curricula, institutions and contributes to building human differences in the success rates in products in accordance to the capital and provides skilled work public exams between the private national and international force to meet the needs of the and public sectors. The standards. An education oriented Lebanese market, with respect to educational system does not toward developing knowledge, quality and quantity, and ability provide for the requirements of attitude, information processing to compete in the free labor persons with special needs despite skills, intensive use of market. an acceptable enrollment rate in information technology and • Modernizing the Ministry and the secondary cycle; however communications. An education shifting it to strategic these rates aren't consistent among that will shape the culture of an management. governorates. individual and provide him with • Low education quality needs critical thinking skills and moral The main problems within the improvement in order to thinking so he could live and sector: contribute to the building of the work in a changing modern • Public education is not knowledge society: Kindergarten society and be capable of providing equal opportunities and primary cycle curricula are learning through his entire life. for every student in enrollment, not compatible. There are school attendance and success. problems regarding their • An education that contributes A large number of children aged 3 implementation because of a lack to social integration: Providing to 5 are not enrolled in schools, in qualified teachers, inadequate an education that promotes especially in remote regions. The buildings and educational citizenship in all its aspects: enrollment rate is diminishing in materials and insufficient national belonging, civil the intermediary cycle (68%) after administrative staff at the school participation and human reaching saturation in the primary level. The curricula of the other partnership. An education that cycle. There is a distortion and cycles need continuous contributes to social cohesion differences between public and development as well on the basis and provides the necessary private schools to the benefit of of continuous assessment. 38 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

public education (finalized in the end of 2000) approved by a decree, the textbooks were printed and the teachers trained according to the new curricula implemented in 2000-2001. The first official examinations held according to these curricula took place in 2004. • The educational strategy was achieved in the beginning of 2007; it was presented to the Council of Ministers for adoption in 2008. Public School - Amchit • A modern structure complying with technological advancements Concerning textbooks, it is standards, monitoring regulations, and approved by all the necessary to have an independent quality control frames, and means departments within the Ministry entity to develop and supervise to support collaboration within the them according to preset education community and • A draft law that makes education standards. The public education between other institutions within compulsory until the end of the system faces serious problems in society. The management of first primary cycle at the age of 15 the qualification of teachers. education suffer also from the (instead of 12) was finalized and Indeed in the primary cycle, a high huge number of missions ascribed needed the ratification of the percentage of teachers hold a high to it, the conflict between units to Parliament. school diploma only, in addition which these missions are assigned • A grant from the Kingdom of to unplanned recruitment of BA and the lack of communication Saudi Arabia offered three years holders without any educational between them sometimes. of free public schooling and training, in the primary as well as Traditional ways of work and the textbooks to the students of the in the secondary cycle. failure to follow progress in primary cycle (2006, 2007 and Concerning buildings and modern educational management. 2008). equipment, the problems are The Ministry works toward • A training program on numerous with respect to their establishing information "developing leadership skills" was availability, the adequacy and management systems in a step to achieved; it included preparing the their good use in the teaching modernize and automate the trainer guide and training courses. process. Lastly, there are problems MEHE. It was carried out by the Ministry at the administrative level, with in 420 schools and then the regard to the prerogatives of the A vision for the future program was institutionalized principal, unplanned recruitment A quality education equally through the Faculty of Education conditions, lack of a system to available to all Lebanese at the Lebanese University and it assess performance, to train children that contributes to the principals on leadership and became a continuous program. building of the knowledge educational administration. • The MEHE was chosen to be the society, social integration and first public body to implement the • Modernizing the ministry and economic development. shifting to strategic "performance based budget" management: The MEHE wasn't Achievements in education preparation system launched by able to set the necessary frames to (1992-2012) the Ministry of Finance in 2009. efficiently manage education in • An educational revival plan was • Improving the performance of Lebanon and they include: put in place in 1994, the plan was educational management through policies, plans and strategies, followed by new curricula for modernization and the introduction of CDR November 2013 Message from the President 39

EMIS (Educational Management Information System): - The ministry succeeded in modernizing the official exams and they were tried in the sessions of the academic year 2007-2008. - 1388 schools were equipped each with 2 computers and related terminals to link these schools to the National Information Network for Education under construction. - The MEHE signed a cooperation agreement Public School - Almansourah with the Ministry of Defense geographical affairs bureau to set a GIS within the MEHE. • The educational development project funded by a World Bank loan was closed in December 2009, after it achieved three of its four stated objectives: constructing and equipping 11 public schools, preparing and adopting an educational strategy and restructuring and activating the MEHE. Given the success of the project, the World Bank granted the MEHE one million US dollars to help it prepare the new annual educational project to be implemented as of the beginning of next year. • During the past two years (2010 – 2011), and in order to implement the education sector development plan, the efforts of the MEHE and the Educational Center, in addition to external funding sources, including the World Bank, the Public School - Rachaia European Union, UNDP, UNICEF and USAID, were combined and yielded the following projects: 1 - DIRASATI program: (US$ 75 million 5- year grant by the USAID): it aims at improving students' achievement by improving teachers' performance through continuous training, improving the school learning environment and increasing parental involvement in school

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training material for the School Development program was also prepared. 2 - Second Education Development Project (EDP-II) – financed by the World Bank (USD 40 million loan): - It focuses on the improvement of teaching quality and of the learning environment in general education and in preschool. It also concentrates on increasing the managerial and governance capacity of the MEHE. - The loan became effective on November 29th 2012. - All activities of all aspects of the project were aligned, and Public School - Amchit implementation plans were laid down, alongside the timeframes activities. Implementation started test was carried out to determine and estimated costs. in 2010. To date, the following has the level of mastering the been accomplished: English language for all English 3 - Supporting Reform in the - Rehabilitating 147 public teachers, or those who teach Education Sectors and Public schools, while the remaining 44 Mathematics and Science in Finance Department Project would be rehabilitated in the English. Then, the executive with the European Union. beginning of 2013. entity was chosen to provide - Finishing the preparation of - Beginning the supply process to English language training for guidelines for the School provide equipment (science teachers to obtain internationally Development Project (2012). laboratories) to all public high acknowledged certification. The - Implementing the School schools in Lebanon. criteria for choosing directors in- Development Project plan in 50 service to participate in the - Launching the national ICT public schools. Leadership Development education strategy. MEHE is In August 2012, the contract was Program were laid down (August currently in the process of laying signed with the organization 2012). A list with the names of down procedural plans for implementing the Citizenship qualified directors was written, implementation. Education project. The initial in accordance with the set report and plan would be - Training 170 observers (from the criteria, for all provinces discussed in February 2013. Educational Center, Educational (December 2012). Inspection, Guidance and - School Development Program: 4 - UNDP’s Development Counseling, Faculty of Pedagogy Criteria were laid down for Project for Technical Support of at the Lebanese University) on schools who can partake in this MEHE: Class Observation Tools for program (August 2012). A - Administrative procedures were teacher evaluation. detailed document about the reviewed and simplified at the - Carrying out a training course for program, its objectives and its examinations teachers on teaching methods. phases was prepared and 20 department/educational - Training teachers to master the qualified schools were chosen to zones/Public Education Office, in English language: A diagnostic launch this experience. The cooperation with OSMAR. CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 41 42 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

private sector institutions, or Sarine financed by the Islamic A study for the current situation national and international Bankfor Development, in addition was carried out. Draft projects and organizations. to contracts under study for procedural files for development • The CDR completed the building a public school in were laid out. infrastructure and the concrete Amchit, and Dar Al Moalemeen in • In 1992, the CDR started a slabs to install 37 prefabricated Bir Hassan, as well as a prototype comprehensive rehabilitation units as schools donated by the school and Dar Al Moalemeen operation for all public schools in Turkish Government to 18 branch in Tripoli. Lebanon. Moreover it supplied villages in 9 districts most of them As for the rest, it consisted mainly these schools with most of their for schools severely damaged or of additional works, price furniture and equipment. Starting destroyed during the July 2006 adjustments for previously signed 1996, the CDR rebuilt and war. contracts and the procurement of equipped 25 public schools furniture for the schools in destroyed by the war, after it • The CDR constructed a new Beirutwhich wereconstructed was secured the necessary funds. building for the MEHE, gathering and whose works have already Between 1997 and 2000, the CDR all its directorates and divisions in been delivered. also rehabilitated two teacher one location. The building was Furthermore, the operation and training institutions. constructed in a way that allowed for the Ministry to follow up the maintenance contract for the new • In 1997, the CDR was charged progress in technology and IT. MEHE building was renewed in with the rehabilitation and After the delivery of the new May 2011 for two additional expansion of a group of public building, the CDR awarded a years. schools funded by the budget law maintenance and operation 622 /97 to increase their capacity. contract to be renewed when Main projects under • In 2001, the CDR commissioned necessary. preparation (2013-2015) studies for nearly 90 public • The total of the contracts signed Carry on the implementation of schools. The works started in 2002 by the CDR in the education the Schools of Beirut construction and continued until the end of sector since 1992 until the end of program whose works had been 2012, works for around 78 schools 2012amounted to US$ 333.05 contracted but did not start were contracted, most of which million of which because of lack of funding; the were achieved, and the CDR US$ 158.81million came from law concerning the additional loan supplied the furniture and foreign sources. Projects executed of the Kuwaiti Fund was delayed. equipment for a large number of amounted to US$ 278.38 million. Carry on the procurement of them. It is noteworthy that for equipment and furniture for the most of these schools funding was Progress of work in 2012 in achieved schools from the Saudi secured by grants and loans in contracts signed before 2012: grant’s funds or the additional addition to the allocations for the Kuwaiti loan. concerned ministry within the A large number of projects were delivered in 2012, many of them abovementioned program law. In 2012, the French Development were previously contracted school The sources of the funding were Agency sent many delegations to buildings and previously bought the Islamic Development Bank, study the project of supporting the equipment and furniture. the World Bank, the Saudi Fund public education sector. One of for Development, the Arab Fund the delegations signed a contract Main contracts signed in 2012 for Economic and Social with a French consultant to carry Development, and South Korea. The total contracts the CDR out a feasibility study to construct • The rehabilitation of schools signed in this sector in 2012 20 public schools in the neediest damaged during the July 2006 war amounted to US$ 7.54 million; areas. by some donor countries such as they included works for the public Qatar, Iran, UAE, individuals, schools in Antelias, Fakiha and After discussing the study, it was CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 43 agreed to extend the list of schools Paris. The official approval is such as former Prime Minister MP constituting the baseline for expected to be given by the end of Saad Al Hariri for the construction choosing the 20 schools. Hence February 2013. and equipment of schools in the preparation phase was over, addition to working to find and the project is now awaiting Projects implemented by other finishing the required procedures institutions of funding such as the financing for the execution of to be approved by the central schools of the southern suburb schools for which the studies were administration of the agency in funded by the KSA or individuals contracted locally.

Main Projects Signed in 2012 Culture and Higher Education Project Estimated Value Funding Start Date Expected date of (US4) Source completion Construction of the Faculty of Sciences- University Campus in 38,372,786 Saudi Fund 23/12/2012 31/7/2015 North Lebanon Construction of a Cultural Center in Tibnin 875,238 KSA 15/10/2012 30/11/2013

Total 39,248,024

Main Projects Under Preparation (2013-2015) Culture and Higher Education

Project Estimated Value Funding Start Date Expected date of (US4) Source completion

The University Campus Proposed to the in North Lebanon- Other 173,900,000 Arab Fund Dec-14 Dec-17 Faculties Construction of national museum in Beirut 30,000,000 Kuwaiti Fund October 2015 October 2014

Construction works of Kuwaiti Fund the National Museum of 8,000,000 Dec-14 Dec-15 Saida and Arab Fund Equipment of the Kuwaiti Fund National Museum of 1,760,000 Dec-15 Dec-18 Saida and Arab Fund Rehabilitation of the Local Funds UNESCO palace 2,254,695 Feb-13 Aug-13 (Phase 2)

Total 215,914,695 44 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013 CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 45

Main Projects Signed in 2012 Education Project Estimated Value Funding Start Date Expected date of (US4) Source completion Procurement of furniture Kuwaiti Fund for the official school in 177,420 5/4/12 5/7/12 Beirut n. 24 Procurement of furniture for the official school in 691,145 Kuwaiti Fund 3/4/12 3/7/12 Beirut n. 6, 14 and 26 Studies for the construction of a new building for the Teacher 693,000 Local 9/7/12 9/1/13 Training Center in Bir Hassan and of a separate building for the Institute of Applied Sciences Studies and supervision of constructing a model 236,370 Local 5/1/12 1/6/13 school and a Teacher Training Center in Tripoli Studies for constructing an official school in 156,420 Local 30/3/2012 30/6/2013 Amchit Construction of Sarin Official School 1,306,359 IDB 29/11/2012 31/12/2014

Construction of Fakiha Official School 1,372,655 IDB 23/11/2012 30/6/2014

Construction of Antelias Official School 1,942,781 IDB 21/11/2012 30/6/2014

Total 6,576,150.16

The vocational and technical the vocational and technical in the vocational and technical education education on the other with all education their branches. - Lack of continuous education The major problems in the • Although the modernization of and training for the staff led to a vocational and technical the curricula which took place in degradation in the competencies education sector 2000 is considered a significant of teachers • Absence of a unique system for step forward, several factors - Unavailability of the necessary secondary education: Education is contribute to lowering its quality, technical equipment still split into several paths, the among which: - Old methods in teaching, general education on one hand and - Weakness of students admitted assessment and official exams 46 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

- Lack of communication with the vocational and technical schools were prepared for the vocational labor market and of a mechanism and institutions then existing. and technical education system, linking the employers with the Moreover, it bought equipment, they included 23 specialties in vocational and technical furniture and educational Technical Baccalaureate (BT) and education institutions materials for these institutions and 22 specialties in the Technique - Lack of student orientation provided the technical help needed Supérieure (TS) (US$ 1.5 million) especially for those who enter for their administration. • On the demand of the MEHE and the vocational and technical • The CDR rehabilitated and after the completion of the needs institutions equipped the administrative assessment study according to the - Absence of quality standards and buildings of the General regions, specialties and the feedback. Directorate for Vocational and capacity of each vocational and Technical Training. technical school across Lebanon, Higher education in the • In 1999, the Council of Ministers the CDR prepared the necessary vocational and technical approved an emergency plan to studies for 36 vocational and education sector suffers of take in 2000 additional students in technical schools to be constructed additional problems: vocational schools; it and equipped at a later stage. - Absence of a specific higher commissioned the CDR to • Between summer 2000 and the authority and administration construct the necessary schools for end of 2010, the CDR had signed different from that of the them, the CDR bought the contracts to build 27 new secondary education furniture, equipment for vocational and technical schools, vocational schools and hotel all of which were achieved - No differentiation between equipment. throughout the Lebanese regions. higher vocational and technical • A plan to develop vocational and Their construction was funded education and secondary technical training was set and a through loans granted by the education with respect to the consultancy contract was awarded AFESD, the IDB, the OPEC Fund specifications of the institutions to provide training sessions for the and the Kuwaiti Fund. The - Teachers in technical institutions teachers and principals of equipment of these schools was are inadequately classified vocational and technical schools. achieved. - All official exams are centrally In addition, to develop vocational • With a funding from the IDB, the organized and scheduled and technical education a five- CDR has bought instruments for year plan was set identifying the the educational workshops of the - A rigid academic system that needs of the ministry with respect industrial specialties for 10 relies on official exams solely for to buildings, constructions, schools. the attribution of diplomas equipment and training programs • The total amount of the contracts according to available economic, - Vocational and technical signed by the CDR in the demographic and educational data education is not listed as a vocational and technical education (US$ 1.26 million). possible path within the higher sector, between 1992 and the end education system in Lebanon. • The Bir Hassan technical of 2011, amounted to US$ 154.09 complex (20,000 m2), was built, million of which US$ 110.03 Achievements in vocational and costing about (US$ 8.132 million), million were foreign-sourced technical education (1992-2011) it was financed by the AFESD. funding. The estimated value of • The sector obtained US$ 15 This complex includes the the achieved projects amounts to million, as a part of the first loan National Pedagogical Institute for US$ 122.38 million. granted to Lebanon to implement Technical Education (IPNET), the the Urgent Rehabilitation Program Nursing School and the Work progress in 2012 in proposed by the World Bank in Hospitality School. contracts signed before 2012 1993. The CDR rehabilitated all • In 2000, programs and curricula The CDR completed the CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 47

procurement of the equipment the vocational and technical program assigned to the CDR. needed for all the vocational education sector in 2012 was Mean while, the Council is to schools it established by securing continuing the execution of the equipment of the group of previously signed contracts. follow up the construction of those schools having faced obstacles which were not built for logistic during the tender phase. Main projects under reasons such as the inadequacy of preparation (2013-2015) Main contracts signed in 2012 Few vocational and technical the land or similar reasons. The only activity of the CDR in schools remain to be built by the

Main Projects under preparation (2013-2015) Education

Project Estimated Value Funding Start Date Expected date of (US4) Source completion

Construction and equipping an 5,035,000 Saltanat Ouman Feb-13 Mar-16 educational complex in Tripoli which included a model school and a Teachers' traing center

Works for construcing a new building for the 18,000,000 French Sep-15 Sep-18 Teacher Training Center in Bir Hassan and a Development separate building for the Agency Institute of Applied Sciences Procurement of equipment for schools n. 1,700,000 Kuwaiti Fund Oct-13 Mar-14 6, 14, 24 and 26

Construction of school n. 7 in Ras Beirut 3,182,744 Kuwaiti Fund Jan-13 Jan-15

Construction of school n. 4 in Mazraa 4,550,000 Kuwaiti Fund Sep-15 Dec-17 Construction of school n. 13 in Achrafieh 12,000,000 Kuwaiti Fund Dec-13 Dec-16

Construction of a high school in Hadath 4,475,000 Saudi Grant Apr-13 Oct-14

Construction of a high school in Burj Brajni 4,685,000 Saudi Grant Oct-13 March 2015

Total 58,219,744 48 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

Main Projects Under Preparation (2013-2015) Vocational and Technical Education Project Estimated Value Funding Start Date Expected date of (US4) Source completion Procurement of equipment for Sir Al 800,000 Saudi Grant Jul-13 Dec-13 Gharbiya vocational school Procurement of equipment for Hermel 86,000 Saudi Grant Jan-13 Jul-13 vocational school Total 886,000

Major Contracts Signed in 2012 Youth and Sports

Project Estimated Value Funding Start Date Expected date of (US4) Source completion Preparation of the necessary studies for the 176,613 Local 11/5/12 9/11/12 construction of the rehabilitation of Fouad Chehab Stadium in Jounieh Preparation of the required studies to 990,697 Local 12/11/12 12/11/13 rehabilitate Tripoli Stadium and turn it into a sports city

Preparation of the required studies to 421,250 Local 16/7/2012 16/7/2013 rehabilitate Baalbeck Stadium and turn it into a sports city

Total 1,588,560 CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 49

Main Projects Under Preparation (2013-2015) Youth and Sports

Project Estimated Value Funding Start Date Expected date of (US4) Source completion

Rehabilitation of Bhamdoun Sports Field 1,000,000 Program Law Nov-13 Nov-14 1999/74

Completion of Aley Sports Field 1,000,000 Program Nov-13 Nov-14 Law1999/74

Establishment of a sports field in Sin El Fil 4,000,000 Program Mar-14 Mar-16 Law1999/74 Construction of the eastern stadium of Fouad 1,500,000 Revival Plan Jan-13 Jan-14 Chehab Sports Field in Jounieh

Completion of Anssar 2,000,000 Program Sports Field Law1999/76

Rehabilitation of Bourj 1,326,700 Program Oct-13 Dec-14 Hamoud Sports Field Law1999/75

Construction of Zahleh 2,000,000 Program Dec-13 Mar-15 Sports Field Law1999/75

Completion of the 14,000,000 Local Apr-13 Apr-16 construction of the Olympic swimming pool phase one in Naccach

Rehabilitation of Fouad 1,000,000 Revival Plan May-13 May-14 Chehab's sports complex in Jounieh

Rehabilitation of Tripoli 9,000,000 Local Dec-13 Dec-15 Sports Field and convert it to a sports city (Phase 1)

Rehabilitation of 17,000,000 Local Oct-13 Oct-17 Baalbeck Sports Field and convert it to a sports city Total 53,826,700.00 50 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2012 CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 51

The higher education higher education, the presence of that help in adapting to new specialties with a narrow scope for situations employment, the reduced number The major problems in higher • Weakness in aspects related to of financial aids and assistance education production according to granted to students as well as the • Serious quality problems due to international standards the old standards and norms still in academic lack of mobility within use for licensing in higher secondary education and within • Weakness in aspects related to education institutions, to the non- higher education. the creation of new enterprises application of norms and • Acute crisis in the labor market • Weakness of cooperation and standards issued later, to the lack of higher education graduates as it twinning programs with of frameworks and structures to can be inferred by unemployment, international enterprises and control quality. In the Lebanese disguised unemployment, educational institutions in certain University quality problems are migration, and lesser market specialties due to the failure in adopting a requirements with respect to reform project, the lack of needed • Absence of framework to control graduates. On the economic level, resources and lack of autonomy quality according to international this problem is an outcome of poor for the last few decades. standards for the technical growth, incapacity to create new specialties and applied sciences • Areas of social interaction in job opportunities, degradation of education were reduced during the professional standards in many • Unavailability of information past years with respect to the sectors. On the educational level, concerning the trends of supply students' composition in the problem stems from the and demand of graduates on the universities, to the professors' expansion of higher education regional and international levels. associations, to the students' based on policies that favors federations, to the youth political and business The Lebanese University has organizations, to the teachers' considerations over the quality of several administrative syndicates. The problem grows inputs, the level of learning problems: larger within the Lebanese required from graduates, the • Diminishing authority of the university and the public absence of databases regarding the academicians • Lack of autonomy education system in general. market requirements, the • Lack of student participation in weakness of partnerships and • Limited role of higher education decision making on the faculty communication between in geographical mobility and a and university levels educational institutions and general trend toward stagnation • Weakness of the social and professional organizations, the within one region or the mobility professional partnership with absence of frameworks and clear of students from farthest regions respect to the affairs of the efforts to develop rapid training to certain universities in Beirut. university programs. The predictions concerning jobs • Absence of assisting obtained after graduation confirm administrative and academic Higher education and vocational these two trends knowing that the structures and technical education in trend toward working in a foreign • Weakness in the use of means of country is stronger than the trend Lebanon faces severe problems communication and information of moving for work within in following up the globalized • The administrative staff lacks the Lebanon. labor market and forming a necessary modern adequate skills competitive labor force • Limited role of higher education and specialties for its missions • Weakness with respect to and especially the Lebanese • Absence of administrative units training University in vertical social for the material and human mobility. This is hindered by the • Weakness with respect to the resources. However, the current degradation in the quality of general education and preparation organization provides an accepted 52 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013 CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 53

level of professor's participation in year contract was awarded for the Lebanon project includes the the decision making process. operation and maintenance of the construction of eight faculties: Hadath University Campus, at a Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Achievements in Higher total cost of US$ 26.4 million. The Social Sciences, Faculty of Law education (1992-2012) CDR also commissioned a firm to and Political Sciences, Faculty of • The CDR rehabilitated the supervise these operation and Economics and Business Faculty of Sciences at the maintenance services. Administration, Faculty of Arts, Campuses of the Lebanese • The CDR bought the equipment Faculty of Public Health, Faculty University in Hadath (1995), needed by laboratories of the of Fine Arts, Faculty of Fanar (1996) and the National Faculty of Sciences, after the Engineering, in addition to the Museum (1995) and the different ratification of the IDB loan central library, a conference branches of the National agreement for funding this project center, a guest house, an Conservatory in Beirut Central (US$ 5 million). The CDR also administration building, a central District (1995), Sin El Fil (1995) procured computers and relevant car park, southern car park and and the UNESCO palace (1998). hardware and software for the sports complex. In addition, the Higher Institute of student sections at the faculties • The total amount of the contracts Technology at the Lebanese and schools of the Lebanese signed by the CDR in the sector of University and the Faculty of University which were funded by higher education and culture Engineering at Saint Joseph a grant from AFSED. between 1992 and the end of 2012 University were provided with the • In April 2005, after preparing the amounted to US$ 520.85 million equipment and supplies needed. feasibility study and preliminary of which US$ 235.46 million were • The Hariri University designs of University Campus in foreign-sourced funding. The Compound in Hadath was built, North Lebanon, in collaboration estimated value of the projects furnished and equipped. There are with a team of professors from the achieved amounts to US$ 336.56 nine faculties in addition to the Lebanese University, and based million. previously rehabilitated Faculty of on the decision of the Council of Sciences, the Industrial Research Ministers, the CDR commissioned Work progress in 2012 in Center and the annexed buildings a consultancy firm, to prepare the contracts signed before 2012 dedicated to various facilities detailed designs, tender The works of phase I of the servicing the campus. The nine documents, land expropriation Lebanese University Campus in faculties are: Public Health, documents and other necessary North Lebanon were achieved; Medical Sciences, Institute of Fine documents. The contract these included the demolition, Arts, Law and Political Sciences, documents for the Faculty of excavation and infrastructure. The Pharmacy, Journalism, Literature Sciences were submitted to the CDR signed the contract for the and Human Sciences and Faculty CDR in August 2006; those works of both the Faculty of of Engineering and Fine Arts. In related to the Faculties of Engineering and the Faculty of 2004, all buildings and Engineering and Fine Arts were Fine Arts in October 2009 for an constructions were achieved and submitted in November 2006; and amount of US$ 35.35 million for delivered at the Hadath Campus the contract documents for the the phase I of the works; as for except for the external works. The remaining buildings of the phase II, amounting to around funding of the project was secured University Campus were US$ 14.81 million, and whose by the AFSED, the Islamic Bank submitted in January 2007. The duration is 12 months, an in different proportions in addition CDR commissioned another additional clause with its value to credits in addition to credits consultancy firm to carry out the was added to the original contract allocated in the law concerning Safety and Solidity Mission of the and signed, after local funding the Lebanese University. project. was secured by a Cabinet • In the context of this project, a 3- • The University Campus in North decision, until the approval of the 54 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

additional IDB loan, in order to Agriculture in Bekaa, and expedite work and avoid the endeavor to implement the works. launch of a new tender that would lead to increased prices. Finally, follow up with the loan of But the company implementing the French Development Agency the project suffered a financial to approve it and then work on setback, which led a delay in implementing the construction of wrapping up the works. It is the Institute of Applied Sciences, expected that the deadline for this as well as constructing and project will be pushed forward equipping Dar Al Moalemeen in until year 2014. Bir Hassan.

The architectural studies for constructing an Institute of Applied Sciences and a Dar Al Moalemeen branch in Bir Hassan were tendered, and negotiations with French Development Agency got underway to fund the project, noting that the agency gave its preliminary approval.

The works contract of the Faculty of Sciences in the northern campus was signed in 3/12/2012 and is valued at US$ 38,372,785.75, after the Saudi Fund for Development approved the additional loan.

Main projects under preparation (2013-2015) Complete the construction works and equipment of the Lebanese University Campus in North Lebanon with respect to awarding the works and equipment of the Faculty of Public Healthand with respect to securing the necessary funds to execute the last phase.

Complete the procedures to sign the loan of the IDB in order to fund and equip three faculties of the Lebanese University: two Faculties of Public Health, one in the North and the other in Fanar, in addition to a Faculty of CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 55

Public Health

1 - Overview of the Health contributed greatly to improving Sector the access of the poor to treatment, which led to an increase in life The Lebanese health system is expectancy to 72.6 years and a mainly oriented toward curative care decrease in infant mortality rate to (treatment), with a rapid increase in 5.1 per 1000,despite regional the number of private hospitals and disparities and the uneven high-tech medical centers. Before the provision of health services. war of July 2006, the government had made significant efforts to Several initiatives were launched strengthen its institutional capacities in order to improve the and promote the public health sector management and quality of health and its role in providing health services, in particular the services. However, over 80% of classification of hospitals and the hospital beds are in the private sector, establishment of advanced with a rate of hospitalization of 17% primary health centers. Initiatives that depends on medical insurance also includedthe public hospitals coverage. Furthermore, most autonomy law, the project Child emergency services are either and Maternal Health in the Akkar provided by the private sector or by region, the establishment of the private clinics, and most of the Control Program for Tuberculosis, primary health care services are the National Program against provided by health centers run by AIDS, and the National Program NGO’s. for Non-Contagious Diseases etc.

Due to the lucrative nature of Attempts to improve health health services, the health sector information systems were also favored the large, high-income made, including several national cities at the expense of poor studies (household spending study communities, where 8% of and health accounts study). Lebanese households live below the poverty line,thus leading to a Studies have shown that the disproportionate access to health overall spending of the Treasury and treatment services. through the Ministry’s budget and its share of insurance spending, as However, the Ministry of Public well as the budget of other Health (MoH), as a last resort for insurance funds, including those covering the treatment expenses of for state employees and military citizens with no social security treatments, do not exceed 20% of coverage and promoting primary total spending on health. The health services through a network budget of the MoH does not of primary health centers in exceed 3% of the government’s collaboration with NGO’s, has budget. 56 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

Public Hospital - Deir El Kamar

Six government health funds primary health care services. MoH spends 87% of its budget on cover around 38% of the Medication bills in 2005 hospitalizations and medications, population, while 8% are covered constituted 30% of total health but the major source of health by private insurance companies. expenditure. Actually, the use of funding remains family budgets, the primary health care network is constituting 60% of overall health As for the remaining 54% of the spending. This poses a heavy population, it is the MoH that extremely low, and it seems to be burden on low-income families. covers their high-cost hospital and motivated by the availability of Expenditure on health services pharmaceutical services. It is free medications. This clearly and goods constitutes an average worth noting that around a million indicates that current expenditure 14% of family budgets. However, people benefit from the services of is ineffective, since the majority this percentage varies between the Ministry, i.e. 6% of the of health revenues for funding is 20% for poorest families and 8% citizens. secured through prevention and primary care, instead of treatment. for high-income families. Scattered funding and the lack of Concerning the health reform, the control over the private market However, MoH is planning to self-evident question is: will the seriously impede MoH and public introduce performance assessment current health expenditure remain insurance funds from purchasing for primary health care centers. the same? health services at a good price Attempts to implement the from the public sector. mandatory transfer system, from The main points adopted by MoH health centers to hospitals, have for the sector’s reform, in order to Only 5% of the public health been made. control health expenditure, sector expenditure are allocated to provide efficient and even health CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 57

• Setting the medical protocol related to most surgical procedures paid by MoH in private and public hospitals. • Hospital autonomy study (phase I), covering the formation of autonomous management boards for public hospitals. The hospital autonomy law is implemented at the financial and administrative levels in all new hospitals.

The most significant achievements made by the Ministry to apply its adopted strategies were: - Creating a new management Public Hospital - Mayfouk system for MoH that meets current demands, pending services, reduce the burden on improving health levels for drafting a bill. families, control the increase in citizens, to provide it as an - Creating a unified database for consumption and reduce alternative for services provided beneficiaries of health coverage medication prices while ensuring by the private sector, including from all insurance funds, which quality services and boosting checkups, medications, and tests, helped put an end to duplicity in primary health care servicesat a to be affordable to low-income public services. reasonable cost,lie in achieving citizens - Establishing a primary the following goals: • Promoting and developing a healthcare network in comprehensive strategy for the • Improving the performance of cooperation with the private health sector, with the public the health system in all regions sector which provided sector contributing to health through a better allotment of the comprehensive services to funding resources of both the public and citizens, especially in the the private health sectors, in 2 - The main achievements of neediest areas. addition to providing sustainable the (1992-2012) period - MoH reexamined the medication development of the health registration system, adding new coverage system * Health sector policy studies standards, such as requiring • Increasing the Ministry’s and technical assistance: analysis certificates from capacity for controlling health Several important studies dealing internationally recognized services quality and rationalizing with health policy have been laboratories. It also adopted new the Lebanese health sector completed, the main study being guidelines in pricing medication. financing, to cutback the cost of that aiming at establishing the - Carrying out many training healthcare in proportion to GDP. "Health Map System”. Hospital courses and drafting remedial accreditation study (Phases I and • Improving and balancing the protocols, which led to raising II) for the classification of provision of health services, the level of primary healthcare hospitals in Lebanon, based on services. especially primary health care, standards and norms set by MoH. which is the cornerstone for - Working towards adopting the 58 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Development Bank (IDB). - Saida Hospital (125 beds): works inSaida Hospital were completed through a grant provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and IDB. - KeserwaneHospital (75 beds): construction works and major equipment installation, financed by OPEC Development Fund and Public Hospital - Baabda IDB, were completed. The remaining equipment installation health card which is now a new public hospitals were also will be funded by the IDB. symbol of the efficiency and completed and are now in actual fairness of the health system. operation in the following regions: • BintJbeil Governmental Strengthening primary health Nabatieh (75 beds), Tannourine Hospital: care: (40 beds), Rachayya (40 beds) and Sir al Diniyeh (40 beds). - The State of Qatar pledged to implement the BintJbeil Twenty eight (28) health care Governmental Hospitalproject. centers were constructed and Moreover, rehabilitation works of The equipment operation started completed in all regions of the Tibnine Governmental Hospital in April 2008 and ended in April country. These projects were (75 beds), Jezzine hospital (40 2009. financed by several donors: beds), Hasbaya Hospital (40 • A grant by the Kuwaiti beds), and Marjeyoun Moreover, a dispensary was government, through which Governmental Hospital (40 beds) established and equipped in eight (8) health centers were have been completed. Batroun, financed by Prime established. Minister Saad el Hariri. • A grant by Prince Al Waleed Bin Construction works of three (3) Talal, through which eight (8) new public hospitals have also - Finalization of Phase II of health centers were established. been completed: Halba hospital Jezzine Governmental Hospital • A loan from the World Bank, (75 beds), Sibline Hospital (75 (40 beds): rehabilitation works through which eight (8) health beds) and Hermel hospital (75 started in February 2006. centers were rehabilitated and beds). Equipment installation started in equipped. Expansion and rehabilitation October 2009 and ended in July • The Lebanese government works of four (4) governmental 2011. The hospital is currently rehabilitated three health hospitals have been completed being equipped with an intensive centers; the supply of necessary within the framework of the health care unit. equipment was funded partially sector rehabilitation project. by the Italian government. These are: Tripoli, Baalbek, • Keserwane Governmental • Providing hospitalization Shahhar el Gharbi and Dahr el Hospital: services to all Lebanese regions. Basheq hospitals. • Three (3) lots of medical equipment for Keserwane Works for Beirut Governmental - Zahlé Hospital: (125 beds): Government hospital were University Hospital (BGUH) were works inZahlé Hospital were procured through a grant by IDB completed (540 beds), four (4) achieved through a grant provided and OPEC. Installation of the first CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 59 60 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

Public Hospital - Sarafand Public Hospital - Khourbet Anafar

lot of equipment started in January and ended in June 2011, and were 2010 and endedin April 2011. 2008. Installation of all three lots financed by IDB. was achieved in July 2010. 3 - Progress, during 2012, in • A field hospital of 40 beds • Construction and equipping of a contracts awarded before 2012: wasconstructed and equipped in hospital specialized in the * The construction of a new Minieh with a grant from the treatment of war and accident building for the MoH: Kuwaiti Red Crescent. Works casualties (US$ 20 million), In coordination with MoH, the started in November 2009 and financed in the form of a grant construction of a new building, ended in July 2011. provided by the Turkish more suited to the Ministry’s role government. Works started in • The rehabilitation of Orange of controlling the Lebanese Health August 2009 andended in Nassau Governmental hospital, sector planning, began, in its first February 2011. The Turkish party financed by a grant from KSA, has phase, in September 2010 and was in charge of the project started in May 2009 and was ended in September 2011. Works implementation. completed in April 2012. for the second phase began in May 2012 and ended in May 2012, with • Becharreh Governmental • In coordination with MoH, two completion expected in 2014. Hospital: feasibility studies were conducted The CDR rehabilitated and equipped concerning the construction and • Rehabilitation of the Bechareh Governmental equipment of two governmental KherbetKanafar Developed hospitalthrough a grant provided by hospitals, one in Sarafand and Health Center and Saida the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. another in Sour, and a third Medical Center Works began in June 2008 and feasibility study concerning the The rehabilitation of Saida Medical ended in May 2011. rehabilitation and equipment of Center and part of KherbetKanafar the Qarantina Governmental Developed Health Center is co- • Rehabilitation and equipment of Hospital. The relevant studies financed by the Lebanese and the Tibnine Governmental Hospital were started in March 2010 and Belgian governments. Works (75 beds): Rehabilitation works, completed in mid-2011. started in January 2011 and ended financed in the form of a grant in April 2013. provided by the Belgian • Labweh Health Center: However, the equipment is government, began in February Construction works of Labweh awaiting the required funds. 2009 and ended in June 2011. Health Center were completed at the Procurement and installation of end of September 2007. Equipment Equipment installation, underway equipment started in April 2009 installation started in December at the Rmeich Health Center, is CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 61

financed by the IDB over two years. construction and equipment. The main studies under • Rehabilitation of Qarantina • Equipment of the radiology and preparation are: the national hospital: a detailed studywas lab divisions in Orange Nassau nursing training program which started to convert it to a public Hospital, funded by the Kuwaiti covers a study for developing hospital with a specialized Child Development Fund. institutional activities through the Care Division, according to the • Construction, rehabilitation and training of nurses, and the decision taken by MoH. equipment of Health Centers in establishment of a national Rehabilitation and equipment Saksakieh, Khelwat, Jbaa, nursing authority; and the health works are expected to start in Booday, Terbol, Damour, sector reform study aiming at February 2014 and end in Ghobeiri, Qana, Ghazeer and improving the primary health February 2017. Aamchit, funded by IDB. system to be adopted by MoH. The CDR is currently working on • The establishment of a blood 4 - The main contracts awarded rehabilitating and equipping two bank in the Rafik Hariri in 2012: stories in a building annexed to Governmental Hospital is being Studying the construction and Bechareh Governmental Hospital. studied and will potentially be equipment of a new hospital in Work is expected to begin on financed by IDB. Deir El-Qamar. September 2013 and end after one year. • CDR is coordinating the • Rehabilitation of Baabda preparation for the construction of hospital: The first rehabilitation • Tripoli, Tannourine and Sir al a governmental hospital in and equipment process was Diniyeh Hospitals: Mayfouqin the Caza of Jbeilwith financed by the IDB. Works CDR has prepared a study for the the MoH, with promised funding started in February 2012 and are rehabilitation and additional from the Saudi Fund. CDR has expected to end in June 2013 equipment needed by the above- started preparing the study mentioned hospitals, as well as six concerning the construction and * - The main projects under other governmental hospitals that equipment of this hospital. preparation for the (2013-2015) were established by the CDR. period Works are expected to start as CDR is currently working to • Rehabilitation and equipment of soon as the necessary funding is secure the necessary funding for Baabda hospital (125 beds): the secured. the establishment of two rehabilitation of the second part of governmental hospitals, in the city Baabda hospital, financed in the • Sour Governmental Hospital: of Aley, and in the towns of Deir form of a grant provided by the CDR has started preparing the El-Qamar and Berti. Italian Government, will start as study related to the construction soon as the tender document is and equipment of a new Hospital approved by the financer. Work is in Sour(75 beds), after having expected to begin in July 2013, conducted a feasibility study for and extend over 2 years.The the project. medical equipment, procured through French financing, will be • Sarafand Governmental installed as soon as rehabilitation Hospital: works are finalized. Following the feasibility study The remaining equipment will be concerning the construction and bought through a financing from equipment of Sarafand the IDB. Works are expected to Governmental Hospital, CDR has start in August 2013 and extend started the study related to its 62 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

The main contracts awarded in 2012

Project Value Source of Starting Expected (US$) Funding completion

Rehabilitation of Baabda 2,850,000 IDB February 2012 February 2013

Governmental Hospital Studying the construction 298,000 The Lebanese June2012 October and equipment of a new Government 2012 hospital in Deir El-Qamar

The main projects under preparation for the (2013-2015) period

Project Value Source of Starting Expected (US$) Funding completion

Rehabilitation of Baabda 4,000,000 Italy (grant) July 2013 July 2015 Governmental Hospital – part II

Construction and equipment 9,000,000 IDB October October of Sarafand Governmental 2013 2016 Hospital

Construction and equipment 10,500,000 IDB October October of Sour Governmental 2013 2016 Hospital Construction and equipment 12,300,000 Saudi November November of a hospital in Mayfouq Development 2013 2016 Fund Construction and equipment 6,000,000 Lebanese November November of a governmental hospital in Government 2013 2016 Deir El-Qamar Rehabilitation of Qarantina 7,000,000 IDB Februay Februay Hospital 2014 2017 CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 63

Social and Economic Development

Integrated Regional Development a. Local Development Projects Component: Tending to the most Economic and Social Fund for deprived communities Development The EFSD helps 120 villages in the most deprived regions by The Economic and Social Fund for mobilizing the efforts of partners in Development (ESFD) was founded local communities, their elected as a European-Mediterranean representatives and other local partnership pursuant to an agreement stakeholders to achieve signed between the Lebanese development. In the past decade, government represented by the CDR working groups and committees (EUR 6 million) and the European Commission (EUR 25 million). received support to implement 78 Since its launching, in 2002, as a local development projects, valued permanent institution to combat at around 10.5 million euro. The poverty, the ESFD tends to the EFSD follows a participatory neediest regions and the most approach and considers the deprived groups through its local adoption by local communities, of development program and job the proposed projects, the creation components. It implements integration of the needs and initiatives to improve the living priorities of women, and the conditions of these communities, protection the environment. Below empower the poor, and reinforce is the distribution of these projects their participation in the in 2003-2012: development process. 64 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

Distribution of projects achieved by sector Distribution of projects by Casa:

Food Baalbeck Saida Baabda KƚŚĞƌ WƌŽĐĞƐƐŝŶŐ 5% ^ĞĐƚŽƌƐ 6% 5% 1% Bint Jbeil 6% EĂďĂƟLJĞŚ 17% 5% ZŽĂĚZĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶΘ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ 19% Tyr ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞΘ ŚĂŶŶŝLJĞŚ /ƌƌŝŐĂƟŽŶ 5% 5% 28% ^ƉŽƌƚƐ&ĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ Marjeyoun 2% 5% ^ĞǁĂŐĞΘ^ŽůŝĚ tĂƐƚĞEĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ 9% Hasbaya 6% ^ŽĐŝĂůĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚΘ Hermel Akkar WƵďůŝĐ,ĞĂůƚŚ sŽĐĂƟŽŶĂůdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ 43% 11% 19% 3%

Project to Support Local support local development in the Based on this, priority Development in North Lebanon regions of Akkar, Hermel, and development projects were (ADELNORD) Danniyeh. By the end of June identified in each cluster and 9 2012, local development plans grant contracts were signed to As part of the funding agreement were elaborated for ten clusters of initiate the implementing of these for ADELNORD, between the EU towns, as a result of cooperation projects, provided that the Fund and the Lebanese Government, 2.9 between the EFSD and specialized would supervise the purchasing million euros were allocated to local committees in these regions. and procurement processes.

Projects implemented within the context of ADELNORD:

EĂŵĞŽĨWƌŽũĞĐƚ ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚsĂůƵĞ Start Date CompleƟŽŶ Name of Cluster (US$) date

Fneideq ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨĂƐŽůŝĚ 519.410 01/08/201201/08/2012 ǁĂƐƚĞƚƌĞĂƚŵĞŶƚƉůĂŶƚ

DĂƐŚƚĂ ƋƵŝƉƉŝŶŐĂŚĞĂůƚŚĐĞŶƚĞƌ 329.575 01/09/2012 01/09/2014 ,ĂƐƐĂŵ ,ƌĂƌ ͲZĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶŽĨ ŝƌƌŝŐĂƟŽŶĐĂŶĂůƐĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨƉŽƚĂďůĞ ǁĂƚĞƌŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ͲŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨĂŶ 464.042 01/09/2012 01/09/2014 ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĐĞŶƚĞƌ ͲZĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ ĞƋƵŝƉƉŝŶŐŽĨĂŵƵůƟͲƵƐĞ ŵƵŶŝĐŝƉĂůŚĂůů Beit ͲZĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶŽĨ Younes ŝƌƌŝŐĂƟŽŶĐĂŶĂůƐ 355.941 01/09/2012 01/09/2014 ͲWƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚŽĨŐĂƌďĂŐĞ ĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƌLJĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌƐ CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 65

EĂŵĞŽĨWƌŽũĞĐƚ ŽŶƚƌĂĐƚsĂůƵĞ Start Date CompleƟŽŶ Name of Cluster (US$) date

Akkar Al ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨĂůĂŬĞĨŽƌ 474.588 01/08/2012 01/08/2014 ƟƋĂ ǁĂƚĞƌĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ

Wadi ͲƋƵŝƉƉŝŶŐĂŶĚ <ŚĂůĞĚ ŝŵƉƌŽǀĞŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐŽĨůDĂƋĂƐĞĚ ,ĞĂůƚŚĞŶƚĞƌ 539.185 01/09/2012 01/09/2014 ͲKƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶŽĨ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐĂŶĚĂĐĐĞůĞƌĂƚĞĚ ǀŽĐĂƟŽŶĂůƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͕ĂƐǁĞůů ĂƐŝŵƉƌŽǀŝŶŐĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐ ĂŶĚǀŽĐĂƟŽŶĂůĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ

<ĨĂƌĞďŶŝŶͲ ͲZĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶŽĨƉŽƚĂďůĞ ĂŶŶŝLJĞŚ ǁĂƚĞƌĂŶĚŝƌƌŝŐĂƟŽŶ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƐ Ͳ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚĂŶĚĞƋƵŝƉƉŝŶŐŽĨ 395.490 01/08/2012 01/08/2014 ĂŚĞĂůƚŚĐĞŶƚĞƌ ͲZĞŚĂďŝůŝƚĂƟŽŶŽĨĂ ƐĐŚŽŽůƉůĂLJŐƌŽƵŶĚŝŶ Qamamin ͲdƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĨŽƌůŽĐĂů ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐ

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b - Job Creation Component: commercial banks. This Support to SMEs successful experience paved the By the end of 2012, the EFSD way for groups who were financed and assisted more than previously unable to access the 7,038 Small and Medium finance sector. Enterprises (SMEs), and provided credit opportunities for As for the US$5.5 million MED entrepreneurs. Over 4,649 new job opportunities were created, and financing agreement, signed with additional sources of income were the European Union (EU) in made available for the August 2007, to support SMEs beneficiaries. In this regard, the which were affected during July EFSD cooperates with five partner 2006 war, 467 loans amounting to 66 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

Loan Distribution by Sectors and Governorates in 2012

Agriculture Beirut 744 South Bekaa 350% 892 889 Trade Industry North 2,511 1,090 1,354 Mount Lebanon Services 1,731 EĂďĂƟLJĞŚ 2,693 1,822

Distribution of Job Opportunities by Sector and Governates in 2012

South Bekaa Agriculture 504 892 755 Beirut 194 Trade 1,334 Industry North 842 974 Mount Lebanon 1,196 Services 1,969 EĂďĂƟLJĞŚ 988

US$5.8 million were granted to from a bank partnering with the In response to the UNDP request, business owners until the end of Fund. These business consultation the Fund decided to manage the July 2012, which slightly experts also follow up on the US$ 2.5 million Guarantee Fund exceeded the initial capital implementation of these projects. within the UNDP Art-Gold amount. In 2012, the Fund relied on a team project. A partnership agreement of 15 Freelance Business Advisors between the Fund and First Provision of Business to offer BDSs to 370 individuals National Bank was signed and 21 Development Services (BDS) from all Lebanese regions. The projects were financed with a total To enable individuals and SMEs Fund granted 2311 loans value of US$440,000 until the end to get financial loans in order to amounting to LBP 36 billion of October 2012. This number of establish or develop their finance small and medium projects is lower than the number business, the Fund had recourse to projects, with the help of that should have been achieved in experts giving these individuals Freelance Business Advisors since the first work year of the and enterprises the necessary 2003 and until December 2012. Guarantee Fund. This required guidelines which would help them suspending operations until the establish action plans, identify the UNDP Art-Gold Guarantee contracting consultant finishes expected productivity and prepare Fund: local economic evaluating this experience and a full dossier in order to get a loan development loans proposing recommendations to CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 67

correct the situation. the sustainability of previously balanced and sustainable c. Main Orientation of the Fund implemented projects, as well as development on three axes: the in 2013 attract additional financial participatory approach through working groups, local economic Through the job creation resources to implement new development and decentralized component, the Fund will initiatives to support the cooperation. The project covers continue the credit financing objectives of this component. the most deprived regions of process as part of the Risk Sharing Lebanon, where poverty rates are

Scheme agreement. It will also high and economic and social begin looking for new credit ideas, problems are acute. These regions Since the launch of the ART such as financing small enterprises are: GOLD project on the 22nd of 1. North Lebanon: Three districts: and housing loans. The local September 2006, as part of the Akkar, Minyeh-Denniyeh and development component will international “ART Initiative”, the Tripoli-Bab El-Tebbaneh. continue to implement grant UNDP continues, in coordination 2. South Lebanon: Five districts: contracts, within the context of with CDR, to implement this Marjeyoun, Bent Jbeil, Nabatieh, ADELNORD, and will support project in order to achieve Sour and Hasbaya.

Distribution of ART GOLD project budget among regions until the end of 2012

Distribution of ART GOLD project budget according to Donors 68 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

3. Bekaa: Districts of Rashayya Bekaa and the Southern Suburb of prepare the strategic planning and West Bekaa in the Beirut. development in that region and set beginning, followed by the • The “Information and it as a benchmark for other districts of Baalback and Communication Technology” regions. This initiative benefits Hermel project: resulting from joint from the lessons learned in other 4. Beirut Southern Suburb. cooperation between the Lebanese Lebanese regions, starting from city of Tripoli and the Spanish city regions where ART Gold worked. After the project duration had of Malaga. This project This initiative draws on the been set at 36 months, it was contributed to the modernization fieldworks implemented by the extended until the end of 2013 and increased efficiency of program in many villages in the after the provision of new municipal work in Tripoli with the region, to understand the main resources. Thus, by the end of development of geographic characteristics of these villages in 2012, the total budget allocated information systems in general different domains (natural, for the project was around US$ and their application to a domestic, institutional, economic, 15.5 million, jointly financed by residential and commercial district social, housing, educational, the governments of Italy, in the city. The city of Malaga health, cultural and Belgium, Spain, and the provided the technical assistance environmental). This would help Principality of Monaco, in for the development of these identify the needs of the region, addition to contributions from systems, under the supervision of understand its main potential, and NGO’s and European UNDP’s Information Society exploit these capacities in bridging decentralized cooperation Initiative for the Mediterranean the gap of needs according to the institutions. (ISI@MED) in Geneva. In priorities concluded by this study. recognition of the remarkable ART Gold program assigned the Major achievements of ART efforts deployed by all concerned task of preparing the study to a GOLD Lebanon from its launch parties, a workshop was organized consultant office. until the end of 2012: in May 2012, in which 100 people participated from Lebanon, • Social survey of family The ART GOLD project has Tunisia, Morocco, Syria, France, livelihood conditions in Furn Ech contributed to numerous Albania and Kosovo, representing Chebak/Southern Suburbs of achievements across different public departments and local Beirut: It was carried out by the sectors, in cooperation with local organizations. The objective of municipality through the bodies and authorities in the regions this workshop was introducing municipal social office, in were the project was implemented. participants to the guide prepared cooperation with ART GOLD Below is a summary of the projects, in the context of ISI@MED which project. The survey will include which were distributed over the can be adopted to implement 8,500 families, and an Italian following sectors: projects based on ICT. expert was brought from Florence to train three social workers, at the Governance sector: • Strategic planning for the office, to supervise the survey. • The "Capacity Development for development of the Diniyeh good local governance" project: in region in North Lebanon: In May • Promotion of decentralized 2011, 41 training workshops were 2012, the ART Gold project in cooperation between Lebanese organized, benefitting around 450 Lebanon launched this initiative, municipalities and European members of the newly elected under the patronage of the Prime authorities, through the municipal councils, in addition to Minister in coordination with the organization of a study tour for a 954 mayors and municipal council CDR, and financed by the Italian, mission of 23 participants (from members elected more than once, Spanish, and Belgian the municipalities of Chiyah, Furn all from municipal councils in the governments. The program chose Ech Chebak, Mreyjeh, Hadath, North, the South, Mount Lebanon, Diniyeh in North Lebanon to Haret Hreik, Ghobeiri and Burj Al CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 69

Barajneh) to the Italian region of In order to raise the awareness of irrigated regions and provided Tuscany, in March 2011. The the Lebanese about the importance additional incomes to hundreds of purpose of the visit is to enable the of preserving water resources, farmers in the Bekaa. exchange of expertise in planning ART GOLD also partnered with • Seven projects were for medium and long-term the Ministry of Energy and Water implemented in several regions of projects, and meeting the needs of to launch, in July 2011, the the North, the South and the citizens by adopting a national campaign to rationalize Bekaa. These projects aimed at comprehensive approach. water consumption under the generating income for small slogan “Save water, save people”, farmers and improving the quality • Establishment of the Social funded by the Spanish Agency for of agricultural production. Some Municipal Office in the International Development of these projects are: municipalities of Furn Ech Cooperation (AECID). Chebak, Mreyjeh, Chiyah, and 1 - A project to provide Haret Hreik in the southern Local Economic Development agricultural guidance and suburbs of Beirut to promote the sector (including agriculture): distribute seeds and fruit seedlings participation of the youth in local to about 70 fruit farmers in the development. • A project to train more than 3000 region of Diniyeh and farmers beekeepers from the North, the relying on rain-fed agriculture in Environment sector: South and the Bekaa region, in bee the region of Akkar. • Solid waste treatment project disease control and improving honey quality and better 2 - Equipment of a laboratory to in South Lebanon, which raised perform tests on soil and irrigation awareness among the inhabitants marketing opportunities, as well as exchanging best practices with water samples within the context of the Federation of municipalities of the Lebanese Agricultural of Jabal Amel, and enabled the relevant parties in Italy. A honey laboratory was built within the Research Institute in Abdeh municipalities to adopt sustainable (Akkar). The laboratory was Lebanese Agricultural Research waste management practices. In inaugurated in July 2011, and Institute in Sour for the this framework, containers for more than 30,000 farmers in the improvement of the quality of the household waste collection were regions of Minyeh-Diniyeh and honey produced by beekeepers in distributed to around 300 Akkar are expected to benefit South Lebanon. households in the town of Rib from its services. A laboratory in Tlateen in order to encourage In September 2011, the ART Sour was also rehabilitated and people to separate organic waste GOLD project organized, in equipped to analyze processed from recyclables, and 140 waste cooperation with the Ministry of food samples. containers were provided to the Agriculture and Shouf Cedar municipality for waste collection. 3 - A drip irrigation project in Kfar Nature Reserve, the day-long Meshki (Bekaa) that contributed • Water management project in Jabalna Festival in the town of to an increase in irrigated lands South Lebanon, under which five Maasser El-Shouf. Over 100 and in agricultural production, water maintenance centers were beekeepers from all Lebanese resulting in additional incomes to built and equipped with needed regions were at the Festival where about 300 farmers. equipment and machinery for they displayed and sold their repairing water networks in products. 4 - Equipment of a mobile unit Nabatiyeh, Bent Jbeil, Sour, owned by the the cattle breeding Marjeyoun and Hasbaya. • Construction of irrigation canals and fodder cultivation cooperative Moreover, necessary training was in Deir El Ahmar and Nahleh, and in Akkar, to provide veterinary provided to maintenance workers, increase in the capacity of water guidance services to around 500 thus ensuring continuous water collection basins in Chaat, Kfar cattle breeders in Akkar in order to supply to around 117 villages. Meshki and Ghazza, which improve their production. contributed to an increase in • ART GOLD implemented 70 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

several projects that targeted 40 animals and plants. exchange among them. The women food cooperatives in the In the context of the Local municipal social office in the town Bekaa and the South, and helped Economic Development sector, it of Mreyjeh is carrying out this increase the income of more than is worth noting that in 2011, four initiative in cooperation with the 400 ladies. Decentralized Local Economic Development municipalities of Fern Ech cooperation, especially by the Agencies (LEDAs) were Chebbak, Chiyah and Burj Al Italian province of Puglia, played established in all the regions Barajneh, and under the a major role in developing the covered by the ART GOLD. supervision of the ART GOLD marketing capabilities of a number Efforts continued to support these working group in the region. of women cooperatives in the agencies and empower them to • Construction of a public park for Bekaa, and of a group of women provide a series of technical children in Nabi Sheet (Bekaa), to who own businesses in the support services for SMEs and provide a safe place for them to Southern Suburb of Beirut. cooperatives. In 2012, the project play. Moreover, an expert was continued to provide the necessary brought in from Marseille to carry • ART GOLD supported around technical and financial support to out a detailed study for a project 1100 fishermen in North Lebanon activate the work of these agencies aiming at building public spaces by providing Al Abdeh port with as a guarantee of continuity and (parks and other spaces) in the city the necessary equipment, in sustainability after they became of Tripoli. addition to providing training to officially registered as civil the fishermen cooperative association. This reaffirms the Health Sector: members in administrative and importance of this development • Provision of the necessary financial matters. An Italian mechanism and its vital role in medical equipment and organizing expert assessed fishing techniques empowering low-income training sessions for the medical used by fishermen in Al Ouzai individuals and improving their staff of 18 health centers and port in the Southern Suburb of living conditions. Beirut; based on this, an action clinics, in order to improve the plan to improve the situation of The project will also carry on level of medical services provided these fishermen will be prepared. providing support for 35 regional and facilitate their access to more and sectoral working groups, as than 150,000 people in the regions • ART GOLD also organized, in well as employ their group work covered by the project in North partnership with the International concepts. Lebanon, the Bekaa and the Association for the Protection of Southern Suburb of Beirut. Tyre (Sour), training workshops to Social Sector (Youth) Moreover, training sessions were develop glassblowing skills. • Establishment and equipment of organized for the working medical About 20 young men and women youth cultural centers in the South staff of these centers on the use of benefitted from these workshops and the North of Lebanon and patient information systems and and gained a source of additional completing the preparations for on the most recent medical income. the implementation of a project protocols and practices. These which aims at promoting and initiatives were implemented in • ART GOLD contributed to the developing the capacities of young coordination with the Ministry of establishment of the Baalback people in North Lebanon, in Public health and in close tourism network and cooperated partnership with the Italian region partnership with the concerned with it to launch a study aiming at of Puglia. municipalities. elaborating a plan for tourism development in the Bekaa, which • The formation of a choir • The equipment of the primary ended in early 2012. ART GOLD composed of 100 students, both health care center in Abboudieh also equipped the museum of the males and females, between the (North Lebanon) and the training Yammouneh Nature Reserve, ages of 8 and 13, for the purpose of 30 young women form the displaying stuffed birds, wild of promoting dialogue and cultural districts of Bab at Tebbaneh and CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 71

Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli to carry of Lazio in Italy, in the and began entering it in a special out health worker duties, preparation of an oral health guide program to determine later the including the organization of to be used by teachers in public results of the survey. meetings with mothers and girls in elementary schools in the southern order to increase their awareness suburb of Beirut. All concerned Socio-Economic Development about several health issues. parties, including public schools Program in Akkar – Phase II principals, teachers, doctors and ART GOLD also cooperated with social workers, contributed to the The CDR has continued its the Lebanese Association for preparation of this guide in Arabic cooperation with the UNDP to Early Childhood Development, in and in English. implement Phase II of the Socio- coordination with the Economic Development Program Municipality of Tripoli, to carry Education Sector in Akkar, in order to support the out a study on the living and 1.“Raising the Level of development in the district, health conditions in the districts of Educational Services and especially in Wadi Khaled. The Bab at Tebbaneh and Jabal Extracurricular Activities in activities in this phase will focus Mohsen. The final report of this Public Schools” project: on the following: study was released in July 2011. implemented in four public The study’s results will enable the - Development of the capacities of schools in Bent Jbeil, Blat, concerned authorities to develop a the municipal councils elected in Aytaroun and Majdal Selm, in practical conception of the May 2010 in order to enhance South Lebanon. This project aims development intervention for the their participation in the local at improving the level of improvement of living conditions development process. educational services provided in in this region. ART GOLD also - Continuation of the work with the mentioned schools which were provided the necessary equipment the municipalities which have affected by the July 2006 war. It for a dental clinic and a day care achieved their own local benefits more than 400 students by service in the Center for development plans in Phase I to holding drama classes and development services affiliated to help them make partnerships providing sport equipment and the Ministry of Social Affairs with donors in order to carry on musical instruments. Moreover, (MOSA) in Bab at Tebbaneh. developmental projects as well the teachers were trained to as implement some projects from • ART GOLD, in partnership with improve their skills in modern the budget of the program. the Italian region of Tuscany, teaching methods. This initiative - Preparation of a local continued to provide support was financed by the Friends of development plan in Wadi (medical equipment, patient Lebanon Association in Monaco. Khaled and helping in making information systems, and training) 2. A study on school dropouts in partnerships with donors as well to the primary health care centers Mreyjeh/Southern Suburb of as implementing some economic managed by the municipalities of Beirut: in the framework of the development projects from the Haret Hreik, Ghobeiri and Chiyah initiative aiming at reducing program budget. in the southern suburb of Beirut. school dropouts among students Two training workshops were aged 8 to 14 years, ART GOLD First: Accompaniment of the organized by an Italian expert trained workers from the newly elected municipal from Tuscany, and attended by 20 municipal social office of the councils trainees from the municipalities Municipality of Mreyjeh to collect The program has continued to and the public and private health the necessary data, under the provide support to the municipal institutions operating in the supervision of a specialist, and in councils elected in 2010. The region. cooperation with the concerned councils of 22 towns were The project also benefitted from parties in the 6 public schools accompanied in their management the experience of Lazio Sanita, the targeted. The working group of the local development process, public health agency of the region finished collecting data in 2012 especially in the region of Jurd El- 72 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

Qayteh, El Joumeh, Sahel Akkar In 2012, the working group center’s administration were and Ad Dreib al Awsat. Support continued with the plans of 2011, provided, including a multi- was also provided for the and implemented the following: purpose sonograph, necessary municipal councils elected in medical equipment for the Wadi Khaled in May 2012. The • Completion of data collection to maternity and children ward, and a provided support included: finish the “Wadi Khaled dentistry clinic. The provision of participation of some municipal Questionnaire” for 20 this equipment raised the number council members in training communities and towns - and of beneficiaries, improved the sessions about municipal work, prepare the region profile. The quality of health services and the development of new projects, program also pursued, in reduced the service cost the and the facilitation of their cooperation with the components patient has to incur by 80%, since relationship with financing parties of the local community the these services became available in for the implementation of process of putting in place the Wadi Khaled instead of going to development projects within the development projects suggested in Halba or to Tripoli. scope of each municipality. the sectoral meeting (education, agriculture, health, youth, women 2. Developing and implementing Second: Forming the central and infrastructure) and looking for new projects working group for Wadi the best conditions to implement The program’s working group Khaled: them in a way to ensure their could not implement all the In the context of activating the success and sustainability. The projects in Wadi Khaled, due to local development process in following projects were the security conditions in the Wadi Khaled, and following the implemented accordingly: region which impeded the election of new municipal movement of the team to carry out councils in this region in May 1. Continuing the daily field work. So, it was agreed 2012, the working group reformed implementation of projects set with the citizens to implement the the local development committee by the program in 2011: projects with the minimum established in 2010 which a. Equipment of the youth possible risks. There projects are: included a number of mokhtars cultural center in Al Amayra: and representatives of associations The center was equipped, and the a. Equipment of kindergartens and cooperatives in the region. program coordinated with the in public schools The rearrangement included consulting committee to lay down In the context of supporting public adding heads of municipalities, a work plan for the center based schools in Wadi Khaled in representatives of municipalities on the needs of the youth. Work carrying out their educational role, where there are no municipal began with organizing computer and based on the results of the councils, and representatives of training courses, as well as school field survey of educational civil organizations. The central support programs for students conditions and the status of public working group held a series of who applied for official exams. schools in the region, 8 public meetings in which it discussed a schools were equipped with series of proposed projects for The center was also used by furnishings as well as audiovisual implementation. international organizations to tools and educational games for provide support for Syrian kindergartens. 450 students Third: Launch of the work in refugees. benefited from this project. Wadi Khaled to put in place a local development plan and b. Equipment of the Center for b. Providing an agricultural contribute to the improvement development services affiliated tractor and a cistern for water of living conditions by to the Ministry of Social Affairs supply in Wadi Khaled: implementing a number of in Wadi Khaled: medical The project aims at providing development projects equipment requested by the utility water for major towns in CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 73

of the analysis of economic and social conditions in the regions, as well as the SWOT analysis. It also proposed mid-, and long-term local development plans. Fourth: Coordinating with other entities: The program facilitated communication among municipal councils and international and Lebanese entities which implement development projects and programs in Akkar, to benefit from development plans approved by municipalities. In this context, the following was achieved: • Continuing cooperation with the “conflict resolution and peace- building project in Akkar”, by following up with the establishment of two agricultural cooperatives in Al Dareeb. The first cooperative handles the development of the olive sector and the second cooperatove in the region of Sahl Akkar aims at developing the vegetable sector Summer Camp - Lady of the Mountain - Adma and provide services to the farmers. Wasi Khaled, whose population • Follow up with the increasing The program contracted with a exceeds 17 thousand people, attention to Wadi Khaled by consulting company to evaluate among them 5 thousand Syrian international organizations, since economic and social conditions in refugees. The municipality it was affected by the Syrian crisis Wadi Khaled and propose short-, transports water from Nab’a Safa and has welcomed more than 15 and long-term work plans. to the houses in the village. thousand Syrian refugees. The The company’s working team following actions have been c. Providing a cistern for started in August 2012, and was taken: cleaning septic tanks in Al Fard supposed to finish in November - Provision of communication Village – Wadi Khaled: 2012. But due to security between the working group of The project provided a cistern conditions in the northern region, UNDP and representatives of equipped with a pump to the and the ensuing procedures that Wadi Khaled to facilitate the municipality to empty septic tanks narrowed movement into Wadi survey to identify Syrian crisis in the town, reducing the pollution Khaled, the deadline of the implications on Lebanese of groundwater. consultant’s work was extended communities in Wadi Khaled till the beginning of 2013. and Akkar. 3. Study of the economic By the end of 2012, the consulting - Contribution in setting up conditions in Wadi Khaled: company completed the first draft projects that would create work 74 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

opportunities in Wadi Khaled, Goals-MDGs Planning and Programming at the and that are implemented by The CDR and UNDP signed the CDR, National Employment UNDP in the framework of other project “Support to The Office, Planning and projects. Implementation of The Development Authority and - Signing two grant agreements Millennium Development Goals” Social Services Directorate at the with Hbaychi and Al Amayra on 24/07/2008. The project aims Ministry of Social Affairs, the municipalities in Wadi Khaled to at helping the Lebanese Directorate General of establish channels for rain water government implement policies Administrations and National drainage. and activities that contribute to the Councils at the Ministry of attainment of MDGs by 2015, as Interior and Municipalities, as Fifth: Youth activities in Akkar agreed by Lebanon and the well as the Directorate of The program organized a summer countries of the world. The project Research and Coordination at the camp from 3 to 7 September 2012, involves as well several activities Ministry of Agriculture. The final in Deir Sayidat Al Jabal in Adma, aiming at helping the Lebanese reports for the five administrations with the participation of members government, the communities and were completed in 2012 and of youth groups from several the civil society institutions to included certain recommendations towns in Akkar. It included efficiently participate in achieving to be listed under a general training on interactive theatre and the MDGs. strategy for the development of puppet show techniques. The the capacities of administrations camp aimed at strengthening the 1 - The project’s achievements and institutions which were leadership skills of around 30 in 2009-2012 targeted to empower them to carry young boys and girls who are the out their role more effectively and most enthusiastic and committed. 101. Developing Public Policies achieve the 1st MDG. Moreover, experts in the field of In 2010, the Capacity Assessment interactive and puppet theatres Project was launched for a 102. Implementing some were hired for the camp. selected group of public interventions to achieve administrations and institutions, progress in the indicators Sixth: Main trends in 2013: particularly at the level of related of the MDGs All activities of the program planning, implementation, and should be completed in the second follow up with MDGs. The project The project includes stage by the end of February 2013. included a quick survey of all implementing some interventions The strategic guidelines of the administrations and institutions, to help reduce poverty in some next phase will be developed directly or indirectly, involved in regions with high poverty rates, according to the results of the MDGs. Focus was placed on the which may help improve social economic and social conditions in 1st MDG, regarding reducing and economic conditions, as well Wadi Khaled, taking into account poverty rates, noting that it is one as the livelihoods of some of the the effects and implications of the of the goals whose indicatiors are neediest families. Below is a Syrian crisis on local conditions in still somewhat struggling. It is summary of these interventions: Akkar. Needs will be identified expected that Lebanon will not and prioritized, then the CDR and succeed in reducing the UNDP will join efforts to provide percentage of individuals living the necessary funding. below the minimum wage to 4 percent by year 2015. Joint Projects with UN Organizations working in In this context, five public Lebanon administrations and institutions that directly influence the Support to the Implementation indicators of the 1st MDG were of the Millennium Development chosen: Administration of CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 75

Name of Project Village Number of value of the grant Date of completion beneficiaries Purchase and planting of Nahleh-North Bekaa 18 farmers $32,400 December 2010 olive trees

Purchase & planting of Ras Baalbeck-North 25 farmers $28,833 December 2010 fruit and olive trees Bekaa Purchase of fishing nets and ropes, as well as Ouzai 250 fishermen $65,000 December 2010 winter outfits for fishermen

Purchase of equipment Haret Hrayk-southern for women suburbs of Beirut 39 women $61,755 December

Equipping of a Tannour Arsal Bakery 10 women $15,000 March 2012

103 - Building the statistical As for the US$5.5 million MED of 15 Freelance Business Advisors capacities of relevant financing agreement, signed with to offer BDSs to 370 individuals institutions (Central the European Union (EU) in from all Lebanese regions. The Administration of Statistics August 2007, to support SMEs Fund granted 2311 loans (CAS) which were affected during July amounting to LBP 36 billion The project aims at supporting the 2006 war, 467 loans amounting to finance small and medium Lebanese government to monitor US$5.8 million were granted to projects, with the help of and follow up with the MDG business owners until the end of Freelance Business Advisors since indicators, by improving the July 2012, which slightly 2003 and until December 2012. statistical capacity of relevant exceeded the initial capital authoritb - Job Creation amount. UNDP Art-Gold Guarantee Component: Support to SMEs. Fund: local economic By the end of 2012, the EFSD Provision of Business development loans financed and assisted more than Development Services (BDS) In response to the UNDP request, 7,038 Small and Medium To enable individuals and SMEs the Fund decided to manage the Enterprises (SMEs), and provided to get financial loans in order to US$ 2.5 million Guarantee Fund credit opportunities for establish or develop their within the UNDP Art-Gold entrepreneurs. Over 4,649 new job business, the Fund had recourse to project. A partnership agreement opportunities were created, and experts giving these individuals between the Fund and First additional sources of income were and enterprises the necessary National Bank was signed and 21 made available for the guidelines which would help them projects were financed with a total beneficiaries. In this regard, the establish action plans, identify the value of US$440,000 until the end EFSD cooperates with five partner expected productivity and prepare of October 2012. This number of commercial banks. This a full dossier in order to get a loan projects is lower than the number successful experience paved the from a bank partnering with the that should have been achieved in way for groups who were Fund. These business consultation the first work year of the previously unable to access the experts also follow up on the Guarantee Fund. This required finance sector. implementation of these projects. suspending operations until the In 2012, the Fund relied on a team contracting consultant finishes 76 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

evaluating this experience and and West Bekaa in the • The “Information and proposing recommendations to beginning, followed by the Communication Technology” correct the situation. districts of Baalback and project: resulting from joint Hermel cooperation between the Lebanese c. Main Orientation of the Fund 4. Beirut Southern Suburb. city of Tripoli and the Spanish city in 2013 of Malaga. This project After the project duration had been Through the job creation contributed to the modernization set at 36 months, it was extended component, the Fund will and increased efficiency of until the end of 2013 after the continue the credit financing municipal work in Tripoli with the provision of new resources. Thus, process as part of the Risk Sharing development of geographic by the end of 2012, the total budget Scheme agreement. It will also information systems in general allocated for the project was around begin looking for new credit and their application to a US$ 15.5 million, jointly financed ideas, such as financing small residential and commercial district by the governments of Italy, enterprises and housing loans. The in the city. The city of Malaga Belgium, Spain, and the local development component will provided the technical assistance Principality of Monaco, in addition continue to implement grant for the development of these to contributions from NGO’s and contracts, within the context of systems, under the supervision of European decentralized ADELNORD, and will support UNDP’s Information Society cooperation institutions. the sustainability of previously Initiative for the Mediterranean implemented projects, as well as (ISI@MED) in Geneva. In Major achievements of ART attract additional financial recognition of the remarkable GOLD Lebanon from its launch resources to implement new efforts deployed by all concerned until the end of 2012: initiatives to support the parties, a workshop was organized objectives of this component. The ART GOLD project has in May 2012, in which 100 people participated from Lebanon, Since the launch of the ART contributed to numerous Tunisia, Morocco, Syria, France, GOLD project on the 22nd of achievements across different Albania and Kosovo, representing September 2006, as part of the sectors, in cooperation with local public departments and local international “ART Initiative”, the bodies and authorities in the organizations. The objective of UNDP continues, in coordination regions were the project was this workshop was introducing with CDR, to implement this implemented. Below is a participants to the guide prepared project in order to achieve balanced summary of the projects, which in the context of ISI@MED which and sustainable development on were distributed over the can be adopted to implement three axes: the participatory following sectors: projects based on ICT. approach through working groups, Governance sector: local economic development and • Strategic planning for the decentralized cooperation. The • The "Capacity Development for development of the Diniyeh project covers the most deprived good local governance" project: in region in North Lebanon: In May regions of Lebanon, where poverty 2011, 41 training workshops were 2012, the ART Gold project in rates are high and economic and organized, benefitting around 450 Lebanon launched this initiative, social problems are acute. These members of the newly elected under the patronage of the Prime regions are: municipal councils, in addition to Minister in coordination with the 1. North Lebanon: Three districts: 954 mayors and municipal council CDR, and financed by the Italian, Akkar, Minyeh-Denniyeh and members elected more than once, Spanish, and Belgian Tripoli-Bab El-Tebbaneh. all from municipal councils in the governments. The program chose 2. South Lebanon: Five districts: North, the South, Mount Lebanon, Diniyeh in North Lebanon to Marjeyoun, Bent Jbeil, Bekaa and the Southern Suburb of prepare the strategic planning Nabatieh, Sour and Hasbaya. Beirut. development in that region and set 3. Bekaa: Districts of Rashayya it as a benchmark for other CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 77

regions. This initiative benefits for medium and long-term the Ministry of Energy and Water from the lessons learned in other projects, and meeting the needs of to launch, in July 2011, the Lebanese regions, starting from citizens by adopting a national campaign to rationalize regions where ART Gold worked. comprehensive approach. water consumption under the This initiative draws on the slogan “Save water, save people”, • Establishment of the Social fieldworks implemented by the funded by the Spanish Agency for Municipal Office in the program in many villages in the International Development municipalities of Furn Ech region, to understand the main Cooperation (AECID). Chebak, Mreyjeh, Chiyah, and characteristics of these villages in Haret Hreik in the southern different domains (natural, Local Economic Development suburbs of Beirut to promote the domestic, institutional, economic, sector (including agriculture): participation of the youth in local social, housing, educational, development. • A project to train more than 3000 health, cultural and beekeepers from the North, the environmental). This would help Environment sector: South and the Bekaa region, in bee identify the needs of the region, disease control and improving understand its main potential, and • Solid waste treatment project in honey quality and better exploit these capacities in bridging South Lebanon, which raised marketing opportunities, as well the gap of needs according to the awareness among the inhabitants as exchanging best practices with priorities concluded by this study. of the Federation of municipalities relevant parties in Italy. A honey ART Gold program assigned the of Jabal Amel, and enabled the laboratory was built within the task of preparing the study to a municipalities to adopt sustainable Lebanese Agricultural Research consultant office. waste management practices. In Institute in Sour for the this framework, containers for • Social survey of family improvement of the quality of the household waste collection were livelihood conditions in Furn Ech honey produced by beekeepers in distributed to around 300 Chebak/Southern Suburbs of South Lebanon. households in the town of Rib Beirut: It was carried out by the Tlateen in order to encourage In September 2011, the ART municipality through the people to separate organic waste GOLD project organized, in municipal social office, in from recyclables, and 140 waste cooperation with the Ministry of cooperation with ART GOLD containers were provided to the Agriculture and Shouf Cedar project. The survey will include municipality for waste collection. Nature Reserve, the day-long 8,500 families, and an Italian Jabalna Festival in the town of expert was brought from Florence • Water management project in Maasser El-Shouf. Over 100 to train three social workers, at the South Lebanon, under which five beekeepers from all Lebanese office, to supervise the survey. water maintenance centers were regions were at the Festival where built and equipped with needed • Promotion of decentralized they displayed and sold their equipment and machinery for cooperation between Lebanese products. repairing water networks in municipalities and European Nabatiyeh, Bent Jbeil, Sour, • Construction of irrigation canals authorities, through the Marjeyoun and Hasbaya. in Deir El Ahmar and Nahleh, and organization of a study tour for a Moreover, necessary training was increase in the capacity of water mission of 23 participants (from provided to maintenance workers, collection basins in Chaat, Kfar the municipalities of Chiyah, Furn thus ensuring continuous water Meshki and Ghazza, which Ech Chebak, Mreyjeh, Hadath, supply to around 117 villages. contributed to an increase in Haret Hreik, Ghobeiri and Burj Al irrigated regions and provided Barajneh) to the Italian region of In order to raise the awareness of additional incomes to hundreds of Tuscany, in March 2011. The the Lebanese about the importance farmers in the Bekaa. purpose of the visit is to enable the of preserving water resources, exchange of expertise in planning ART GOLD also partnered with • Seven projects were 78 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

implemented in several regions of increase the income of more than is worth noting that in 2011, four the North, the South and the 400 ladies. Decentralized Local Economic Development Bekaa. These projects aimed at cooperation, especially by the Agencies (LEDAs) were generating income for small Italian province of Puglia, played established in all the regions farmers and improving the quality a major role in developing the covered by the ART GOLD. of agricultural production. Some marketing capabilities of a Efforts continued to support these of these projects are: number of women cooperatives in agencies and empower them to the Bekaa, and of a group of provide a series of technical 1 - A project to provide women who own businesses in the support services for SMEs and agricultural guidance and Southern Suburb of Beirut. cooperatives. In 2012, the project distribute seeds and fruit seedlings continued to provide the necessary to about 70 fruit farmers in the • ART GOLD supported around technical and financial support to region of Diniyeh and farmers 1100 fishermen in North Lebanon activate the work of these relying on rain-fed agriculture in by providing Al Abdeh port with agencies as a guarantee of the region of Akkar. the necessary equipment, in continuity and sustainability after addition to providing training to 2 - Equipment of a laboratory to they became officially registered the fishermen cooperative perform tests on soil and irrigation as civil association. This reaffirms members in administrative and water samples within the context the importance of this financial matters. An Italian of the Lebanese Agricultural development mechanism and its expert assessed fishing techniques Research Institute in Abdeh vital role in empowering low- used by fishermen in Al Ouzai (Akkar). The laboratory was income individuals and improving port in the Southern Suburb of inaugurated in July 2011, and their living conditions. Beirut; based on this, an action more than 30,000 farmers in the plan to improve the situation of regions of Minyeh-Diniyeh and The project will also carry on these fishermen will be prepared. Akkar are expected to benefit providing support for 35 regional from its services. A laboratory in • ART GOLD also organized, in and sectoral working groups, as Sour was also rehabilitated and partnership with the International well as employ their group work equipped to analyze processed Association for the Protection of concepts. food samples. Tyre (Sour), training workshops Social Sector (Youth) to develop glassblowing skills. 3 - A drip irrigation project in Kfar • Establishment and equipment of About 20 young men and women Meshki (Bekaa) that contributed youth cultural centers in the South benefitted from these workshops to an increase in irrigated lands and the North of Lebanon and and gained a source of additional and in agricultural production, completing the preparations for income. resulting in additional incomes to the implementation of a project about 300 farmers. • ART GOLD contributed to the which aims at promoting and establishment of the Baalback developing the capacities of 4 - Equipment of a mobile unit tourism network and cooperated young people in North Lebanon, owned by the the cattle breeding with it to launch a study aiming at in partnership with the Italian and fodder cultivation cooperative elaborating a plan for tourism region of Puglia. in Akkar, to provide veterinary development in the Bekaa, which guidance services to around 500 • The formation of a choir ended in early 2012. ART GOLD cattle breeders in Akkar in order composed of 100 students, both also equipped the museum of the to improve their production. males and females, between the Yammouneh Nature Reserve, ages of 8 and 13, for the purpose displaying stuffed birds, wild • ART GOLD implemented of promoting dialogue and animals and plants. several projects that targeted 40 cultural exchange among them. In the context of the Local women food cooperatives in the The municipal social office in the Economic Development sector, it Bekaa and the South, and helped town of Mreyjeh is carrying out CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 79

this initiative in cooperation with meetings with mothers and girls in to be used by teachers in public the municipalities of Fern Ech order to increase their awareness elementary schools in the southern Chebbak, Chiyah and Burj Al about several health issues. suburb of Beirut. All concerned Barajneh, and under the parties, including public schools ART GOLD also cooperated with supervision of the ART GOLD principals, teachers, doctors and the Lebanese Association for working group in the region. social workers, contributed to the Early Childhood Development, in preparation of this guide in Arabic • Construction of a public park for coordination with the and in English. children in Nabi Sheet (Bekaa), to Municipality of Tripoli, to carry provide a safe place for them to out a study on the living and Education Sector play. Moreover, an expert was health conditions in the districts of brought in from Marseille to carry Bab at Tebbaneh and Jabal 1.“Raising the Level of out a detailed study for a project Mohsen. The final report of this Educational Services and aiming at building public spaces study was released in July 2011. Extracurricular Activities in (parks and other spaces) in the city The study’s results will enable the Public Schools” project: of Tripoli. concerned authorities to develop a implemented in four public practical conception of the schools in Bent Jbeil, Blat, Health Sector: development intervention for the Aytaroun and Majdal Selm, in • Provision of the necessary improvement of living conditions South Lebanon. This project aims medical equipment and organizing in this region. ART GOLD also at improving the level of training sessions for the medical provided the necessary equipment educational services provided in staff of 18 health centers and for a dental clinic and a day care the mentioned schools which were clinics, in order to improve the service in the Center for affected by the July 2006 war. It level of medical services provided development services affiliated to benefits more than 400 students and facilitate their access to more the Ministry of Social Affairs by holding drama classes and than 150,000 people in the regions (MOSA) in Bab at Tebbaneh. providing sport equipment and covered by the project in North musical instruments. Moreover, Lebanon, the Bekaa and the • ART GOLD, in partnership with the teachers were trained to Southern Suburb of Beirut. the Italian region of Tuscany, improve their skills in modern Moreover, training sessions were continued to provide support teaching methods. This initiative organized for the working medical (medical equipment, patient was financed by the Friends of staff of these centers on the use of information systems, and training) Lebanon Association in Monaco. to the primary health care centers patient information systems and 2. A study on school dropouts in on the most recent medical managed by the municipalities of Mreyjeh/Southern Suburb of protocols and practices. These Haret Hreik, Ghobeiri and Chiyah Beirut: in the framework of the initiatives were implemented in in the southern suburb of Beirut. initiative aiming at reducing coordination with the Ministry of Two training workshops were school dropouts among students Public health and in close organized by an Italian expert aged 8 to 14 years, ART GOLD partnership with the concerned from Tuscany, and attended by 20 trained workers from the municipalities. trainees from the municipalities and the public and private health municipal social office of the • The equipment of the primary institutions operating in the Municipality of Mreyjeh to collect health care center in Abboudieh region. the necessary data, under the (North Lebanon) and the training supervision of a specialist, and in of 30 young women form the The project also benefitted from cooperation with the concerned districts of Bab at Tebbaneh and the experience of Lazio Sanita, the parties in the 6 public schools Jabal Mohsen in Tripoli to carry public health agency of the region targeted. The working group out health worker duties, of Lazio in Italy, in the finished collecting data in 2012 including the organization of preparation of an oral health guide and began entering it in a special 80 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

program to determine later the Qayteh, El Joumeh, Sahel Akkar results of the survey. and Ad Dreib al Awsat. Support In 2012, the working group Socio-Economic Development was also provided for the continued with the plans of 2011, Program in Akkar – Phase II municipal councils elected in and implemented the following: Wadi Khaled in May 2012. The The CDR has continued its provided support included: • Completion of data collection to cooperation with the UNDP to participation of some municipal finish the “Wadi Khaled implement Phase II of the Socio- council members in training Questionnaire” for 20 Economic Development Program sessions about municipal work, communities and towns - and in Akkar, in order to support the the development of new projects, prepare the region profile. The development in the district, and the facilitation of their program also pursued, in especially in Wadi Khaled. The relationship with financing parties cooperation with the components activities in this phase will focus for the implementation of of the local community the on the following: development projects within the process of putting in place the scope of each municipality. development projects suggested in - Development of the capacities of the sectoral meeting (education, the municipal councils elected in Second: Forming the central agriculture, health, youth, women May 2010 in order to enhance working group for Wadi and infrastructure) and looking for their participation in the local Khaled: the best conditions to implement development process. In the context of activating the them in a way to ensure their success and sustainability. The - Continuation of the work with local development process in following projects were the municipalities which have Wadi Khaled, and following the implemented accordingly: achieved their own local election of new municipal development plans in Phase I to councils in this region in May 1. Continuing the help them make partnerships with 2012, the working group reformed implementation of projects set donors in order to carry on the local development committee by the program in 2011: developmental projects as well as established in 2010 which implement some projects from the included a number of mokhtars a. Equipment of the youth budget of the program. and representatives of associations cultural center in Al Amayra: and cooperatives in the region. The center was equipped, and the - Preparation of a local The rearrangement included program coordinated with the development plan in Wadi Khaled adding heads of municipalities, consulting committee to lay down and helping in making representatives of municipalities a work plan for the center based partnerships with donors as well where there are no municipal on the needs of the youth. Work as implementing some economic councils, and representatives of began with organizing computer development projects from the civil organizations. The central training courses, as well as school program budget. working group held a series of support programs for students meetings in which it discussed a who applied for official exams. First: Accompaniment of the series of proposed projects for newly elected municipal implementation. The center was also used by councils international organizations to The program has continued to Third: Launch of the work in provide support for Syrian provide support to the municipal Wadi Khaled to put in place a refugees. councils elected in 2010. The local development plan and councils of 22 towns were contribute to the improvement b. Equipment of the Center for accompanied in their management of living conditions by development services affiliated of the local development process, implementing a number of to the Ministry of Social Affairs especially in the region of Jurd El- development projects in Wadi Khaled: medical CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 81

equipment requested by the Wasi Khaled, whose population and programs in Akkar, to benefit center’s administration were exceeds 17 thousand people, from development plans approved provided, including a multi- among them 5 thousand Syrian by municipalities. In this context, purpose sonograph, necessary refugees. The municipality the following was achieved: medical equipment for the transports water from Nab’a Safa • Continuing cooperation with the maternity and children ward, and a to the houses in the village. “conflict resolution and peace- dentistry clinic. The provision of c. Providing a cistern for building project in Akkar”, by this equipment raised the number cleaning septic tanks in Al Fard following up with the of beneficiaries, improved the Village – Wadi Khaled: establishment of two agricultural quality of health services and The project provided a cistern cooperatives in Al Dareeb. The reduced the service cost the equipped with a pump to the first cooperative handles the patient has to incur by 80%, since municipality to empty septic tanks development of the olive sector and the second cooperatove in the these services became available in in the town, reducing the pollution region of Sahl Akkar aims at Wadi Khaled instead of going to of groundwater. Halba or to Tripoli. developing the vegetable sector and provide services to the 3. Study of the economic farmers. 2. Developing and implementing conditions in Wadi Khaled: new projects • Follow up with the increasing The program contracted with a attention to Wadi Khaled by The program’s working group consulting company to evaluate international organizations, since could not implement all the economic and social conditions in it was affected by the Syrian crisis projects in Wadi Khaled, due to Wadi Khaled and propose short-, and has welcomed more than 15 the security conditions in the and long-term work plans. thousand Syrian refugees. The region which impeded the following actions have been taken: movement of the team to carry out The company’s working team - Provision of communication daily field work. So, it was agreed started in August 2012, and was between the working group of with the citizens to implement the supposed to finish in November UNDP and representatives of projects with the minimum 2012. But due to security Wadi Khaled to facilitate the possible risks. There projects are: conditions in the northern region, and the ensuing procedures that survey to identify Syrian crisis a. Equipment of kindergartens narrowed movement into Wadi implications on Lebanese in public schools Khaled, the deadline of the communities in Wadi Khaled and In the context of supporting public consultant’s work was extended Akkar. schools in Wadi Khaled in till the beginning of 2013. - Contribution in setting up carrying out their educational role, By the end of 2012, the consulting projects that would create work and based on the results of the company completed the first draft opportunities in Wadi Khaled, and field survey of educational of the analysis of economic and that are implemented by UNDP in conditions and the status of public social conditions in the regions, as the framework of other projects. schools in the region, 8 public well as the SWOT analysis. It also - Signing two grant agreements schools were equipped with proposed mid-, and long-term with Hbaychi and Al Amayra furnishings as well as audiovisual local development plans. municipalities in Wadi Khaled to tools and educational games for establish channels for rain water kindergartens. 450 students Fourth: Coordinating with drainage. benefited from this project. other entities: b. Providing an agricultural The program facilitated Fifth: Youth activities in Akkar tractor and a cistern for water communication among municipal The program organized a summer supply in Wadi Khaled: councils and international and camp from 3 to 7 September 2012, The project aims at providing Lebanese entities which in Deir Sayidat Al Jabal in Adma, utility water for major towns in implement development projects with the participation of members 82 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

of youth groups from several the communities and the civil included certain recommendations towns in Akkar. It included society institutions to efficiently to be listed under a general training on interactive theatre and participate in achieving the strategy for the development of puppet show techniques. The MDGs. the capacities of administrations camp aimed at strengthening the and institutions which were leadership skills of around 30 1 - The project’s achievements targeted to empower them to carry young boys and girls who are the in 2009-2012 out their role more effectively and most enthusiastic and committed. 101. Developing Public Policies achieve the 1st MDG. Moreover, experts in the field of In 2010, the Capacity Assessment interactive and puppet theatres Project was launched for a 102. Implementing some were hired for the camp. selected group of public interventions to achieve administrations and institutions, progress in the indicators Sixth: Main trends in 2013: particularly at the level of related of the MDGs All activities of the program planning, implementation, and should be completed in the second The project includes follow up with MDGs. The project implementing some interventions stage by the end of February 2013. included a quick survey of all The strategic guidelines of the to help reduce poverty in some administrations and institutions, regions with high poverty rates, next phase will be developed directly or indirectly, involved in according to the results of the which may help improve social MDGs. Focus was placed on the and economic conditions, as well economic and social conditions in 1st MDG, regarding reducing Wadi Khaled, taking into account as the livelihoods of some of the poverty rates, noting that it is one neediest families. Below is a the effects and implications of the of the goals whose indicatiors are Syrian crisis on local conditions in summary of these interventions: still somewhat struggling. It is ies, especially the Central Akkar. Needs will be identified expected that Lebanon will not and prioritized, then the CDR and Administration of Statistics succeed in reducing the (CAS). In this context, the project UNDP will join efforts to provide percentage of individuals living the necessary funding. provided SPSS licenses for below the minimum wage to 4 computer programs for ten users at percent by year 2015. Joint Projects with UN the CAS, to help the CAS process Organizations working in In this context, five public and analyze development data. In Lebanon administrations and institutions 2012, the project provided the that directly influence the appropriate support to upgrade Support to the Implementation indicators of the 1st MDG were and develop the website of the of the Millennium Development chosen: Administration of CAS so that the MDG monitoring Goals-MDGs Planning and Programming at the database (DEVINFO) is CDR, National Employment institutionalized. The CDR and UNDP signed the Office, Planning and project “Support to The Development Authority and 104 - Communication and Implementation of The Social Services Directorate at the Advocacy Millennium Development Goals” Ministry of Social Affairs, the In 2010, the project prepared an on 24/07/2008. The project aims at Directorate General of interim national report on the helping the Lebanese government Administrations and National progress achieved in achieving implement policies and activities Councils at the Ministry of MDGs (Interim MDGR). The that contribute to the attainment of Interior and Municipalities, as preparation of the interim report MDGs by 2015, as agreed by well as the Directorate of followed a participatory approach Lebanon and the countries of the Research and Coordination at the that was based on inviting world. The project involves as Ministry of Agriculture. The final representatives of the involved well several activities aiming at reports for the five administrations governmental institutions and helping the Lebanese government, were completed in 2012 and administrations, as well as CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 83

representatives of the civil society workshops were organized, in pilot project in cooperation with and UN agencies. The interim which 30 interns participated, under the Federation of Municipalities report showed that Lebanon the supervision of experts from of Jurd El-Qayteh in Akkar to seemed to be on the right track in participating institutions. The localize MDGs in local some goals, such as education and trainees also took part in two communities in order to integrate child and maternal health. But workshops abroad, in France and them into the local development progress seems slow in reducing Sarajevo, in order to develop their plans of this region. extreme poverty rates, empowering technical skills and pave the way women, and achieving sustainable for exchanging expertise among In this context, the project development. Lebanese and foreign journalists. organized workshops with the The project also met several times Federation, in coordination with In this context, the Media for with school and university students the regional office of the UNDP, Development project was launched to explain the MDGs and showcase and with the participation of the in 2011, in partnership with France the progress attained in this regard. ART GOLD/North project and the Press for training, France 24, and It also published some “Local Development Project in the French Embassy in Lebanon. advertisements to introduce Akkar”. The aim of these The project aims at promoting the different categories of society to the workshops was developing local concepts of peace and development MDGs. capacities to improve policy by developing the capacities of making and implementation at the many journalists in a number of 105 - Building capacities of local regional level, in addition to Lebanese media channels (print, communities in terms of monitoring the development of audio and visual) to carry out planning, administration, and MDGs. Heads of municipalities investigations and prepare reports follow up on the MDG partook in these workshops, on development challenges faced indicators: alongside representatives of civil by Lebanon. Four training In 2011, the program launched a society organizations.

In 2012, as part of this model initiative, MDG-related programs were implemented in many towns including:

Name of Project Village Number of Grant Value beneficiaries

Rehabilitation of irrigation Houeich 53 beneficiaries $19,950 canals Rehabilitation of irrigation Qobbayat 80 beneficiaries $20,000 canals Opening of agricultural roads Qrayyat 55 beneficiaries $20,000

Opening of agricultural roads Bzal 95 beneficiaries $20,000

Construction of irrigation Shan 200 beneficiaries $20,000 canals Construction of a basketball Harar 950 beneficiaries $40,000 playground

Equipping of an instructional, Mechmech 16,000 beneficiaries $20,000 educational, and recreational center in Mechmech

Equipping of an instructional, Fneideq 500 beneficiaries $20,000 educational, and recreational center in Fneideq public middle school 84 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

The initiative also included a Dialogue Committee (LPDC), the report on “The Localization of the UN Joint Program for Conflict Ministry of Education and Higher MDGs in Jurd El-Qayteh”, as well Prevention & Peace Building in Education, the Ministry of Labor as development challenged faced North Lebanon and the Reconstruction and by the region, and the priorities Recovery Unit in the office of the The MDG Trust Fund is an that should be achieved to Presidency of the Council of international cooperation improve the living conditions of Ministers. The CDR represents the mechanism whose aim is to all residents, with the report Lebanese Government in the support efforts towards the following the “gender approach” program’s High Steering achievement of the MDGs. It was in analyzing data. Committee. established in December 2006 when the Spanish Government The Program’s work started in 3- Main trends in 2013 granted EUR 528 million to the September 2009 and ended in The project will keep on achieving UN. In order to achieve the best August 2012. its goals by carrying out the results, the Fund adopts the Joint following activities: Program approach combining Major achievements in 2012 several UN organizations to First – Publication of the Report First – In 2012, as the program benefit from their experience in on “The Localization of the continued to support LPDC, the addressing various issues. MDGs in Jurd El-Qayteh”. committee h intensified coordination meetings with the The Fund in Lebanon Second – Continue to looking for relevant parties in the North, In Lebanon, the Fund supports a cooperation means with the CAS, including popular Palestinian joint program implemented by six especially regarding the statistical committees. A strategy was UN organizations: UNDP, and analytical aspects regarding drafted to communicate with the International Labor Organization MDGs, as well as securing the Army, and a secondary security required funds for this objective. (ILO), United Nations Relief and committee was formed including Works Agency for Palestine representatives of LDPC, as well Third – Continue to working on Refugees in the Near East communication and advocacy as relevant Palestinians and (UNRWA), United Nations ministries and UNRWA. through: Population Fund (UNFPA), United • Launch of the electronic version Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) of the third national report on the Second – In coordination with the and United Nations Educational, progress achieved in realizing Lebanese-Palestinian working Scientific and Cultural MDGs. The report will be groups in the Nahr El Bared and Organization (UNESCO). available on the website of the Al Baddawi camps, the program CDR and UNDP. In Lebanon, this program is part of implemented six projects that the “conflict prevention and civil targeted the youth, children and • Continuation of the work on the peace building” efforts. It targets women in Lebanese and “Media for Development” project, particular regions in North Palestinian communities by following up with the Lebanon: Tabbaneh and Jabal surrounding the camps. The implementation of training Mohsen in Tripoli, Palestinian activities centered on educational, workshops in which Lebanese camps in the North and their cultural, professional and journalists, editors-in-chief, and Lebanese surroundings, in recreational topics. representatives of local addition to the Akkar region, organizations are expected to It is worth noting that the LPDC particularly Al Sahel, Ad Dreib Al participate. includes representatives of both A’la and Ad Dreib Al Awsat. camps, Lebanese and Palestinian • Continuation of meetings with The program’s management and civil organizations that are active school and university students to implementation are jointly carried in the region, as well as introduce MDGs. out by the Lebanese-Palestinian representatives of Lebanese and CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 85

Palestinian youth. organized training workshops in would increase its chances of which social workers and women success to implement future The equipping of the cultural leaders of NGOs participated, mutual programs after leveraging center in Al Baddawi was also from Al Tabbaneh and Jabal the lessons learned from completed by virtue of the mutual Mohsen, as well as the camps of implementing the project. agreement between the committee Nahr Al Bared and Al Tabbaneh, and the municipality to be a and surrounding villages. These Despite the obstacles faced in the common ground for meeting and organizations underwent beginning, the evaluation showed working between Lebanese and additional training on gender- that all the activities helped build Palestinian organizations. based violence. The program used trust among participating objective standards to choose 4 organizations and national partners Third – With the support of the NGOs which won small financial at the central and local levels. One of Ministry of Education and Higher grants to implement local projects the findings showed that the mutual Education, the program continued through a participatory approach. program strengthened cooperation organizing training courses for the among women, the youth, and students of schools in Tripoli, Al Fifth – In the course of the popular committees in Palestinian Baddawi, Nahr El Bared. Youth financial and technical support compounds and surrounding groups from 10 public schools in allocated by the program to Lebanese communities. Tripoli partook in these courses, popular, youth and women But the program faced many including Jabal Mehsen and Bab al committees in Nahr Al Bared and challenges, due to security and Tabbaneh, as well as from 8 Al Baddawi, the program political situations, which impeded UNRWA schools. Six summer organized 32 training courses for the realization of all its goals. camps were also organized. The roughly 30 members of youth training focused on peace-building committees in Nahr Al Bared, Al Since the program was the first and abandoning violence, as well as Baddawi and Tripoli, on the joint experience among this developing administrative skills subject of designing projects. number of UN agencies working and communication methods in Lebanon, as well as a broad among the beneficiaries. In the same context, and in coordination with the Ministry of spectrum of local partners, and Moreover, the program continued Agriculture, the members of the given that each of those had their cooperating with the “Citizenship two cooperatives established in own vision and work method, this Committee” at Ministry of Dreib and Sahel Akkar underwent created an additional challenge Education and Higher Education training regarding cooperative which required more efforts to to organize training courses for management and sustainable agree on common grounds in teachers in public schools in the agricultural practices. The order to avoid any duplication in region within the program’s work program also provided a nursery implementing activities and scope. The objective of these for trees and tools for harvesting ensure the local identity of the courses is including concepts potatoes. Al Dreib cooperatives program to help maintain its about children rights, avoiding received olive harvesting tools sustainability. violence, gender equality, and and equipment for a complete conflict management in the olive oil extracting and filling line. Enhancing Capacity for Social official adopted curriculum. Development Sixth – In 2012, as the In 2012, consultative meeting Fourth – To increase women’s implementation period of the between the Ministry of Social awareness about domestic mutual project expired, the Affairs and UNDP took off to violence, and in coordination with steering committee agreed to develop the Enhancing Capacity the Ministry of Social Affairs bring a consultant to carry out a for Social Development program, (MOSA) and civil associations final assessment for the program almost a year after completing all active in the North, the program and suggest recommendations that the activities of the Capacity 86 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

Building for Poverty Reduction databases related to them. The - National Center for Agricultural project. following is a summary of the Studies. main missions achieved by a TOKTEN expert: Dr. Fadi The draft of the project was signed group of these experts in 2012: Aramouni/USA during a press conference in November 2012, by the Minister of 1 - Mission: Restoring Ministry of In cooperation with Ministry of Social Affairs and residing Tourism offices Economy and Trade, Bassel representative of UNDP, in the Fuleihan Institute of Finance and presence of a representative of the Beneficiary: MoT Office of the Minister of State for CDR. TOKTEN expert: Claire Development, the TOTKEN Boustani/Canada The aim of this project is project organized three groups of providing the required support to With its natural, cultural and workshops on “Developing transform the Ministry from a human resources, Lebanon is capacities on food safety Ministry of Social Affairs to a considered a country with standards”. In coordination with Ministry of Social Development, promising touristic features, as the the Ministry of Economy and as well as promote its leading role tourism sector succeeded in being Trade, the project set a program in improving the living conditions a major contributor to the national for strengthening the capacities of of the most deprived groups and economy. But this sector still a group of inspectors in the local communities. The duration lacks development to become a Ministry, whose role is visiting to of this project is three years. main driver of the local institutions to ensure they are development process. Therefore, respecting public safety standards. One of the most significant the MoT strives to boost local • The main topics covered by the activities that will be implemented tourism and attract tourists to visit mission: is preparing the executive work all regions in Lebanon. It was a - Steps that should be taken to plan for the national strategy for must to activate the seven MoT inspect institutions and check social development, launched in offices all over Lebanon to carry their compliance with hygiene February 2012, as well as out their development role. providing the necessary technical standards and effective support to carry out analytical Based on this, the MoT submitted regulations. studies on relevant topics in the a request to the TOTKEN project - How to take samples during field of social development in administration to provide production, storage, transport Lebanon, and organizing training technical support in order to lay and selling in order to evaluate courses for Ministry staff to down a strategy to restore these risks and identify violators. develop their needed capacities in offices and organize a workshop - Identifying the different forms of order to promote the development to develop the capacities of their food decomposition. role that should be played by the staff. An expert in this field was - Identifying goods not fit for Ministry. brought to work with the Ministry, consumption or fake goods and which gave an excellent taking the appropriate measures. Transfer of Knowledge through assessment of her efforts, as did - Collecting evidence and sending Expatriate Nationals the General Director. it to competent authorities in the (TOKTEN) project event of a violation. 2 - Mission: Developing capacities The aim of TOKTEN project is to on food safety standards More than 170 staff members acquire the expertise of Lebanese Beneficiaries: from these Ministries participated expatriates, in order to enhance - Ministry of Agriculture, in the workshops, and the the national development efforts Ministry of Tourism, Ministry of participants gave excellent and transfer their expertise and Public Health, Ministry of reviews of the courses. knowledge to public Economy and Trade. administrations, as well as create 3 - Mission: Developing capacities CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 87

of organizing and managing 2010-2014 period. It aims at conferences. Beneficiaries: Ministry of Public strengthening policies and the Health Beneficiaries: institutional framework to develop and implement strategies - Ministry of Labor, Ministry of TOKTEN experts: intending to limit poverty and Agriculture, Ministry of • Dr. Jean Pierre Issa, Dr. Ayman achieve just economic Industry, Ministry of Tourism, Tannir, Dr. Anas Younes, Dr. development. It also aims at Ministry of Education and Finney Dudleavy (MD developing capacities in using Higher Education, Ministry of Anderson/Houston) available information to integrate Information, Ministry of the • Fadlo Khoury (Emory population dynamics and healthy Displaced, Ministry of Defense. University Hospital Atlanta) reproduction issues and equity - National Center for Agricultural • Dr. Anthony el Khoueiry (USC – among genders through Studies. California) developing planning and control TOTKEN expert: Mona • Dr. Ahmad Awada – Belgium on local, regional and Mroueh/Spain international levels, and that In 2012, the TOTKEN project through a variety of activities In 2012, the project organized two helped issue the second edition of determined on a yearly basis. This groups of workshops on the “main the “National Cancer Treatment program is implemented in principles of organizing and Guidelines) after a US$ 10,000 collaboration with the Ministry of managing conferences”, in grant was provided by Lebanese Social Affairs and the UNFPA. coordination with the Office of the expatriate Monzer Hourani, in Minister of State for addition to the previously Main activities executed in 2012: Administrative Development. available resources. Sub- This workshop demonstrated the committees of the national 1. Organizing the third training positive results gained from committee, established by the workshop, as part of a series of benefiting from the expertise and Ministry of Public Health, which training courses, to develop the knowledge of Lebanese experts included seven specialist capacities of units of the Ministry residing abroad and transferring Lebanese doctors coming from of Social Affairs assigned with the task of integrating demographic them to workers in the field of abroad (among them experts from dimensions in local development conference management in the MD Anderson Medical Center), plans, directly or indirectly, in Lebanese public sector. began work. The committee addition to organizing training established a set of treatment The workshops shed light on workshops for staff members at guidelines according to scientific many aspects of conference the Ministry and in development standards, following the example management, starting with services centers. These workshops of developed countries, in order to identification, planning and cost focused on developing and rationalize spending and provide estimation, up to implementation managing development programs, patients with the best treatment. phases, follow-up, monitoring, gaining support and securing The Minister issued a resolution to evaluation, quality insurance, and funds. reduction of the effects of adopt a second edition of the problems that may arise. More booklet. The program will also follow up than 35 staff members who work with the staff of development in conference management and Women’s issues/Citizen’s issues services centers who participated organization from 8 ministries • Population and development in the workshops, to put the drafts participated in these courses. program: of the projects they prepared in This program is part of the current their final version, and implement 4 - Mission: Developing guidelines cycle of cooperation program them in accordance with newly adopted by the Ministry of Public signed between the UNFPA and acquired skills. This step falls Health for Cancer Treatment the Lebanese Government for the within follow-up and evaluation 88 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

activities for the program’s implementing the survey with the Lebanese Women. It aims at interventions in developing support of the UNFPA. The enhancing technical and capacities. Population and Development institutional capacities of Program strove to provide the mechanisms and national 2. Developing a booklet/manual required technical and logistical institutions, political and strategic on applying standards for support, including coordination frameworks relative to institutions that care for the procedures with all relevant local capacitating women and equality elderly. The final version of the and official entities, provision of between genders. booklet will be issued in the first available reports, studies and As part of this project, and half of 2013, in cooperation with plans, and review of through a participatory work, the the Permanent National questionnaires sent by competent Commission for the Elderly, the authorities, including the CDR. National Strategy for Women in Family Affairs Department at the The latter fulfilled the Ministry’s Lebanon 2011-2021 was updated. Ministry of Social Affairs, and the request regarding collecting data It sought the opinion of concerned Technical Standards Committee. about the CDR concerning topics ministries and public that cover most population issues administrations, civil society 3. Supporting the Global ICPD included in the questionnaire, in bodies, and some international Survey addition to participating in the organizations that support women preparatory meeting where the issues, in order to identify In 2014, the ICPD celebrates its mechanism of filling the priorities and gaps. After 20th anniversary. For this questionnaire was discussed and discussing the proposed text with occasion, a global review of the demonstrated. the above entities, the final ICPD and its objectives was version of the strategy was launched to examine the ways to In 2012, the UNFPA appointed a adopted. respond to upcoming challenges, consultant to carry out the Country conclude new recommendations, Programme Mid-Term Review for The main achievements during and introduce the ICPD clause as a 2010-2014 implemented by the 2012 are: main clause on the post-2015 UN UNFPA in cooperation with development agenda. The main Ministries, public institutions and 1. In its session held on 12/6/2012, information and data on which the NGOs. In this context, the Cabinet issued its preliminary review will be based will draw representatives of the CDR, being approval of the National Strategy upon the governmental reviews on the national partner of the for Women in Lebanon 2011-2021, progress achieved, facilitating and UNFPA, met with the consultant and circulated it to Ministries and impeding factors, and urgent to discuss and give some Public Administrations. It matters at the national level. observations and propositions that requested that the suggestions and recommendations therein be given Therefore, an official global would help achieve the program’s national objectives. the chance to be applied in survey was launched and the accordance with effective laws and UNFPA, in cooperation with Other projects are being regulations. regional UN agencies, was implemented with the assistance assigned the task of supporting of the UNFPA and the UNDP in 2. The National Commission for governments to provide data and coordination with official and civil Lebanese Women, in cooperation information that cover all concerned parties. Below are with the UNFPA, developed a demographic topics, and some of the most important National Plan for Implementing ultimately involve local projects: the Strategy’s Objectives, with the communities and the youth in the • Gender integration in plans and participation of representatives of review process. programs: ministries and public institutions, In Lebanon, the Ministry of Social This project is carried out by the among them the CDR, as well as Affairs was delegated the task of National Commission for civil society representatives. CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 89

Focus groups were organized to benefitting from their by the penal law. discuss every objective of the professional potential. strategy. d - Promote the post and role of 2. Emphasizing that the law would gender network members include orders to protect women 3. In cooperation with the within their administrations. and their children without Ministry of Social Affairs, the e - Work on raising the awareness specifying a certain age for Commission organized meetings of public institutions and protecting the victim’s children. to discuss the objectives of the administrations to integrate the 3. Establishing a fund under the strategy as well as implementation gender approach in their supervision of the National mechanisms in development programs and policies. Commission for Lebanese services centers in the region. Women to help victims of In 2012, the following was violence and provide care for 4. The findings of these focus achieved in this regard: them. groups and consultative meeting The National Commission for were collected to put the first draft Lebanese Women worked on • Developing national capacities of the strategy implementation expanding the network of gender for dealing with natural plan within the coming five years. focal points to include additional disasters and mitigating The draft was presented to public institutions and damages by virtue of the Hyogo participants in the meetings for administrations. It updated and agreement: their comments. The National developed its database on this The National Commission for Commission completed the network, and in cooperation with Lebanese Women cooperated with second draft, in preparation for the UNOHCHR, organized a the UNDP and the Presidency of identifying indicators and laying series of workshops on deepening the Council of Ministers’ Natural down the final version of the the knowledge of network national work plan before members on the concept and Disaster Management Unit to implementing it. requirements of gender issues. implement the Hyogo Agreement for Disaster Risk Reduction. In • The “gender network” • Seeking to Gain Support for this context, a Hyogo work plan program in public institutions the Law of Protecting Women was developed (2005-2015) to and administrations: against Domestic Violence: urge the state to institutionalize national work to face natural In 2012, the National Commission In 2009, civil society bodies took disasters and reduce damages. It is for Lebanese Women worked on the initiative if forming the important to note that the National developing a strategy for gender “National Alliance for Legalizing Strategy for Women in Lebanon mainstreaming in public the Protection of Women against included among its objectives institutions and administrations, Domestic Violence”, and laid “protecting women and girls in by promoting the role of relevant down a draft law to protect cases of emergencies, armed staff members in ministries and women and children from conflicts, wars and natural public administrations to be focal domestic violence. disasters.” Therefore, the points. This strategy incorporates Commission intended to add the the following: The following was achieved in gender dimension in the national a - Strengthen cooperation with 2012: plans, as well as other studies, the gender network. 1. Name of the law: “Protecting documents and programs arising b - Expand the network and Women against Domestic from implementing the Hyogo institutionalizing its Violence” and the necessity of work plan. organization and work. focusing on providing women c - Develop the capacities of with protection measures in In this context as well, the gender network members and addition to the protection provided Lebanese government adopted a 90 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

special program for developing national capacities for dealing with natural disasters and mitigating damages in cooperation with the UNDP. The program embraced activities targeting women to take into consideration the needs of women when studying and detecting natural disasters, as well as developing relief and aid programs for victims. This would increase the contribution of women in bearing direct responsibility for facing and preventing disasters. It is worthy to note the CDR’s participation in this type of activities, as well as its membership in the national committee to develop an emergency plan to face all sorts of disasters. CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 91

Land Use & Environment

This sector is comprised of three organizing lands. sections: 1 - a - 2 - Current Situation of 1) Land use planning and urban Urbanization: development 2) Environment and tourism During the seventies, the Civil projects War and following these 3) Cultural heritage and urban periods,Lebanon witnessed an development unprecedented urbanization while lacking control and regulation 1 - Land Use Planning and mechanisms, leading to unwanted Urban Development results which included: 1 - a - Overview: • Random urbanization along the main axis and in the suburbs of 1 - a - 1 - Legal Framework: largecities The fourth clause of article 3 of • Negative influence on natural the Law on Establishing the and archeological sites Council of Development and • Expansion of quarries, Reconstruction (CDR) number whetherwith or without licenses 5/77, issued on January 31st 1977, • Deterioration of the quality of stated that the council “shall water and pollution of rivers and prepare the general framework ground water project for urban planning and • Infringement upon agricultural present it before the Cabinet for lands, beaches, and important approval.” tourist sites Article 4 of the Urban Planning Law All the previous require that number 96/83, issued on September solutions be reached quickly to 9th 1983, stated that directional limit the negative effects on plans and detailed regulations be economic and social growth in prepared for cities and villages Lebanon, in the presence of within the comprehensive plan for compelling factors. The most prominent of these factors include: • Decrease in the financial capabilities of the public sector and the priority given to lower the public indebtedness • Globalization and the new economic regulations imposed on the countries wishing to be part of the international markets • Increased interest in environment and heritage, which developed Rehabilitation of Old Souk Facades - during the nineties and provided a (CHUD) - Jbeil motive towards rationalizing the 92 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

use of natural resources and exerting bigger efforts to give more concern to heritage Hence, this phase is considered as a phase to rationalize the use of resources, direct expenditure and enforce control mechanisms. 1 - a - 3 - Preparing a Comprehensive Plan for Land Use – National Perspective for the Future: Based on what is described above, the CDR prepared a comprehensive land use plan in coordination with Rehabilitation of Old Souk Facades - (CHUD) - Jbeil the General Directorate of Urban Planning. This plan, whose study 2004 the comprehensive Land Use • Determining the general was executed during 2002 and Plan in collaboration with Dar al orientations of land use in tables 2004, included very important Handassah (Sha'ir and Partners) annexed to the decree. The issues, such as environment and and the Institute of Regional General Directorate of Urban natural resources, population Planning of Ile de France Planning has to take these into growth and urban development, (IAURIF). account when studying or modifying the Master plans and transportation, service projects and CDR also organized during the year detailed regulations for cities and large constructions, agricultural 2005 a campaign aiming to villages. These orientations have lands, industrial areas, cultural and circulate this plan on a large taken into consideration the nature historical heritage elements, and number of public administrations, of the land and its characteristics other factors. central and regional establishments, and the consequences of its use. This plan deals with these matters in addition to universities, civil from a comprehensive strategic societies, the Syndicate of • Forming an administrative point of view, in a scientific and Engineers and Syndicate of committee headed by the president objective point of view, while international financing institutions. of the Higher Council of Urban Planning with delegates from the taking into consideration the Following the approval of the following ministries: Public works characteristics of the Lebanese Higher Council for Urban and transportation, Environment, society, to elaborate an ambitious Planning and CDRon this plan, it Culture, Interior and and comprehensive vision was then referred to the general municipalities, Energy and water, regarding the future of the country secretariat of the Council of Agriculture, Industry, Economy in the long run (25 years). One of Ministers in September 2005, and trade, Finance, Defense and the first functions of this vision is accompanied by a draft decree for the CDR. Following up and being the general framework of the review by the Council of assessing the plan are among the urban planning policy on one hand, Ministers. and the unified geographical tasks of this committee reference for projects and On the 20th of June 2009, investments in different sectors on following the approval of the ii. Preparing the terms of the other. Cabinet on the 2nd of April 2009, reference for the Master Plan for the decree number 3366 related to the Lebanese coast: the Council • Achievements to Date: this plan was issued. Among the of Ministers commissioned the i. Comprehensive land use plan: main points mentioned in the CDR to secure the funding to CDR prepared in years 2002 and decree were: prepare the study of the Master CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 93

neighboring municipalities which agree on a development charter to balance between non-polluting and non-harmful economic activities, a moderate and quality urban development and practical organizational procedures to preserve the natural environment. In this context, the CDR is coordinating with municipalities and associations which have started to take an initiative in this Rehabilitation of Old Souk Facades - (CHUD) - Saida direction (Al Juma and Jurd Al Qaytaa Municipalities Unions and Plan for the Lebanese coast. by a comprehensive plan Qoubayet Municipality in Akkar, Therefore, the CDR, coordinated regarding the cluster of towns in with the participation of Mada with several concerned public collaboration with local association, and the Union of the administrations, among which the authorities and civil society North Metn Municipalities with following ministries: organizations and with the support the collaboration of IAURIF.) Environment, Agriculture, of ADELNORD’s technical Tourism, Public works and support team and under the v. Elaborating regional transportation (the General supervision of the Economic and developmental plans: CDR Directorate of Urban Planning and Social Fund for Development participated in the elaboration of the Directorate of Transportation), (ESFD). As a result to this plan, sustainable and comprehensive in addition to the Directorate agreement shall be concluded in developmental plans in the regions General of Antiquities and the regarding to priority projects that of Fayhaa and the Sour district Orders of Engineers and will be executed by local • In Fayhaa region: The Union of Architects of Beirut and Tripoli. authorities and funded by Fayhaa cities worked on the Moreover, several international ADELNORD (the details of the elaboration of a sustainable strategy institutions, which may give plan are in the Agricultural sector for its cities with the support and financial support in the form of section of this report).The tasks financing of several local and grants, were contacted. pertaining to the study and international parties. A team of supervision of agricultural several experts was commissioned iii. Implementing the local infrastructure projects were to elaborate this plan in development project in North assigned in 2011. These projects collaboration with all central and Lebanon (ADELNORD) : the were distributed into 6 groups local departments and civil CDR was commissioned to according to the quality and societies. CDR participated in the implement the local development geographical location of the discussion of this plan within the project in North Lebanon with a works. Advisory Committee that was grant from the European Union. In formed for this purpose. This plan 2010, the urgent projects for iv. Following the progress of work resulted in a list of priority projects. agricultural infrastructure were in the regional natural park The French Agency expressed its selected as well as the group of projects Hima : the willingness to finance feasibility towns (clusters) in which local Comprehensive Land Use Plan studies for these projects in development projects will be recommended that the regional preparation to finance a number of implemented in keeping with a natural parks of Hima be them in a later date. collaborative methodology. The developed. These are projects latter methodology is punctuated prepared by a group of • In Sour region: The Sour 94 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

Ntural Resourse Preservation - (EFL) Tannourine Reserve

Municipalities Union organized implementation of project-related the Ministry of Interior and with the cooperation and support works in the urban development Municipalities and in of French PACA region several sector in a later date. collaboration with administrations workshops involving the involved in the development municipalities of the district and • The CDR also participated in the sector, a common methodology set the terms of reference in order coordination meetingsrelated to a that will be adopted in the to perform a study regarding number of sustainable strategic preparation of these plans. This comprehensive development for development plans in the regions of methodology will be adopted in Sour district. CDR participated in Denniyeh, Jezzine and Batroun, the preparation of tender several workshops in support of implemented by the Municipalities documents related to the study of this collaborative work and to Union in each region. the sustainable strategic plan for ensure the conformity of the Sour and Akkar districts. plan’s proposals with the • vi. Preparing a common methodology to study the regional recommendations of the • Progress of the Work during comprehensive plan for land use development plans: After several 2012: planning. The French Agency international organizations expressed its willingness to fund expressed their willingness to During 2012, CDR continued the study of this plan as well as the finance the study of regional working on the following study of the feasibility of the developmental plans, and in order activities: resulting priority projects in to unify work methodology, CDR • Continuing to work on securing addition to funding the elaborated, in coordination with the funding to prepare the study of CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 95

lakes) were rewarded by virtue of framework of land use planning, six work contracts, which all which CDR might launch in amounted to 2.9 million euros. coordination with the Ministry of The majority of these works are Environment and the Ministry of expected to be completed in 2013. Public Works and Transportation, is the preparation of a master plan • Awarding the sustainable for the Lebanese coast. It is worth developmental plan for Sour noting that the search for funding district, funded by the French for the study is still going on with Development Agency: in 2012, the hope to reach a positive result the sustainable developmental in this regard in 2013. plan for Sour district was awarded, following a global • Updating the comprehensive tender. The consultant is expected plan for land arrangement: The to begin work during the first half comprehensive plan for land of 2013. Preparing this file was in arrangement was prepared in close coordination with the Union 2004, and the approval decree was of Sour Municipalities. It will issued in June 2009. Eight years Industrial Waste Water Treatment include four workshops for each after it was prepared, it was only (EFL) of its phases, in which local sensible to update it. In 2013, the authorities and local organizations CDR will begin, in coordination the Master Plan for the Lebanese participate. with relevant authorities coast. (Directorate General for Urban • To support creating the natural • Preparation of a sustainable Planning), with the required parks of Hima, and in the absence strategic plan for the region of preparations to move forward with of a legal framework that governs Akkar, Denniyeh and the update the comprehensive plan for creating and managing these mountainous areas of Hermel: In land arrangement. zones, the CDR assigned the the context of the ADELNORD • Preparing a work paper technical assistance team for the project funded by the EU, the regarding real estate policies in ADELNORD project, funded by CDR assigned the technical Lebanon: The current situation of the EU, the task of preparing the assistance team with the task of the real estate market in Lebanon legal framework draft, after the preparing a sustainable strategic and its high prices impedes and terms of reference were identified plan for the region of Akkar, complicates the implementation of in coordination with MoE. The Denniyeh and the mountainous general policies pertaining to it. It team finished this project and the areas of Hermel. Implementation is urgent to begin tackling the CDR raised it to MoE, including started in the second half of 2012. topic of real estate policies in as well a legal proposal to amend Just like Sour, preparing this file Lebanon to reach a proposal of the decree draft that was approved was in close coordination with the operational procedures that would by the Cabinet regarding reserves Union of Municipalities. It will improve and reform the real estate in Lebanon, in addition applied include four workshops for each situation. The CDR contacted decree drafts pertaining to it. of its phases, in which local authorities and local organizations with CMI (Centre de Marseille pour l’intégration en • Continuing to work on participate. Méditerranée) specialized in implementing the ADELNORD studies and research for urban project funded by the EU: in 2012, Projects under preparation: development in the after a local tender process, works • Preparation of the Master Plan Mediterranean, to prepare a study related to agricultural for the Lebanese coast: One of the about the real estate situation and infrastructure (agricultural roads, most important projects within the propose recommendations and irrigation channels, mountain 96 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

procedures that would improve to 4.5 million euro of which 3 extend the implementation of the the market, before discussing million euro were allocated for project for a second phase that was these recommendations with the pioneering projects. The Ministry launched on May 2010. During relevant authorities in Lebanon. of the Environment and the CDR this phase, the following projects The end result would be approving coordinate this project, GIZ were funded: the proposals that would reform entered into a contract with the • 6 projects were financed in the the fiscal real estate sector and German Consultative Group area of North Lebanon at a total enable the housing policy to (GFA) and the Lebanese group amount of 1.8 million euros and include renting residential ELARD to provide the necessary targeted the ability to adapt to apartments, helping low-income technical assistance to support the climate change. individuals to find suitable implementation and management lodging, and guiding the financing of this Fund. • 8 projects were funded at a total of infrastructure to serve amount of 1.1 million euros and residential areas. The preliminary The Environmental Fund in targeted the reduction of pollution report is expected to be prepared Lebanon aimed at reducing resulting from industrial in the first half of 2013, to be environmental risks and the wastewater in private companies circulated in relevant authorities negative economic consequences in Kesrouan, the Litani basin and and to discuss the proposals in the in the areas affected by the Israeli North Lebanon region. second half of 2013. A report on war of 2006 as well as other final proposals would be prepared disadvantaged areas in Lebanon. It Projects funded through this grant and raised to competent also aimed at promoting creative in the area of North Lebanon dealt authorities at the end of 2013. initiatives in the private sectors with plans aiming at adapting to that aim at improving their climate change. These plans 2 - Environmental and Tourism performance from an include: Projects environmental and economic • Achieving sustainable point of view. Moreover, the Fund development and protection of Progress of work in 2012 in provided the necessary training forests contracts signed before 2012 opportunities aiming at • Adopting drip irrigation and biological control of insects in On the other hand and in developing local capacities in fruit trees collaboration with other order to achieve a sound local • Rainwater harvesting administrations in CDR, the management for natural resources • Reducing water consumption Planning and Programming and attain knowledge in attracting and water waste in tourist resorts Administration of is looking for additional funding sources to • Protecting the economic sources of funding in order to implement vital projects. infrastructure from natural invest in projects that are feasible The first phase of this financing hazards along the Lebanese from an environmental, economic program was launched in coast and social point of view including February 2008, and it funded 16 the Environmental Fund in local projects at the amount of 3 Regarding the reduction of Lebanon project. million euro. These projects pollution resulting from industrial The Environmental Fund in included the sound management wastewater in private companies, Lebanon is a program funded by of waste in addition to the the financed projects included the the German government at the rehabilitation of land, forests, and following industry-related topics amount of 8.5 million euro. In reserved areas affected by the war such as food products and coordination with the Ministry of of July 2006. beverages, manufacture of Environment and the CDR, the textiles, paper industry, chemicals, German Technical Cooperation Due to the achievements the Fund non-metallic mineral products agency (GIZ) is coordinating this accomplished in phase I, the (decorative stone saws), and basic Fund. The German grant amounts German government agreed to metals and metal products. CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 97

regarding the general policy that region with a funding from the ought to be adopted to achieve Japanese government. The main environmental commitment and objectives of the project are to manage liquid industrial wastes. It determine the basic needs for focused on the following: tourism and eco-tourism • Defining the current status of the development and provide treatment of liquid industrial feasibility studies for pilot waste. projects, to be implemented at a • Reviewing environmental laws later date for the development of and regulations that govern mountainous and rural regions. Rehabilitation of a factory for fish food treating liquid waste in general, This study amounted to US$ 2.5 production - (EFL) - Hermel and liquid industrial waste and million. drainage in particular; • Evaluating the responsibilities The CDR began implementing the and capabilities of stakeholders project to support local regarding environmental development in North Lebanon commitment, as well as all ADELNORD, which is financed processes and procedures related by the EU Grant Agreement to treatment stations. number ENPI/2008/019-623, and • Determining and drafting includes the development of recommendations to move environmental activities arising forward in achieving from the financing agreement for environmental commitment by the project. Up until 2011 the the industrial sector. following was completed: • Preparing a common It is worth noting that the methodology to study the regional Environmental Fund seeks to development plans, after several move on from a research paper donors expressed their willingness about general policy in managing to finance the study of regional Industrial Waste Water Treatment for liquid industrial waste and developmental plans, as a Paper pulp factory - (EFL) - Chtoura environmental commitment to a preliminary step to preparing the work plan about managingliquid tender specifications related to the industrial waste to define priority study of the sustainable strategic The Fund created a mechanism for measures and required resources plan for the district of Akkar, the implementation of pioneering to solve the issue of managing Hermel and Danniyeh, in environmental projects such as liquid industrial waste in coordination with the Ministry of eco-tourism projects, cleaner Lebanon. production, and profitable organic Interior and Municipalities, and in cooperation with the agriculture. The Fund also As for environmental tourism, the administrations concerned with demonstrated the success Comprehensive Tourism and the development sector. achieved by environmental action Developmental Plan for Zahle, at a local level through the Baalback and Becharre, the • Preparing tender specifications cooperation with municipalities Council for Development and for a technical study on the that showed a high level of Reconstruction (CDR), in creation and management of seriousness regarding the cooperation with the Ministry of protected areas in Lebanon, and implementation of projects and Tourism, executed a study of the providing them with a legal follow-up. comprehensive tourism and framework, in coordination with development plan for Zahle, the Ministry of Environment. A The Fund did a research paper Baalback, Becharre and the Cedar national park being a type of 98 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

Industrial Waste Water Treatment for Paper pulp factory - (EFL) - Chtoura

protected areas, these steps will be preparation of a sustainable Through coordination preliminary to the provision of strategic plan for the district of committees, or by virtue of technical support for the creation Sour, out of concern for the financing agreements, the CDR of a national park in the environment and in order to partook in following up with the mountainous areas ofAkkar. preserve the sustainability of implementation of many natural resources. environmental programs executed With regard to the environmental by the MoE with UNDP, related to impact assessment and strategic The CDR continues to take part in preserving biodiversity, climate environmental assessment studies, preparing national environmental change, and empowering the CDR, until the end of 2011, reports, alongside donors, institutional capacities. required the preparation and ministries, and other authorities, assignment of environmental including the reports prepared in Work progress in 2012: impact studies for many projects, 2011, the report entitled in accordance with the standards Millennium Development Report The Environmental Fund of World Bank, the EU, and other related to Lebanon for year 2010 continues to provide the required international references. The and prepared by UNDP, as well as technical assistance for industrial CDR also required the preparation the Country Environmental Lebanese institutions, in the form of a sustainable strategic plan for Assessment report prepared by the of grants, which helps prepare a the district of Akkar, Hermel and World Bank in cooperation with preliminary environmental study Danniyeh, as part of the the Ministry of Environment. to determine the required ADELNORD project, and the investments to fight industrial CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 99

pollution and obtain facilitating loans to implement them. So far, the Fund has prepared detailed studies for thirteen institutions to help them determine the sources of industrial pollution resulting from production, and proposed solutions as well as preliminary economic feasibility studies for each of these institutions. The Fund also provides technical support to any industrial company in Lebanon to help them develop preliminary studies for reducing industrial pollution and its effects. In addition to financing many projects aimed at reducing industrial pollution, the Environmental Fund seeks to organize a comprehensive program to develop the capacities of concerned institutions regarding fighting industrial pollution, including private industrial companies, and concerned public entities, to support MoE in preparing a national program to reduce industrial pollution. This program encompasses many activities and the first workshop was held regarding managing industrial waste in Litani basin, in cooperation with MoE, the Ministry of Industry and the Association of Lebanese Industrialists in December 2012, in the presence of HE Minister of Rehabilitation of Public Market (CHUD) - Tyr Environment Mr. Nathem Al Khoury, HE Minister of Industry Mr. Vrej Sabounjian. The purpose responsibility and laws regarding industrial pollution to be applied of this workshop was to provide industrial pollution, and in other industrial areas in factories and all relevant demonstrated the available Lebanon establishments concerned with technical and financial support in fighting industrial pollution with this regard. This workshop is a The CDR continued to implement the required technical model for providing the required the ADELNORD project, funded information, focusing on Litani technical assistance and by the EU, especially the basin. It also tackled corporate information related to fighting environmental aspect. These are 100 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

the highlights of the program: public sector”, and decree number 8633 on 7/8/2012 regarding the • The “ENPI Horizon 2020 • The projects prepared a Capacity Building” project, sustainable strategic plan for the “Rules of Environmental Impact Assessment”. In this context, financed by EU/MAP and district of Akkar, Hermel and implemented by the Ministry of Danniyeh, in cooperation with a environmental impact assessment and strategic environmental Environment, in cooperation team of experts specialized in with the CDR. The latter environmental sciences, assessment studies are now binding to all projects mentioned participates in coordinating economics, urban development in the above decrees. The CDR committee meetings and in and social development, assigned ensures mentioning these 2 workshops on the management by GFA-ELARD, based on a decrees and conditions pertaining of solid waste, wastewater and conditions documents prepared by to them in the tender documents of industrial emissions; it also the project in 2011, in all projects duly. The CDR is now suggests Lebanese coordination with the Ministry of in the process of preparing representatives from both the Interior and Municipalities and in environmental impact assessment private and non-governmental cooperation with relevant for many infrastructure projects, sectors, relevant to the departments in the development in addition to preparing strategic mentioned themes, in order to sector. environmental assessment studies build their capacities and • A technical study project was for the sustainable strategic plan increase the number of local prepared regarding creating and for the Cazas of Akkar, Hermel specialists in these fields. managing reserves in Lebanon, in and Danniyeh, as part of the addition to a draft law and applied ADELNORD project, and the The CDR Administration is draft decree arising from this sustainable strategic plan for Sour. continuing the implementation of study, in cooperation with a team Furthermore, by participating in environmental projects executed of experts assigned by the coordinating committees, the by MoE and funded by the United technical study in coordination CDR is following up: Nations Development Program with MoE. These laws are now • The Integrated Waste (UNDP) which cover a variety of being reviewed by MoE, before Management in Baalback Caza domains, among them: At the being approved in accordance project, financed by the Italian administrative level: with laws in effect; Agency and implemented by the - Corporate support for MoE, Ministry of Environment. In this • The project’s technical support At the level of preserving natural context, an environmental team resorted to experts in the resources: sciences of managing forests and impact assessment study was - Project for Managing Small woods, as well as firefighting, to conducted for the project, and an Grants which funds several small prepare two management plans for executive director was assigned pioneering projects managed by Andaket in Akkar and Safira in to follow up all the activities local organizations Daniyyeh. These two plans result thereof. Tender documents in a conditions document related related to the assignment of At the level of reducing air to forest management, including works and executive functions pollution: pruning purposes, in close are currently under preparation. - Institutional Support for the cooperation with the Ministry of • The “Demonstrating & Ozone Office at the Ministry of Agriculture. Promoting best techniques & the Environment (Ministry of practices for reducing health care Environment ) in Lebanon In 2012, decree number 8213 was waste to avoid environmental (Phase Five), issued on 24/5/2012 regarding releases of dioxins & mercury” - The CEDRO project targeting “Strategic Environmental project, financed by GEF/UNDP the energy efficiency and Assessment for the projects of and implemented by the renewable energy applications policies, plans and programs in the Ministry of Environment. for public sector buildings and CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 101

facilities (in the South, Bekaa approve and ratify the two Industrialists, Chambers of and Akkar). administrative plans for Andaket Industry, Agriculture and - The "Toward Sustainable in Akkar and Safira in Daniyyeh, Commerce), Ministry of Finance, Energy Production" project as well as the conditions Association of Lebanese Banks, document related to forest Banque du Liban, Society for the At the level of preserving nature: management, including pruning Protection of Nature in Lebanon, - The National Forestation Plan purposes, in the context of German Technical Cooperation - The Migratory Birds Project firefighting, and forest Agency (GIZ), media), in April - The Conservation of Medicinal protection and management. 2013. The purpose of this trip is: Herbs Project - The Conversation of Forest In addition to the Forestation - Checking corporate policies and Resources Project Project in West Bekaa, creating responsibilities related to local job opportunities and fighting industrial pollution, The CDR is in the process of awareness activities, the project to including industrial permits and awarding a project for establishing create an eco-tourism strategy for environmental commitment; a wholesale fruits and vegetables the fishing industry along the - Exchanging technical expertise market in Tripoli, as well as for Lebanese coast, the project to related to the systems and means establishing and rehabilitating the control natural resources in of fighting industrial pollution, slaughterhouse of Tripoli. The Lebanon, the self-assessment particularly regarding the cost of CDR also took part in reviewing project in preparation for the third these means and the the “National UNDP Conference conference on climate change and environmental standards in both Report (Rio +20)” related to in preparation for the national countries; Lebanon for year 2012, by report for climate change in - Getting acquainted with adopted participating in workshops and addition to an institutional support procedures to create industrial roundtables in cooperation with project for the Ministry of zones, in light of efforts aiming UNDP and ESCWA, as well as Environment. at creating industrial zones in relevant authorities before Lebanon. partaking in the said conference in The Environmental Fund project June 2012. was extended again until the end The CDR will also continue to of 2013 in order to give additional follow up with environmental Major projects and activities time for projects under projects that will be executed in that CDR will pursue in 2013: implementation to complete the 2013 by MoE, and funded by - The preparation of a sustainable implementation of the required UNDP, among them: strategic plan for the district of tasks, and to support the Ministry - The Third National Akkar, Hermel and Danniyeh, as of Environment in the preparation Communication project to the UNFCCC part of the ADELNORD project, of an integrated national program - The Capacity Building Project - Thepreparation of a sustainable for the treatment of industrial for Reducing Emissions in strategic plan for the district of pollution and to organize Lebanon Sour, workshops to determine - The National Work Program to - The preparation of a strategic cooperation between relevant Introduce Climate Change to environmental assessment for entities and define means for Development Works in both plans. monitoring industrial pollution. Lebanon. - Coordinating with the MoE to The Fund will organize a training approve and give the green light trip regarding fighting industrial 3 - Cultural Heritage and to the draft law regarding pollution for representatives of the reserves and the applied draft Fund’s partners (MoE, MoI, Urban Development decree. Ministry of Energy and Water, 1 - Cultural Heritage and Urban - Coordinating with the MoA to CDR, Association of Lebanese Development 102 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

as wastewater networks and they project and the necessity to re- Cultural Heritage Preservation shall be provided with potable explain the project and make and Urban Development Project: water connections. several amendments CDR, in coordination with the • Change in cabinet and Directorate General of • Protection, Maintenance and Management of Archaeological parliamentary structures during Antiquities, and the concerned the term of the project and the municipalities, started the Sites: This component includes the development of archeological necessity to re-explain the implementation of a project for the projects and make several preservation of cultural heritage sites in Baalback, Saida and Sour including: Research and amendments and urban development in five • The presence of several ancient cities in Lebanon: Tripoli, documentation regarding archeological sites, restoration and violations on the work sites Jbeil, Saida, Sour and Baalback. which are often hard to remove In addition to improving the reinforcement of several archeological monuments • People are sometimes resistantto historical infrastructure and change archaeological sites in these cities, including Bacchus and Jupiter temples in Baalback and the land the project aims at finding the In spite of the problems faced and appropriate conditions for castle in Saida, management of archeological landmarks, following the completion of the achieving local economic first phase, and after the project development and providing the protection and preparation of sites for receiving visitors, such as the carried out a survey among the required technical assistance to citizens and visitors of these five improve the conservation and establishment of visitor and information centers. cities and the concerned ministries management of Lebanon’s built and municipalities, it found that cultural heritage. • Technical Assistance for the importance of the project lies Institutions involved in in improving the living, social, The components of the project are: implementing the Project: This and environmental conditions in • Rehabilitation of the historical includes all activities that may the regions of the project. It was city centers and part of their improve the performance of also noticed that there is a growing Infrastructure: This component involved institutions and the awareness in communities includes the rehabilitation of the sustainability of the project. These regarding the importance of historical centers in the five cities. institutions are: the municipalities preserving cultural heritage. The project includes the following of the five cities, the Directorate The CDR, in an attempt to works: rehabilitation and creation of Antiquities and the Directorate develop and widen the scope of of public squares and green of Urban Planning. This project is the experience of the Cultural spaces; rehabilitation of certain vital for the revival of tourism in Heritage Preservation and City markets and pedestrian zones; these cities and the development Development Project, is currently rehabilitation and protection of of associated geographic, negotiating with sponsors to certain historical buildings and economic and social infrastructure provide the required funds for determining their usage; support which will eventually lead to local completing the project. It is also and encouragement of economic economic development and executing additional work in the activities associated with tourism; creation of new job opportunities. five cities and widening the scope assistance in the rehabilitation of The project faced many obstacles of the project to include other some private old houses; and problems which hampered its cities in Lebanon. organizing traffic in the execution during the set delays. surroundings of historical areas Among the obstacles were: Main Achievements (1992- and establishing car parks. In • Security situation in Lebanon 2011): addition, the infrastructure shall • Increased construction costs The funding for implementing be rehabilitated in some of the • Change in municipality executive works of the project was streets in these five cities, as well structures during the term of the secured as follows: CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 103

• A loan agreement with the For this purpose, CDR recruited • The first phase works started in International Bank for a team with several specialties the summer of 2005 in Sour, Reconstruction and including a procurement Tripoli, Baalback, Jbeil and Development (IBRD), for US$ specialist, an architect Saida, consecutively. 31.5 million, approved by the specialized in restoration, a civil • Supervision contracts for the Council of Ministers pursuant to engineer, a sociologist and an five cities were awarded in the Decree No. 10858 dated archeologist responsible for the summer of 2005. 9/9/2003 and ratified by the works associated with the • CDR signed the contract Parliament pursuant to Law No. Directorate of Antiquities. covering the economic, tourism 555 dated 31/1/2004 • The CDR established local and social impact assessment of • A loan agreement with the municipal management units in the project in the five cities at the French Development Agency, the five cities, composed of end of 2005. for EUR 12 million, approved by engineers, specialists, • During 2006, CDR awarded the Council of Ministers sociologists and economists. The consultants the contract covering pursuant to Decree No. 11163 CDR recruited ten specialists the preparation of detailed dated 14/10/2003 and ratified by who shall be responsible for the studies and tender documents of the Parliament pursuant to Law local management and follow-up the second phase works in Sour, No. 556 dated 30/1/2004 of the project, in coordination Tripoli, Jbeil and Baalback. This • On May 3rd 2006, the CDR with relevant municipalities in enabled CDR to launch, in 2007, signed an executive agreement the five cities. Their the tendering process and to for EUR 10 million, for the part responsibilities include: award the relevant infrastructure of the cultural heritage project supervision of works, and restoration works. allocated from the Italian coordination and cooperation • In February 2007, the Protocol. with municipal, administrative rehabilitation works of the • On November 28th 2007, CDR and technical authorities, the western Corniche in Sour were signed a grant agreement with Directorates General of Urban achieved. the French Development Planning and Antiquities, the • Consultants completed the Agency, for EUR 500,000, to offices of the Ministry of traffic plans, the traffic flow support the Directorate of Tourism and other public organization and the adequate Antiquities. The agreement was institutions involved in the parking plots for a number of approved by the Council of implementation of the project in historical cities. Ministers pursuant to Decree the five cities, in addition, to • In 2007, the supervision contract No. 1058 dated 24/11/2007 coordination with the covering the environmental • On October 7th 2008, the CDR population, local communities impact assessment of the project signed a grant agreement with and,local and civil societies and in the five cities was awarded. the Italian government, of which associations during all phases of • Beginning 2007, the EUR 2.2 million are to be the project. rehabilitation works of the allocated to the cultural heritage • In 2004, CDR completed the facades in the northern souks project. detailed studies and tender (Group 1) in Tripoli were • CDR completed, in 2002, the documents related to the first completed. detailed primary studies for the part of the works for the five • In May 2007, works to relocate works in the five cities: Tripoli, cities and amounting to US $ 12 the inhabitants of Bloc A in Jbeil, Baalback, Saida, and Sour million. This enabled CDR to Khan Al Askar in Tripoli were • CDR established a project launch the invitation to tender completed, followed by the management unit (PMU) which and award the contracts related completion of works to relocate consists of consultants to the rehabilitation and the inhabitants of Bloc B in responsible for the follow-up restoration works in the five February 2008. This resulted in and management of the project. cities. the relocation of most of the 104 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

inhabitants of Khan Al Askar to archeological site were achieved. rehabilitation works of the the apartments allocated to them • Preparation of detailed studies Fishermen port and its seafront in December 2009. for the rehabilitation of the Fort in Sour started. • In August 2007, the contract of Tripoli • In April 2010, the rehabilitation with South for Construction to • In 2006, the archeological map works of the old city squares and execute the rehabilitation works of Sour was prepared. seafront building facades of the in the souks of the old city in • Launching of Technical Support old city in Saida were launched. Saida (phase 1 – Bab AsSaray Project for the municipalities of • In May 2010, the rehabilitation square and the tourist Tripoli and Sour. works of the tourist passageway, passageway) was terminated. • During 2009, environmental section 2, and the electric works The remaining works were workshops were organized in in addition to the renovation of added to the project of municipalities in cooperation two traditional buildings in the rehabilitating the old souk (phase with municipal employees, old city were launched. 2), the electrical works and the polluting industries, engineers • In June 2010, the rehabilitation renovation of two old buildings. and environmentalists etc. works of the Fort of Tripoli • Toward the end of 2007, the aiming at increasing awareness started. renovation of mud houses in Al and improving performance in • In June 2010, the rehabilitation Qalaa neighborhood in Baalback the field of environment works of the infrastructure in (phase 1), the rehabilitation of preservation. Baalback and Sour roads, public squares and • The study for the rehabilitation archaeological sites started. infrastructure in Jbeil (phase 1) project for Shqeef Castle in • In September 2010, a contract and the rehabilitation of facades Arnoun - Nabatiyeh was was signed with the National in Al Sweyqa in Bab prepared. Institute of Administration for AtTabbaneh in Tripoli were • The rehabilitation works in the the training of the employees of achieved. markets (Al Souk) of the old city the Directorate General of • During 2008, detailed studies for in Saida (phase 1) were Antiquities. the rehabilitation of the achieved. • In October 2010, the archeological sites in Baalback • In May 2009, the rehabilitation rehabilitation works of and Sour- phase 1 were project for Al-Bawaba Square, theShqeef Castle in Arnoun were achieved. Hamra Street, and Al-Jaafarieh launched. • In May 2008, the rehabilitation region was launched. • In October 2010, a contract was works for the facades in the • In April 2009, the rehabilitation signed for the procurement of northern markets in Tripoli works of the presidential wing at office furniture for the (group 2) and the phase 1 works the Beiteddine Palace started and Directorate General of in Sour (the cultural path near were completed in July of that Antiquities. the archeological site) were same year. • In October 2010, the completed. • In November 2009, the detailed rehabilitation works of Khan Al • In August 2008, the studies for the rehabilitation of Askar started. rehabilitation works for roads, the land castle in Saida were • In January 2010, delivery of the public squares and infrastructure prepared. building intended for the (phase 2) started in Jbeil. • In December 2009, the detailed relocation of the inhabitants of • In August 2008, the studies for the project of Bloc C in Khan Al Askar in rehabilitation works for the rehabilitating Deir Al Qalaa in Tripoli. facades in the northern markets BeitMeri were prepared. • In February 2011, office in Tripoli were completed. • In 2010, the rehabilitation works furniture was delivered of for the • Toward the end of 2008, the for HammamEzzeddine were offices of the Directorate rehabilitation works of the achieved. General of Antiquities. support wall at Sour • In February 2010, the • In August 2011, the CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 105

rehabilitation of roads, public archeological sites in Baalback rehabilitation of Al Burtassi squares and infrastructure (phase and Sour- phase 2. mosque peripheries and Abu Ali 2) was completed in Jbeil. • Preparation of an administrative River banks and construction of • In December 2011, office support plan for urban planning. an awning above a section of the equipment was bought for the • Preparing to launch a tender for banks lying within the old city. Directorate General of the restoration of the Fort of • A tender was launched to restore Antiquities. Shame. Al AMM mill in Tripoli and the • In November 2011, two vehicles • Preparing to launch a tender for land castle in Saida, for Italian were purchased for the the restoration of the BeitMeri contractors only. Cooperativa Directorate General of archeological site. Archeologia was chosen, Antiquities. • The Cultural heritage Unit pending signing the contract. • In October 2011, a conference continued to provide technical • Continuation of the restoration on "Tyre's history through support to award the preparation works of Khan Al Askar. archeology" was held in "Beit el of the detailed studies for the Continuation of the Mamlouk" in Sour, under the Archeological Museum in Saida. rehabilitation works of the Fort patronage of the Minister of • The Cultural heritage Unit holds of Tripoli. Culture, and was attended by the regular meetings with those • Adding works to the building Chairman of CDR and the responsible for supervising the intended for the relocation of the French ambassador. construction of the inhabitants of Bloc C in Khan Al International experts participated Archaeological Museum of Askar, and making repairs and in the event. Beirut and providing technical alterations to the buildings • A training session for the support for the project. intended for the relocation of the employees of the Directorate inhabitants of Bloc A and Block General of Antiquities was 1. Saida: B in Khan Al Askar in Tripoli. organized. • Continuation of the • Detailed studies for the rehabilitation works of the 3. Sour: restoration of the Fort of Shame’ tourist passageway, section 2, • Continuation of the works for the were launched in July 2011. and the electric works in addition project of rehabilitating Al • In August 2011, the preparation to the renovation of two Bawaba Square, Hamra Street of the detailed studies related to traditional buildings in the old and Al Jaafariyeh area. Khan Al Qishleh rehabilitation city. • Continuation of the project was launched. • Continuation of the rehabilitation project of the rehabilitation works of the old Fishermen port and its seafront Projects in progress during city squares and seafront in Sour. 2012: building facades of the old city • Supervision of the in Saida. 4 .Baalback: environmental impact • Continuing the preparation of • Launching the tender for the assessment in the five cities. detailed studies for Khan Al project of “rehabilitation of • Follow-up with the rehabilitation Qishleh rehabilitation project roads, infrastructure, facades and and restoration of Beiteddine • A tender was launched to restore parking lots in the historical city Palace(water tightness works). Al AMM mill in Tripoli and the of Baalback – phase 2 – part 1”, • Follow-up of the rehabilitation land castle in Saida, for Italian pending the parliament’s works of the Shqeef Castle in contractors only. Cooperativa approval on additional funding Arnoun. Archeologia was chosen, from the World Bank. • Completion of the infrastructure pending signing the contract. • Continuation of the rehabilitation project in Sour. rehabilitation of the Preparing to launch a tender for 2. Tripoli: archeological sites in Baalback the restoration of the • Continuation of the and Sour. 106 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

• Following the launching of the • Technical support contract for • Launching the tender for the tender for the works of the Directorate General of rehabilitation of Khan Al rehabilitating main roads and Antiquities to identify antiques Qishleh. public squares (Phase II) in the and organize their description to • Beginning the restoration works city of Baalback in 2009 and be displayed in the Tripoli Hall of the land castle in Saida. after receiving offers that were Museum. 40% higher than the estimated • Technical support contract for 3. Tripoli: value, the tender was cancelled the Directorate General of • Awarding the preparation of the jointly with the World Bank due Antiquities to write scientific detailed studies related to the to the lack of sufficient funding reports to the UNESCO Global rehabilitation of Khan Al Aarsat, and the approaching date of the Heritage Center. Hamman Al Noury and plot end of the loan agreement with number 131. the World Bank. In mid-2011, a Main Projects under • Awarding the preparation of the tender for the second phase Preparation (2012 – 2013): detailed studies related to the works will be launched (Ras Al CDR is currently preparing the rehabilitation project of the Ain, Abdel Halim Hajjar and following studies and projects: eastern facades of Abu Ali Saleh Haidar Streets), following • Plans related to associated social River. the initial agreement with the projects. • Launching the tender for the World Bank to provide • Plans related to local economic rehabilitation of the facades, additional funding. Works are development of the old souks in roads, and public squares in the expected to start in the second the five cities. northern and eastern souks, half of 2013. • Tourism promotion plan for the phaseII. cities covered by the project. • Beginning work on the 5. Jbeil: • Launching a tender for the restoration of the Al Amm Mill • In August 2011, the project of restoration of the Al Amm Mill rehabilitating roads, public in Tripoli and the land castle in 4. Sour: squares and the infrastructure Saida. • Preparing the designs related to (Phase II) in the city of Jbeil was the building of a parking lot in delivered. 1. Baalback: the city. • Jbeil Municipality delivered the • Launching the tender for the • Launching the tender related tender related to the building of a rehabilitation of the Sérail of tothe building of a parking lot in parking lot in the city, so that the Baalback.. the city. cultural heritage management • Launching the tender related to • Launching the tender related to unit would prepare the the works of the second phase the completion of the seafront in administrative file, before (Souk in Center Baalback) after Sour. launching the tender. securing funding. • Preparing the study of the • Launching the restoration works restoration of Khan Al Rabou in Main Contracts signed during at the archeological site-phase Sour. 2012: one. • Launching the tender related to CDR signed the following • Launching the works of the the rehabilitation of facades and contracts: rehabilitation of“main roads and public squares in Sour • Procurement of underwater public squares (Phase II) in the archaeology toolsfor city of Baalback.” 5. Jbeil: theDirectorate General of • Launching the restoration works • Launching the tender related Antiquities. Procurement of at the archeological site-phase tothe building of a parking lot in topographic survey tools for the two. the city. Directorate General of Antiquities. 2. Saida: CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 107

Major contracts signed in 2012:

Project Estimated Value Funding Start Date Expected (US4) Source completion Procurement of French underwater archaeology 29,632.30 Euros Development 22/5/2012 3/8/2012 tools for the Directorate Agency General of Antiquities

Procurement of French topographic survey tools 62,000 Euros Development 19/3/2012 14/5/2012 for the Directorate Agency General of Antiquities Technical support contract for the Directorate General of French 40,800 7/5/2012 7/3/2013 Antiquities to identify Development antiques and organize Agency their description to be displayed in the Tripoli Hall Museum. Technical support French contract for the 42,000 Development 27/4/2012 20/2/2013 Directorate General of Agency Antiquities to write scientific reports to the UNESCO Global Heritage Center. 108 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

Main projects under preparation (2013 – 2014):

Project Estimated Value Funding Start Date Expected (US4) Source completion Detailed studies for the French rehabilitation project of 280,000 Development 3/11/2013 19/4/2015 Khan Al Askar,Hammam Agency Al Nouri and Khan Al Saboun Detailed studies for the French rehabilitation project of 240,000 Development 3/5/2013 01/07/2015 the eastern facades of Agency Abu Ali River, Tripoli

Rehabilitation of facades, French roads, and public squares 5,000,000 Development 3/5/2013 15/7/2015 in Tripoli-phase II (parts Agency 7,4, and 8) Rehabilitation of French facades, roads, and 2,500,000 Development 3/5/2013 15/7/2015 public squares in the Agency northern and eastern souks in Tripoli –phase 2 (parts 5 and 7)

Rehabilitation of the French two riverbanks of Abu 3,000,000 Development 19/5/2013 17/6/2017 Ali River Agency

Main roads and public World bank squares in the old city of 2,376,400 1/6/2013 29/5/2015 Baalback

Works of the old Al Italy Amm Mill in Tripoli. 754,494 Euros 1/04/2013 30/3/2014 and land castle restoration project in Saida Works for the restoration Italy of Fort of Shame 600,000 Euros 5/7/2013 4/7/2014

Reorganization of the No funding Baalback Souk 4,000,000

Restoration and Italy rehabilitation of Khan Al 2,800,000 19/11/2013 18/4/2015 Qishleh in Saida and the Sérail of Baalback in Baalback CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 109

Main projects under preparation (2013 – 2014): continue

Project Estimated Value Funding Start Date Expected (US4) Source completion Restoration of Khan Al French Rabou in Sour 1,000,000 Development 25/1/2016 25/1/2017 Agency

Completion of the French seafront in Sour 1,000,000 Development 19/1/2015 6/1/2017 Agency Restoration and rehabilitation of 1,350,000 Lebanon Beiteddine Palace

Building a parking lot in 907,760 World Bank 14/11/2013 21/8/2014 the city of Jbeil

Restoration at the 4,045,620 World Bank 15/4/2013 13/4/2015 archeological sites of Baalback and Sour – phase 1

Restoration works in the archeological site in Lebanon BeitMeri Feasibility study for FERC building serailles in 50,000 20/8/2013 19/12/2013 Jbeil, Sour and Baalbeck

Providing technical 4,400,000 Kuwait Fund support for the funder to for Arab continue the works of the Economic Archeological Museum Development in Saida and Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development

Providing technical Solidere support for the funder to 30,000,000 continue the works of the Archeological Museum in Beirut Works of the Kuwait Fund Archeological Museum 30,000,000 in Beirut for Arab Economic Development 110 Social Infrastructure CDR November 2013

Main projects under preparation (2013 – 2014): continue

Project Estimated Value Funding Start Date Expected (US4) Source completion Works of the old soulk in Douma (restoration of 3.000.000 No Funding building fronts, public squares and infrastructure)

Preparing a detailed study for the restoration No Funding of the Fort of Tibnin and its vicinity

Restoration of the Fort No Funding of Tibnin and its vicinity

Restoration at the 4,800,000 Italy 4/7/2013 3/7/2015 archeological sites of Baalback and Sour – phase 2 CDR November 2013 Social Infrastructure 111

Potable Water Supply

General overview of the sector technologies of water purification. By the end of the Lebanese war, potable water installations were To put up with such a difficult limited to half completed networks reality, the Lebanese government in main cities and smaller started in 1992 to act in several networks in the rest of the regions. fields: The inadequacy of this service 1) Execution of urgent began to show accompanied by the rehabilitation activities for aggravation of the underground existing equipments relative to and surface water pollution water sources and other problem as a result of random networks and pumping and wastewater infrastructure, thus purification stations, and threatening the environment and solving all existing or citizen’s health. upcoming problems. 2) Completion, expansion and The insufficient service of potable rehabilitation of networks water has many reasons, mainly: according to needs. 1) An increased demand of water 3) Development and increase in and the incapacity of existing water sources and limiting the networks water comedown and thus 2) Increase in water loss as a result increase nutrition average. of network deterioration 3) Absence of means to protect In other words, this sectoral action water from pollution (random plan aims at completing wastewater infrastructure, rehabilitation and expansion of industrial and agricultural potable water in all Lebanese pollutants…) regions and increase water sources 4) Insufficiency of consumption in to put an end to the deficit both water and wastewater expected and that through large sectors, i.e. scant investment projects like building dams and necessary to improve and mountain lakes. modernize installations and developing them to the required However, on the institutional service and environmental levels. level, the promulgation of Law 5) Non development of an 221/2000 was an essential step adequate administrative and towards restructuring and executive structure in the sector modernizing both water and to accompany the urgent wastewater sectors; as it increasing needs for potable determined the water public water service and wastewater properties (surface and ground) and the application of new and assigned water administration methods adopted in the (potable water, irrigation, administration and in modern wastewater) to 4 public 112 Basic services CDR November 2013

institutions (excluding the Litani (National Emergency distribution of governorates, as river which remained under the Reconstruction Program – NERP follows: authority of the Litani National – first year) At a cost of US$ 60 authority to exploit its water for million, financed by the World Greater Beirut area irrigation in South Lebanon and Bank and the European Investment NERP: Several contracts have West Bekaa) into which it Bank, the program aimed at the been awarded regarding the integrated all water departments, rehabilitation of networks and rehabilitation and construction of under the tutelage authority of the equipment of potable water supplies potable water supply systems in Ministry of Energy and Water. for 19 potable water authorities. the Greater Beirut area, for a total In 2001, boards of administration • Rehabilitation and expansion of cost of US$ 45 million, financed for water institutions were potable water treatment plants, by Kuwaiti Fund for Arab appointed. In 2005, new pumping and chlorination Economic Development – regulatory and structural decrees stations in the regions: The KFAED. These contracts included were issued and work started on program covered projects for the the following works: their application, in order to reach rehabilitation and expansion of • Rehabilitation of water sources, many objectives mainly seven main potable water treatment such as Qashkoush, Ain al Delbe rehabilitating and improving the plants in Zahle, Kfar Halda, Tripoli, springs and Daychounieh wells service of these institutions, the Jbeil, Kousba, Ras el Ain and al- • Rehabilitation of Daychounieh expansion of coverage and the Bass (Sour). It also covered and Hazmieh potable water maintenance of administrative rehabilitation of 200 pumping treatment plants stability and financial equilibrium stations located in all Lebanese • Rehabilitation and construction of these institutions. regions. The cost of this program of potable water supply and started in August 1996, amounted distribution networks in the In parallel with the aim of the to approximately US$ 54 million Greater Beirut area. government to involve the private and was funded by the financial sector in the management of these French-Lebanese Protocol. Expansion of Dbayeh potable establishments, the Ministry of water treatment plant (First Energy and Water commissioned • Technical assistance to the phase): the capacity of Dbayeh a French company to study the Ministry of Energy and Water: potable water treatment plant has ways for the private sector to A technical assistance project of been increased to 430000 m3 per participate in the management of 30 million FF, funded by the day. This project was financed by Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water financial French-Lebanese the Italian-Lebanese Protocol, Establishment. Furthermore, the Protocol was completed. Under with a total amount of US$ 5.7 Ministry authorized the CDR to this program assistance was million. award contracts for the provided to the Ministry of In addition to these projects, and management of the other regional Energy and Water and to major within the framework of the Beirut water establishments. water authorities in the form of infrastructure rehabilitation, the capacity building, institutional water supply and distribution Main achievements in the sector development and supply of networks were rehabilitated and (1992-2012) necessary equipment. upgraded in streets covered by this project. At the end of the civil war in In parallel with the beginning of Lebanon, the water projects execution of these programs at the Bekaa and Baalback Hermel implemented by the CDR aimed national level, the CDR focused Governorates: to fulfill national objectives; they on the development of water included: treatment plants in all Lebanese Baalback-Nabi Sheet potable • Emergency rehabilitation regions. These projects are water supply and Baalback program for water authorities detailed below according to the wastewater network: the CDR November 2013 Basic services 113

contract amounting to US$ 32 wastewater networks at a cost 246 kms long of water distribution million was financed by the World amounting to about US$ 11.7 pipes, and construction of 23 new Bank. By virtue of this project, the million financed by the World water reservoirs and two artesian rehabilitation of potable water bank. wells. reservoirs, pumping stations and • Construction of wastewater installation of distribution pipes • Ouyoun Orghosh potable and additional potable water were completed, digging and water supply: the contract distribution pipes in 17 villages installation of wells in the region amounts to US$ 7.8 million in Baalback district: these works of the project, as well as financed by IDB. This project are considered to complete the generating a wastewater discharge includes the installation of pipes project on potable water network in Baalback. for the supply of water from distribution and wastewater Qabua and Shemali springs, 72 pipeline network construction for • Baalbeck-Nabi Sheet domestic kms of supply pipes, 110 kms of Baalback-Nabi Shit region connections and additional distribution networks and mentioned above; through it a distribution lines: the contract construction of 18 new water pipeline network to distribute amounts to about US$ 1.25 reservoirs. million was financed by the World potable water and execute Bank. domestic connections and • Habilitation and expansion of wastewater networks at a cost potable water systems in Bekaa • Construction of wastewater amounting to about US$ 12.2 governorate (North-West and additional potable water million financed by the World Bekaa) Third stage of Phase 1: distribution pipes in Baalback bank. this project includes the drilling of and Amshki: these works are wells and distribution networks. - Yammouneh potable water considered to complete the project The cost of the project is of supply: the contract amounts to on potable water distribution and US$ 13.4 million locally funded US$ 11.9 and was financed by the wastewater pipeline network by virtue of Bekaa Development Islamic Development Bank (IDB). construction for Baalback-Nabi Decree number 12919, dated This project includes the Shit region mentioned above; 27/8/1998. through it a pipeline network to construction of a dam for distribute potable water and capturing of the Yammouneh • Installation of potable water execute domestic connections and spring water and installation of 76 conveyor lines to al-Bustan and kms long of water supply pipes, al-Harf from spring waters of

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Potable Water network - Tripoli

Nassara and Harik in Hermel through local funding, by virtue of networks. The project amounts to region: the contract amounts to Bekaa Development Decree about US$ 13 million through US$ 2 million and was funded by number 12919 dated 27/8/1998. local funding. the Kuwaiti Fund. • Shmistar potable water • Execution of distribution lines • Execution of irrigation works supply: this project was estimated and additional potable networks in Hermel region: the contract at approximately US$ 4.5 million, and domestic connections in amounts to about US$ 1 million aiming to provide potable water to Baalbeck, Khodr, Nabi Sheet funded by the Kuwaiti Fund for Shmistar region and its and Kherbe: amounting to Economic and Social surroundings. US$ 4.9 million, funded by the Development International Bank for • Execution of water supply Construction • Al-Yammouneh networks and potable reservoirs infrastructure: this project for some regions in Bekaa • Operating and maintenance of includes the construction of governorate: amounting to water and sewage systems in potable water supply and US$ 1.1 million, funded by the Baalbeck, Nabi Sheet region: wastewater networks, in addition Arab Fund for Economic and amounting to US$ 2.1 million, to a wastewater treatment plant in Social Development. funded by the International Bank al-Yammouneh. The works for Construction. amount to US$ 3.96 million • Work execution project of • Execution of additional works financed by the IDB. potable water network in Jrebta within the domestic connection in Baalback: amounting to • Domestic connections for the project for Yammouneh- US$ 1.4 million, locally financed. Ouyoun Orghosh regions: regions covered by amounting to US$ 5.6 million, Yammouneh-Ouyoun Orghosh Project of provisioning villages in locally funded by virtue of Bekaa potable water systems: by virtue Baalback district (north east part) Development Decree number of this project, domestic in potable water – first and second 12919 dated 27/8/1998. connections are being set up for all lots: this project is executed in 3 villages that benefited from the parts to supply potable water to Rehabilitation of water supply Yammouneh-Ouyoun Orghosh the regions along Hadeth – Arsel, systems in West Bekaa and projects, which were achieved as reaching Kaa region in North villages in east Zahlé (first lot): shown above; the project amounts Bekaa, with the execution of financed by World Bank, to approximately US$ 6.5 million reservoirs and distribution amounting to US$ 14.2 million 116 Basic services CDR November 2013

and includes the construction of the contract amounts to US$ 5.9 • Expansion of Bahsas water pumping stations, purification and million funded by the Saudi Fund treatment plant: this project water reservoirs, installation for Development; it included the includes upgrading the capacity of networks, domestic connection execution of reservoirs, a Bahsas water treatment plant from distribution in many villages of pumping station and pipes. its present capacity of 40000m3 West Bekaa and Zahlé districts. • Installation of potable water in per day to 70000m3 per day. The Barghash-Hrar, Kaf al Tineh, value of the project is US$ 4 Akkar Governorate Kobaait in Akkar: the contract million; it is funded by the AFD. is estimated to US$5.8 million • Potable water supply network funded by the Saudi Fund for • Minyeh potable water supply: for Kobayat Water Authority Development. This project the project aims at supplying and Akkar Wastewater includes the execution of the Minyeh and surrounding villages Network: the contract amounts to limitation of Kaf al Tineh spring, with potable water. The project US$ 14.8 million, financed by the establishing local reservoirs and a amounts to US$ 1.8 million and is European Investment Bank; it main reservoir, pumping stations financed by the Saudi Fund for included the execution works of and transmission lines. Development. wells and reservoirs and pumping • Equipping two wells of Deir stations as well as potable • Supply potable water to Akkar Aamar and Nabi Yousha in the distribution pipes. al-Atika region: this project aims at supplying Akkar al-Atika north: amounting to US$ 862 • Potable water supply network region and its surroundings with thousand through local funding for some villages in Akkar potable water. The works included • Execution of water works in provided from wells: the contract limitation of springs, establishing various regions of Zgharta: amounts to US$ 4 million, local wells and a main reservoir, amounting to an approximate financed through a grant from the pumping stations and value of US$ 1.7 million, it is Kingdom of Saudia Arabia. transmission lines. The works financed by the Kuwaiti Fund for amount to US$ 7.6 million, • Akroum and Kfartoun potable Arab Economic Development through local funding. water supply: the contract value • Installation of potable water is of US$ 6.6 million, financed by North Governorate supply networks for Batroun the Saudi Fund for Development. Water Authority and some It included a limitation of Sabeh • Installation of potable water wastewater networks: the spring and the execution of wells, supply networks for Tripoli contract amounts to US$ 20.5 reservoirs, pumping stations and Water Authority and Tripoli million, financed by the European potable water pipe lines. wastewater networks: the Investment Bank. contract amounts to US$ 34 • Installation of potable water million, financed by the European • Arranging Abi Yaghi well and supply for Beit Mallat and Investment Bank. Works were its annexes in Batroun: surrounding villages in Akkar: expanded to include construction amounting to US$860 million, the project covers the installation of potable water reservoirs to meet through local funding. of reservoirs, potable water supply the needs of the population until pipes and pumping stations. The the year 2025. The project is • Execution of water supply pipe value of the contract reached currently in operation. lines for water purification approximately US$ 19.5 million, station in Kousba, Koura jointly funded by the IBD and Renewal of water networks and district: contract amounts to OPEC International Development domestic connections in Tripoli: US$387 thousand, through local Fund. the value of the project is 7.4 funding. million euro and is funded by the • Execution of works for Ain AFD. • Tripoli Water Authority Yacoub potable water supply: Management contract: This CDR November 2013 Basic services 117

Potable Water network - Tripoli contract is considered to be part of from its current capacity of 40000 funded through a grant by the the Government’s efforts to m3 to 70000m3 per day. Kuwaiti Fund. restructure the water sector and to involve the private sector in its • Development contract and • Execution of Barissa Hill Lake operation. The Tripoli Water improving performance and dam: the project aims to supply Authority Management contract enlarging utilization client potable water and irrigation to awarded to a French firm reached management program X7 for villages in the upper parts of 8.9 million euro, financed by the North Lebanon Water Authority: Minyeh-Danniyeh district. The French Development Agency. The this contract is also considered as project is funded by the Saudi management contractor is part of the Government’s efforts to Fund for Development through a operating and managing Tripoli reorganize and redevelop the water grant offered by the Kingdom of Water Authority installations and sector in Lebanon. The contract Saudia Arabia amounting to US$ facilities, as well as billing and amounts to about 400 thousand 14.25 million. Euros, funded by the AFD. collection of water fees, in • Execution of potable water addition to operating and • Secondary networks in supply pipes between Fay’ and managing the human and financial Beddaoui: contract amounts to Kousba in Koura district: resources of Tripoli Water US$3.6 million, funded through a contract amounts to US$ 3 Authority. Furthermore, the grant by the Kuwaiti Fund. million, funded by the Kuwaiti management contractor will Fund. supervise the rehabilitation of • Potable water and protection walls in Becharre district: Tripoli water supply network Mount Lebanon Governorate including increasing the capacity contract amounts to of Bahsas water treatment plant approximately US$1.7 million, • Potable water supply to 118 Basic services CDR November 2013 CDR November 2013 Basic services 119

Keserwan coastal region from million; it is financed by the funding. al-Madik spring: the value of the Kuwaiti Fund. project amounts to US$ 76 million • Digging and installation of funded by the Japanese Bank for • Rehabilitation of wells and wells in various south regions International Cooperation (JBIC). execution of wastewater devastated by war in 1996: It included: construction of the installations in Ain el Delb: this amounting to about US$ 2.5 Madik spring water captage dam; project amounts to US$ 4.15 million, funded by the Arab Fund. installation of main water piping million; it is financed by the Rehabilitation and development of (through a tunnel) to Keserwan Kuwaiti Fund. Sour potable water supply coastal region; construction of • Nahr Ibrahim water conveyor networks: the value of this main water reservoirs and potable – Jbeil plant: this project is contract amounts to US$ 20.5 water distribution networks for financed locally and amounts to million and is financed by the Keserwan coastal region. about US$ 2 million. AFESD. • Potable water supply networks • Qattine-Azar potable water • Rehabilitation and and wastewater networks in supply: this project amounting to development of Sour rural area Chouf and Metn regions: the approximately US$ 4.25 million potable water supply network: contract amounts to US$ 25 aims at exploiting Qattine spring the value of this contract amounts million, financed by the World water to supply potable water to to US$ 27 million and is financed Bank. The project includes the the upper areas of Metn and is by the AFESD. financed by the Kuwaiti Fund for construction of 22 water • Execution of works from Arab Economic Development. reservoirs, installation of potable water pumping stations conveyor pipes and potable water in Sour: amounting up to about South and Nabatiyeh distribution networks, in addition US$ 1 million through local Governorates to wastewater networks. funding. • Rehabilitation of • Rehabilitation, improvement • Potable water supply network infrastructure in displaced and equipment of Taybeh for Saida Water Authority: the villages: rehabilitation works and potable water treatment plant value of this contract amounts to installation of potable water (phases 1 and 2): executed US$ 4.6 million and is financed by networks in the displaced villages operations amount to about the AFESD. of Baabda, Aley and Chouf US$31.50 million distributed in districts have been carried out by two stages: 1st stage amounting to • Rehabilitation of Jezzine the Saudi Fund for Development about US$23.40 million funded potable water supply networks and reached US$ 7.15 million. by the Islamic Bank for and systems: this project amounts Development and aims at to approximately US$ 1.25 • Convey Ra’ayan spring water installing a potable water million and funded by the French to Aley main water reservoir: treatment plant. Upon completion Agency for Development. this project will convey about of works the plant will be capable 12000m3 of water per day from • Execution of potable water of treating 25000m3 per day of Ra’ayan spring to Aley main conveyor lines from Nabeh al- water and pumping it through water reservoir. The project Taseh to Nabatiyeh region: this potable water networks operated amounts to approximately US$ 15 project aims at increasing the by Jabal Amel Water Authority. million financed by the Kuwaiti capacity of potable water and The 2nd stage amounting to Fund for Arab Economic services in this region. The project US$ 8.15 million aims at Development. amounts to approximately US$ executing rehabilitation works of 5.2 million and is funded by the • Execution of various water old constructions and providing French Agency AFD. works in Barouk region: this electric power, operation and project amounts to US$ 5.25 maintenance through local • Digging and installation of 4 120 Basic services CDR November 2013

wells and reservoirs and potable Arab Economic Development and to Bhannes reservoirs – Phase 1: water network in Nabatiyeh about 95% of works have been this project amounts to region: amounting to achieved. approximately US$ 9.5 million, it approximately US$ 2 million, is financed by the Kuwaiti Fund • Network for distribution of funded by the European Union. and 50% of works have been potable water and storing achieved until today. • Execution of potable water in wasted water in Ehden-Zgharta al-Habbariyeh region in region amounting to US$ 13.6 • Rehabilitation of wells and Hasbaya: the project amounts to million and funded by Abu Dhabi execution of water sources in approximately US$ 11.30 million Fund for Development and about Ain al Delbe: it amounts to and it is financed by the French 85% of works have been achieved. approximately US$4 million, Agency. • Completion of potable water funded by the Kuwaiti Fund for network of Barghash-Hrar, Kaf Economic Development, and • Execution of potable water al Tineh, Kobaait in northern works of Jabal Aamel water about 98% of works have been Lebanon: it amounts to US$ 4.8 achieved until today. installations in Marjeyoun and million financed by the Saudi Bint Jbeil amounting to about Fund and the Kingdom of Saudia US$ 12.15 million, funded by the South Lebanon and Nabatiyeh Arabia, and about 5% of works Governorate Islamic Bank for Development. have been achieved until today • Execution of digging and • Execution of water and installation of water wells and • Rehabilitation and expansion wastewater works in Sour and potable water in Nabatiyeh of water systems in Chekka and Nabatiyeh districts: the project region: amounting to Anfe: the project covers the amounts to approximately US$ 4.8 approximately US$ 1 million, supply of potable water to Chekka million financed and supervised by funded by the European Union. and Anfe-Hreishe through the the Kuwaiti Fund for Arab drilling of several artesian wells in Economic Development. • Drilling of artesian wells in Jaradeh area, rehabilitation and Kfarhamam in Hasbaya: expansion of potable water supply • Rehabilitation and amounting to approximately networks, domestic connections development of Nabatiyeh US$270 thousand, funded through and construction of reservoirs. district water supply: the project a grant by the European Union. The project amounts to US$ 8.2 amounts to about US$ 4 million funded by Abu Dhabi Fund for • Digging and installation of million and is financed by the Arab Fund for Economic and Development and about 60% of wells in Douair and Klaileh: the works have been achieved. project amounts to approximately Social Development, and about US$ 1.2 million financed by the 5% of works have been achieved. • Execution of water works of Kuwaiti Fund. Jabal Aamel water installations Mount Lebanon Governorate in Marjeyoun and Hasbaya • Completion of rehabilitation of districts: amounting to about US$ Progress of works in ongoing wells and execution of 29 million, funded by the Islamic projects wastewater installations in Ain Bank for Development, and about el Delb (formerly): this project 50% of works have been achieved North Governorate amounts to US$ 2 million; it is until today. financed by the Kuwaiti Fund for • Execution operations of • Completion works of water Economic Development, and internal network replacement projects in Batroun district (or about 5% of works is achieved and domestic potable water what is known by Sad El until today. Fajwat): amounting connections in Chebaa, approximately to US$ 5.3 million, • Execution of water supply Hbariyeh, Kfar Chouba, Ain funded by the Kuwaiti Fund for networks from Nabeh al-Aasal Kaniya, Chweya and Kfar CDR November 2013 Basic services 121

Hammam – Phase 2: it amounts and is financed by the Arab Fund expected that the Saudi Fund to approximately US$6.5 million, for Economic and Social. participates with US$ 60 million through local funding by virtue of and the Lebanese Government and • Execution of works on water a treasure loan – decree number Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water systems in Jabal Amel (Bint Jbeil, 6841/2011, and about 10% of Authorities will ensure the Marj el Koukh, Chebaa): works have been achieved until remaining funds to start execution amounting to US$16.3 million, today. of the first phase of the project funded by the Islamic Bank for expected by the beginning during • Execution of potable water Development and locally funded as the second half of 2013. wells in Bint Jbeil: it amounts to well. approximately US$ 1 million Bekaa and Baalback-Hermel through funding by the European Main projects under Governorates Union, and about 25% of works is preparation (2013-2015) achieved until today. • Potable water supply to Zahle Greater Beirut Bekaa and Baalback-Hermel region: this project includes the • Expansion of Dbayeh potable Governorates construction of water reservoirs, water treatment plant: This supply of potable water and • Rehabilitation of water project aims at increasing distribution networks and systems in West Bekaa and production in Dbayeh plant. It pumping plants to Zahle. The cost villages eastern Zahle district amounts to US$5.1 million, and is of the project is estimated at about (Phases 2 and 3): financed by the supposed to be financed by the US$ 30 million, and it is expected Kuwait and amounting to US$37 Italian Today it is under that the Kuwaiti Fund with million, and it is supervised and reconsideration with Beirut and finance the project, and it is executed by the granting state. Mount Lebanon Water expected that works will start Authorities and works are during autumn 2014. Main contracts awarded during theoretical going to start by the 2012 end of 2014. North and Akkar Governorates • Execution works of internal • Supply Greater Beirut with • Water network of Barghash- network replacement and potable water: this project aims Hrar, Kaf al Tineh, Kobaait in domestic potable water at constructing a dam in Bisri Akkar: this project includes connections in Chebaa, region and conveying potable establishing reservoirs, and Hbariyeh, Kfar Chouba, Ain water after purification to Greater Kaniya, Chweya and Kfar construction of main transmission Beirut from al-Awali River. It is a Hammam – Pase 2: amounting to lines for potable water to supply vital project to meet needs of US$17.1 million, through local nearly 25 villages. The contract people living in Greater Beirut funding by virtue of a treasure amounts to US$ 12 million and region in potable water for the loan. financed by the Arab Fund for coming years. The cost of the first Development and works are phase of this project (supplying • Completion of potable water expected to start during the last water to Beirut) is of about US$ network of Barghash-Hrar, Kaf quarter of 2013. al Tineh, Kobaait in northern 370 million, and its second phase Lebanon: this project amounts to (construction of Bisri dam) is of • Installation of potable water US$4.8 million and financed by about US$ 250 million. The supply for Akkar plains: the the Saudi Fund for Development World Bank has agreed to finance project covers the installation of and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. the first part of the project reservoirs, potable water supply Execution of potable water works amounting to US$ 200 million and pipes and pumping stations for all in Chekka and Anfe, Koura the Islamic Bank for Development Akkar plain villages. The value of coastal region and Batroun: the will finance the second phase the contract amounts to US$ 58 project amounts to US$8.2 million amounting to US$ 70 million, it is million, and is funded by the 122 Basic services CDR November 2013

Islamic Bank for Development Arab Fund for Development, and works are expected to start during and works are expected to start it is expected that works will start the first half of 2013. during the second quarter of 2015. during the second half of 2013. • Construction of Qaysmani • Completion of potable water • Completion of rehabilitation dam in Baabda district: this supply network for Akkar: water systems in Minyeh- project aims at supplying Baabda works are estimated to about Danniyeh: this project aims at and Aley with potable water. The US$20 million and finance is completing the water system capacity of the dam is about 550 carried out within the framework works executed by the Ministry of thousand m3 thus supplying the of Lebanese Republic Energy and Water during 1998 – two district with 6000m3 water Reconstruction and Development 2002, and of which 7 parts form per day. The project is estimated plan – Paris 3, signature and the project and are not yet to cost about US$ 20 million, and conclusion of contract are exploited. After the Italian it is expected that works will start expected to be financed by the government expressed its will to during spring 2013. Saudi Fund for Development and finance these works estimated at • Construction of a lake in works are expected to start by the approximately US$ 7.5 million, Jbailiyeh-Manzoul in Matn end of 2015. the CDR started to conduct the district: this project aims at • Execution of potable water necessary studies and works are supplying the district with potable works and wells, pumping expected to start during the second water. The project is estimated to plants in Koura and Batroun: half of 2013. cost about US$ 15 million, works are expected to amount to financed by the Kuwaiti Fund and about US$6.5 million through • Completion of water systems it is expected that works will start funding by AFD and RDC’s in Minyeh: this project aims at by the end of 2013. budget and revival plan; works are completing the water system works executed by the CDR and expected to start during the second • Project of restriction of of which parts are still half of 2013. Barouk and Kaa’t springs in unexploited. It is expected that Chouf district: this aims at • Completion of water network works will start by the end of increasing Chouf and Aley projects of Qalamoun within 2013, with an estimated cost of regions with potable water. The North Water Authority: cost is about US$ 12 million funded by project is estimated to US$ 3 expected at about US$ 5.4 million the Saudi Fund for Development. million and is funded by the Arab financed by a grant from the Completion of water networks Fund and works are expected to Italian Government. Works are projects in Koura and Fouar start by the end of 2013. expected to start during the second regions, within North Lebanon half of 2013. Water Authority: cost is expected South Lebanon and Nabatiyeh at about US$ 4 million financed • Rehabilitation and restoration Governorates by a grant from the Italian of water systems in Becharre Government. Works are expected • Execution of several water region: this project includes the to start during the second half of works within liberated regions supply of potable water to 2013. in South Lebanon: The cost of Becharre and surrounding villages this project is estimated to about from Qadisha spring, and drilling Mount Lebanon Governorate US$ 6 million and will be funded of several artesian wells, by the AFESD. It is expected that rehabilitation and expansion of • Improvement of Jbeil district works will start during the second water supply networks and potable water supply: The cost half of 2014. domestic connections as well as of this project is estimated to construction of water reservoirs. about US$ 25 million and is • Execution of water works of The project amounts to US$ 9 funded by the Lebanese-Italian Jabal Aamel potable water million and is financed by the financial Protocol. Execution installations (Phases 1 and 2) CDR November 2013 Basic services 123

amounting to about US$ 27 million, financed by the reserve of the second half of 2013. million, funded by the treasure the general budget of the RDC; loan; it is expected that works start works are expected to start during • Rehabilitation of main during the first half of 2014. the second half of 2013. pumping station in Saida: amounting to about US$2.8 • Execution of additional • Execution operations of million, funding is suggested on operations for potable water in internal network replacement the German Agency; works are Jabal Aamel (Phase 3): and domestic potable water expected to start during the second amounting to about US$20 connections in Chebaa, half of 2015. million, funded by the RDC Hasbaya, Hbariyeh, Kfar within the framework of the Chouba, Ain Kaniya, Chweya • Rehabilitation of potable revival plan; works are expected and Kfar Hammam – Phase 1: it water supply network for Saida to start during the first half of amounts to approximately US$7 Water Authority: amounting to 2015. million, through funding by virtue US$ 14 million and funding is of a treasure loan by virtue of suggested on the German Agency; • Execution of water works in decree number 6841/2011, and works are expected to start during Kfir and Kfir regions: works are expected to start during the second half of 2015. amounting to about US$3.3

Table of main contracts signed during 2012 Project Name Contract amount Funded by Execution starting Expected (US$) date achievement date Execution operations of Treasure loan – internal network 7,136,347 decree number September September replacement and domestic 6841/2011 2012 2014 potable water connections in Chebaa, Hasbaya, Hbariyeh, Kfar Chouba, Ain Kaniya, Chweya and Kfar Hammam – Phase 2 Execution of potable 8,239,193 Arab Fund for September September water works in Chekka Economic and 2012 2014 and Anfe, Koura coastal Social Development + region and Batroun local funding

Completion of potable 4,871,145 Saudi Fund for September December water network of Development + 2012 2014 Barghash-Hrar, Kaf al the Kingdom of Tineh, Kobaait in Saudia Arabia northern Lebanon

Execution of works on 16,361,457 Islamic Bank + May 2012 October 2014 water systems in Jabal local funding Amel (Bint Jbeil, Marj el Koukh, Chebaa) in southern Lebanon + Appendix number 1, 2, 3 124 Basic services CDR November 2013

Table of main projects under preparation (2013-2015)

Project Name Contract amount Funded by Execution starting Expected (US$) date achievement date Supply Greater Beirut with potable water (conveying 200,000,000 World Bank June 2014 June 2017 water from al-Awali and construction of a dam in Bisri) – Phase 1 / Supplying water

Supply Greater Beirut with potable water (conveying 350,000,000 World Bank June 2015 December 2018 water from al-Awali and (promised) / construction of a dam in Saudi Fund Bisri) – Phase 2 / Bisri (promised) / dam Islamic Bank

Rehabilitation and expansion of water 26,000,000 CDR budget August 2014 August 2016 systems in West Bekaa and and revival villages east Zahle district plan

Rehabilitation project of potable water supply to 30,000,000 Kuwaiti November 2014 August 2017 Zahle region Fund for Economic Development (promised)

Continuation of expansion of water systems to regions 11,560,000 Arab Fund June 2013 February 2015 linked with Hrar and for Economic Kabayt reservoirs and Social Development

Water systems in Akkar 48,173,000 Islamic Bank May 2015 December 2017 plain for Development

Completion of potable 20,000,000 Saudi Fund December 2015 December 2017 water supply to Akkar for Development

Completion of potable 12,325,000 Saudi Fund December 2013 December 2015 water systems in Minyeh for region (Phase 1 – Part 1) Development (partially)

Rehabilitation of water 7,500,000 Grant from July 2013 December 2014 systems in Minyeh - the Italian Danniyeh Government CDR November 2013 Basic services 125

Table of main projects under preparation (2013-2015)/ continue Project Name Contract amount Funded by Execution starting Expected (US$) date achievement date Italian Completion of water Government networks in Qalamoun, 5,400,000 donation September September Koura and Fouar regions (Council of 2013 2014 within North Water Ministers resolution Authorities number 4 dated 25/9/2008)

Dwelling and execution of 825,000 Korean June 2014 December 2014 a well in Tripoli region Government donation (promised)

Rehabilitation of potable 6,256,000 Arab Fund December 2013 July 2015 water systems in Becharri for Economic and Social Development Execution of potable water 6,500,000 French July 2013 July 2014 networks, wells and Agency for pumping plants in Koura Development and Batroun cazas

Execution of Qaysmani Kuwaiti dam 19,250,000 Fund for March 2013 March 2015 Arab Economic Development

Installation of lake 15,000,000 Kuwaiti April 2014 June 2017 Jabaliya-Manzoul in Matn Fund for district (instead of Habch Arab dam) and water Economic purification plant Development

Project of restriction of 2,700,000 Arab Fund December 2013 December 2014 Barouk and Kaa’t springs for Economic and Social Development

Improvement of Jbeil 25,000,000 Italian May 2013 December 2015 district potable water Protocol supply

Execution of completing 28,200,000 Treasure loan June 2014 September water works of Jabal 2017 Aamel potable water installations and supervision (Phases 1 and 2) 126 Basic services CDR November 2013

Table of main projects under preparation (2013-2015)/ continue Project Name Contract amount Funded by Execution starting Expected (US$) date achievement date Execution of potable water operations in Jabal Amel 20,200,000 CDR budget June 2015 December 2017 and revival plan and supervision (Phase 3)

Execution of water works 3,300,000 General budget December 2013 September in Kfir and Kfir regions reserve - 2012 2014 and supervision

Execution operations of 7,150,000 Treasure loan August 2013 August 2015 internal network – Decree replacement and domestic number potable water connections 6841/2011 in Chebaa, Hasbaya, Hbariyeh, Kfar Chouba, Ain Kaniya, Chweya and Kfar Hammam – Phase 1

Rehabilitation of main 2,800,000 German August 2015 August 2016 pumping station in Saida Agency (suggested)

Rehabilitation of water German systems and potable water 14,000,000 Agency August 2015 December 2016 networks in Saida (suggested) CDR November 2013 Basic services 127

Waste Water

Overview of the sector sector, in other terms the lack of Until early nineties, wastewater investments required to facilities were limited to disparate improve, construct and develop networks between one region and facilities up to an appropriate another. Although main cities are service and environmental equipped with incomplete level. wastewater networks, they are still 2) The absence of a convenient lacking treatment plants. As to administrative and executive small demographic communities, structure in the sector to they aren’t equipped nor with accompany the increasing urgent networks neither with plants. As a need for wastewater services, result, the issue of water pollution implement new methods was exacerbating day after day followed by the administration (random sea estuaries polluting the and in the field of modern sea and beaches, random sewage disposal techniques. sanitation facilities, ground In order to face such difficult effluents, and streams polluting reality, the CDR has been working underground water layers…) since 1992 on different axes: therefore threatening the sanitary 1) Execution of the emergency environment of citizens. rehabilitation works of existing The insufficiency of wastewater wastewater networks and services in regions is due to many pumping stations, and resolution reasons, most importantly: of all the recent issues. 1) The insufficient spending in the 2) Completion of projects stopped

Waste Water treatment Plant - Saghbine

(* the amount includes a number of contracts still not moneywise closed) 128 Basic services CDR November 2013

involuntarily and network for water institutions were formed. along the mentioned coastal area extension and rehabilitation In 2005, organizational decrees by collecting and conveying according to the needs. and new structures thereof were wastewater to the Dora and Ghadir 3) Launching two programs for elaborated and enforced in order pre-treatment plants. The protecting the Lebanese coasts to achieve many goals, mainly conveyor line comprises two and water resources from rehabilitating and improving sections: the northern section and pollution. facility services, extending their the southern section. coverage zone, and maintain the In other terms, the objective of this administrative stability and The northern section, covering strategy is to address the problem financial balance of institutions. about 17 kms of collection pipe, of pollution and wastewater includes Dbayeh to Dora and Ras disposal in a radical manner Achievements during 1992-2012 Beirut to Dora coastal areas, in throughout the country, as the The value of projects implemented addition to 5 pumping and lifting Lebanese government worked and to date in the wastewater sector stations. All works were is still working on completing and reached US$ 540* million; the completed in year 2000 (costing organizing the public service in main projects are the following: about US$ 48 million). This the wastewater sector. section has been designed to serve • Emergency rehabilitation of 1.5 million inhabitants of Dora However, completing the work on wastewater networks (NERP1- area by year 2015. the third axe remains the main first year): This project covered goal of CDR for the upcoming the emergency repair and The southern section covering stage after works have progressed rehabilitation of wastewater Carlton-Al Ghadir collector line, along the two other axes. networks in all regions of which is under completion costing Lebanon, in addition to the about US$ 14 million, designed to At the institutional level, the rehabilitation of two wastewater serve the south western part of promulgation of law 221/2000 pumping stations in Al Mina- Beirut and part of its southern constituted a primordial step toward Tripoli and Jounieh, and the suburb, as well as part of Baabda the restructuring and modernization construction of about 1000 district and the Damour-Al Ghadir of the sectors of water and kilometers of sewage networks. line, executed and amounting to wastewater, since public water • Completion of Al Ghadir about US$ 9.5 million, through properties were defined (ground wastewater pre-treatment plant: funding by the Islamic Bank, and underground), and an The construction and equipping of which is designed to serve a major integrated water management the wastewater pre-treatment plant part of Aley district and part of (potable, irrigation, and were completed and the relevant Shouf district (more than 100,000 wastewater) was entrusted to four sea outfall rehabilitated at a cost of inhabitants), the length of the public independent investment US$ 10 million. Such plant will collection pipes is of 30 km and institutions (except for the Litani serve the southern part of districts the line has 3 pumping stations. River which remained under the of Baabda and Aley, the west- • Execution of the first phase of administration of the Litani southern part of Greater Beirut rehabilitation of Beirut National Authority to invest its and the northern parts of the Shouf infrastructure, including the water in irrigation in South of district. The plant was put into wastewater network (sections 1 Lebanon, and West Bekaa). service in November 1997. and 2) at a cost of about US$ 25 Moreover, all water departments • Beirut master wastewater million. The project in all its have been included in these phases aims mainly to construct a institutions and subject to the coastal collector project: This project aims to protect the coast new storm water network custody of the ministry of Energy independent of the wastewater and Water. extending from Metn to the Shouf district. The project aims to network. In 2001, boards of administration eliminate all existing sea outfalls • Execution of the second phase CDR November 2013 Basic services 129 130 Basic services CDR November 2013

of the infrastructure, among • Completion of the works improving the efficiency of these which the wastewater network of mentioned within the Lebanese- networks. The project covered Beirut city, through funding from French Protocol Agreement for Greater Beirut with its southern the Islamic Bank for waste water treatment plants at a and northern suburbs, Tripoli, Development, amounting to about cost of about 56 million euros, the Zahle, Jounieh, Saida, Sour, US$38.5 million; and the works include the construction of Nabatieh and their suburbs. This execution of first works of phase waste water treatment plants and project was implemented in two in Ashrafieh and Rmeil sea outfalls (for the coastal plants) coordination with the Ministry of regions, amounting to about in the following regions: Shouf Interior and Municipalities. US$10 million, funded by the coastal area (Ras en Nabi Arab Fund for Economic and Younes), Nabatiyeh area Progress of ongoing projects: Social Development. (Sharqiyeh), Chekka area, • Protection of the coast against Batroun (ongoing implementation pollution: Lebanon signed several • Completion of the pre- of the sea outfall) and Jbeil. The conventions to protect the treatment plant in Saida at a cost first plant is designed to serve a Mediterranean waters against of about US$ 21 million funded big number of villages and cities pollution, the most important by Japan Bank for International of the coastal rea of Iqlim el being the Barcelona Convention. Cooperation (JIBC) and execution Kharoub; the 2nd serves the town The agreements stressed on the of the first phase of the of Nabatiyeh and neighboring necessity of treating wastewater rehabilitation of wastewater vollages, the third and fourth before discharged to the sea in networks in Saida and its suburbs plants serve the coastal towns and cities and towns with populations by rehabilitating the existing villages of Batroun district, exceeding 100 000. Accordingly network and constructing a new whereas the fifth serves the several projects have been network for wastewater coastal area in Jbeil district. transmission to the new treatment prepared for the construction of plant, as well as phase 2 of • Completion of a waste water wastewater collector networks and wastewater collection network in treatment plant in Baalback treatment plants in the coastal the coastal caza of Saida, (Iaat) at a cost of about US$ 6.35 areas of Lebanon. Until now, amounting to about US$22 million funded by the IBRD to execution of treatment plants have million, funded by Japan Bank for serve the city of Baalback and been carried out with their related International Cooperation (JIBC) several neighboring villages. collector networks as previously as a pre-step in connecting with described and currently works are • Maintenance and upgrading of the lines reaching the achieved being carried out in: wastewater and storm water treatment plant. networks in the main cities: • Beirut coastal area- southern • Completion of works in the Starting in 1997 pursuant to the section of the main wastewater construction of Tripoli for decision of the cabinet, works collector, Carlton-Al Ghadir wastewater treatment, at a cost covered periodical maintenance, section: This project covers the of 92 million euros, in addition to repair of wastewater and storm construction of two wastewater the relevant sea outfall at a cost of water piping utilities in the main pumping stations and the 6 million euros, funded by the cities, in addition to limiting the installation of 9 kilometers of European Investment Bank (EIB). overflows and preventing wastewater sewer lines serving a The project covers Tripoli coastal problems emanating from population of 750,000, the area, Al Qalamun, some parts of breakdowns in the existing execution amounts to US$ 14 Koura and Zgharta districts, in drainage networks. The works million. The Islamic Development addition to the coastal areas of included cleaning wastewater and Bank (IDB) financed the Carlton- Beddawi, Deir Amar and El storm water piping networks, in Al Ghadir collector. Installation of Minyeh. addition to installing piping and the collector lines is complete and other necessary works required for works on connecting electricity to CDR November 2013 Basic services 131

the pumping and lifting stations wastewater line collector of completed in the summer of the are progressing in order to put it Tripoli coastal project (Bared- year 2000; in addition the into service. Beddaoui section) including the execution of works on wastewater main collector line and lifting collection and purification in Jebb • The construction of wastewater stations and main, secondary and Jannine, Saghbine regions and networks for an amount of related networks, thus serving neighboring villages are being US$ 6.5 million and a wastewater more than 100000 people and that carried out, amounting to about treatment plant for the coastal area through the grant given by the US$ 39 million, funded by the of Sour for an amount of 32 German government and Islamic Bank for Development. million euros, funded by the amounting to 12 million euros; the European Investment Bank. The grantor, in coordination with the On the other hand, the ongoing plant will serve around 300,000 CDR is managing and executing execution project of wastewater persons and 50% of the work is the project. networks and treatment in Zahlé, achieved until this date. amounting to about US$ 25 • Execution project of wastewater million, funded by the Italian • Execution project of wastewater networks and pumping stations for Protocol (about 55% of project has networks and pumping stations for villages in Chouf region, been achieved); and the execution villages in Chekka region, amounting to about US$ 12.5 of sewages and additional amounting to about US$ 8 million, million, funded by the Arab Fund distribution lines for potable water funded by AFD, execution of for Economic and Social in Khodr, Khribé, Nabi Chit, about 60% of project has been Development, execution of about Baalbek, amounting to US$ 5.3 achieved until date. 40% of project has been achieved million funded by the World Bank • Execution project of wastewater until date. (90% executed); constitution of networks and pumping stations for wastewater networks and villages in Batroun region, • Protection of water sources pumping stations for Barouk, amounting to about US$ 8.5 against pollution: A study was Freidis, Ain Zhalta, Nabaa el million, funded by AFD, prepared in 1994 to update the Safa,Al Aazouniye and Ain Dara, execution of about 70% of project instructional plan of the amounting to about US$ 5.5 has been achieved until date. wastewater sector elaborated in million, funded by the Arab fund 1982. This study defined water for Economic and Social • Execution project of wastewater basins and priority areas for Development (45% executed); as networks and pumping stations for construction of new wastewater well as the execution of a villages in Koura region – phase 1 treatment plants to protect water wastewater treatment station in of project, amounting to about resources against pollution. For Nabaa el Safa amounting to about US$ 8 million, funded by AFD, such purpose, appropriate US$ 5 million funded by the Arab execution of about 50% of project financing was secured to construct Fund for Economic and Social has been achieved until date. collector lines and treatment Development (10% executed). • Southern coastal part of main plants in main inland cities Furthermore, works are wastewater collection network for (Zahleh, Baalbeck, Nabatieh, and continuing on the execution of Tripoli coastal region, serving others); and also in villages/towns wastewater networks and regions and parts of Koura, close to water sources and springs pumping station in Kfar Katra Qalamoun, Bohsas and Tripoli, (Labweh, Qaraoun Lake, Anjar, region in the Chouf, amounting to and that thanks to a loan by the Hermel, Mechmech, Becharre, about US$ 1 million, locally European Bank for Investment, Bakhoun, Chabaa, Jbaa, Hasbaya, funded (60% executed). Whereas amounting to US$ 10 million, Chakra, Hrajel and Kartaba). in South Lebanon, works are progressing on execution projects 85% of works are achieved until The Construction of the Baalback of 3 treatment stations and today. wastewater treatment plant, wastewater networks in financed by the World Bank, was • The northern coast of main Yohmor,Kfar Sir and Zoutor, 132 Basic services CDR November 2013

amounting to about US$ 12 Arab Fund to execute this project, wastewater collection and million, funded by the European and tenders are being prepared. transmission networks from Al Commission and 30% of project Ghadir basin region (south east has been executed CDR obtained the necessary Greater Beirut) to the wastewater Main contracts signed during funding amounting to 70 million treatment plant in Ghadir. 2012 euros to build two wastewater - On the other hand, CDR recently treatment stations on the secured financing from AFESD • Execution of sample project for Keserouan coast from the amounting to about US$ 85 wastewater treatment in Becharré, European Investment Bank, and million to finance wastewater in the North, through purification 70 million other euros from the systems in a number of Lebanese techniques relying on bamboo French Agency for Development regions, including Akkar coastal filters, amounting to US$ 600 to execute the networks. The CDR area, where the cost of the project million, funded by the French is going to update tender files of and wastewater collection and Agency for Development. this project. treatment is estimated around US$ • Execution of construction Also CDR is currently preparing 25 million, and currently tenders project of wastewater networks the tender documents of potable are being prepared. for Kfar Katra - Chouf region, water and wastewater networks in amounting to about US$ 362 the coastal region of Jbeil through • Protection of water sources thousand, locally funded. against pollution: The Ministry Italian funding amounting to 38 • Execution of works in of Energy and Water along with million euros, among which 19 wastewater treatment station in CDR have identified million euros for wastewater. Nabaa el Safa in Chouf district, approximately 20 wastewater amounting to about US$ 5 million, Furthermore, CDR is preparing projects near to water sources funded by the Arab Fund for the project of wastewater in (springs, rivers, lakes, etc.) in Economic and Social Qarantina and Dora (northern inland Lebanese areas. Detailed Development. Beirut) and the related networks studies are complete for many of • Completion of works in after funding has been ensured these projects that mostly fall wastewater treatment stations in through the European Investment within the framework of existing Couf-Sweyjani municipalities, bank amounting to 60 million financing agreements (Italian including operation and euros. Protocol, IDB and AFESD). maintenance works, amounting to Special importance is given to the US$ 1.4 million, locally funded. - The feasibility study for the western Bekaa area, Qaraoun extension of Al Ghadir Lake and the Litani River, where Main Projects under wastewater pre-treatment plant the high level of water pollution Preparation (2013-2015) (south Beirut) is being updated. requires urgent intervention to CDR is contacting several funding install wastewater collection and • Protection of the coastline sources in order to secure funding treatment facilities. against pollution: The Ministry for the works (European of Energy and Water prepared a Investment Bank and others) The CDR secured funding for the comprehensive study for the study and implementation of the district of Akkar recommending - The CDR has also secured the wastewater project in the upper the elaboration of a general funding for the Greater Beirut basin of the Litani River instructional plan for wastewater wastewater treatment project amounting to about US$ 10 collection and treatment, Ghadir Basiin from the German million through a loan agreement including the construction of development agency (KFW) with the Arab Fund for Economic networks and plants for such amounting to 16 million euro and and Social Development purpose along the Abdeh coast. In the execution of the required (AFESD); in addition to projects implementation of such project, tender documents. This project including Shebaa and neighboring CDR obtained a loan from the involves the construction of areas (US$ 6 million), Becharre CDR November 2013 Basic services 133

region where wastewater project of protection of Jeita and treatment in Mechmech – networks amounts are evaluated to spring against pollution, and Akkar and Hrajel – Keserwan, up to US$ 8 million and As Safa currently execution of the required amounting to about US$55 and Barouk areas (US$ 13 studies is carried out. The project million, funded by the Italian million) and launching of related is divided into two phases aiming Protocol. works. The CDR will also receive at collecting and treating an additional grant amounting to wastewater emitted from cities Furthermore, the CDR is receiving US$ 27 million from the Islamic and villages falling within the a grant of approximately US$ 46 Bank for Development to water basin of Daraya, Kleiat, million from the Kuwaiti Fund for complete the wastewater project in Bekaata, Bkaatouta, Kfardebian Arab Economic Development to West Bekaa. and neighboring cities in execute the collection and Keserwan district. CDR also received a grant of 6 treatment of wastewater in million euro and signed two other The CDR is following the required numerous neighboring villages in grant agreements of 14 million studies before launching both Marjeyoun and Bint Jbeil, in euros with KFW to implement the projects of wastewater collection Nabatiyeh Mohafazat.

Schedule of main contracts signed in the wastewater sector during 2011

Project Estimated Value Funding Starting Expected (US4) Source completion Execution of sample project for wastewater treatment in Becharré, in French Agency 599,015 11/1/2012 31/10/2014 the North, through for purification techniques Development relying on bamboo filters Execution of works in Arab Fund for wastewater treatment 4,736,516 Economic and 27/11/2012 27/11/2014 station in Nabaa el Safa Social in Chouf district Development

Construction project of wastewater networks 361,647 locally 1/5/2012 31/5/2013 and pumping stations for Kfar Katra in Chouf

Completion of works in wastewater treatment 1,401,025 locally 1/4/2012 30/9/2013 stations in Couf- Sweyjani municipalities, including operation and maintenance works 134 Basic services CDR November 2013

Schedule of main projects under preparation in the wastewater sector (2013-2015)

Project Estimated Value Funding Date expected to Expected million (US4) Source initiate work completion Program of Protection of the Lebanese Coast against pollution

Construction of Akkar coast collector networks 26 AFESD December 2013 November 2016 and purification stations

Construction of secondary wastewater 3 locally September September networks in Koura 2013 2014 coastal region

Wastewater networks for 21.5 locally September December 2014 Koura – Phases 1 and 2 2014

Execution of additional locally works in Anfeh and 10 September creation of secondary 2013 wastewater networks linked to the purification station in Chekka

Execution of additional and secondary works 6.5 locally September September related to Batroun 2013 2014 purification of wastewater Construction of Italian wastewater for Jbeil 25 May 2013 November 2016 Protocol coast Construction of collector networks and 185 EIB December 2014 December 2017 2 pre-treatment plants in the coastal area of Keserwan Execution of collection networks and pre- 85 EIB May 2014 May 2017 treatment stations in Nahr Beirut Completion of execution of wastewater 22 German May 2013 May 2014 networks in Greater Agency Beirut – Al Ghadir Bassin CDR November 2013 Basic services 135

Schedule of main projects under preparation in the wastewater sector (2013-2015) - continue

Project Estimated Value Funding Date expected to Expected million (US4) Source initiate work completion

Sea outfalls for treatment plant in 12.5 EIB June 2013 May 2014 coastal Sour district

Program of Protection of water sources against 12.5 EIB June 2013 May 2014 pollution

Execution of collector networks and 31 Italian December 2013 December 2014 purification stations in Protocol Mechmech in Akkar

Construction of collector 19 Italian December 2015 December 2017 networks and treatment Protocol plant in Bakhun- Denniyeh

Construction of collector networks and 8 AFESD September September treatment plant in 2013 2015 Bcharre

Construction of Italian collector networks and 6 May 2013 November 2015 treatment plant in Protocol Qartaba-Jbeil

Construction of collector networks and 24 Italian December 2013 December 2014 treatment plant in Protocol Hrajel-Keserwan

Construction of collector networks and 28 German December 2014 June 2017 treatment plant in Jeita- Agency KFW Keserwan (Sections 1, 2 and 3)

Construction of treatment plant and 11 Italian December 2015 December 2017 wastewater networks in Protocol Bint Jbeil and neighboring areas 136 Basic services CDR November 2013

Schedule of main projects under preparation in the wastewater sector (2013-2015) - continue

Project Estimated Value Funding Date expected to Expected million (US4) Source initiate work completion Construction of treatment plant and 8 Italian December 2015 December 2017 wastewater networks in Hasbaya and Protocol neighboring areas

Construction of treatment 6.50 AFESD September July 2015 plant and wastewater 2014 networks in Arqub

Construction of treatment plant and wastewater networks in Jbaa and 7 Italian December 2015 December 2017 neighboring areas in Protocol Nbatiyeh

Construction of 20 Italian December 2015 December 2017 treatment plant and collector networks in Protocol Hermel and neighboring areas

Construction of treatment plant and 30 AFESD October 2014 December 2016 wastewater networks in central and northern Bekaa in the Litani basin

Construction of treatment plant and 41 Italian December 2015 December 2018 wastewater networks in Protocol Anjar, Majdal Anjar, Bar Elias, Mraijet, Marj, Chtoura and neighboring areas

Completion of Islamic Bank wastewater project in 27 for December 2013 December 2015 West Bekaa region Development

Collection of wastewater treatment stations in 58 Kuwait Fund March 2014 December 2018 numerous neighboring municipalities in Marjeyoun, Bint Jbeil districts in Nabatiyeh

Construction of treatment plant and wastewater 30 Kuwait Fund May 2015 December 2018 networks in Rachayya and neighboring areas CDR November 2013 Basic services 137

Solid Waste

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) waste management plan in Generally speaking, waste is a wide Lebanon that is compatible with term referring to consumed the socio-political situation and materials or resulting from an translates into actions the desired activity or a process, and which, expectations, in order for it to owing to its physical and/or become integrated into the chemical and biological properties sustainable development becomes useless and therefore principles in the national programs neglected and intended to be and policies, thus reducing discarded or disposed of. Current environmental degradation. legislations in this respect, as well The Council of Ministers’ decision as management practices and most No.1 dated 30/3/2010, of CDR’s projects and contracts commissioned a committee headed concern municipal solid waste by the Prime Minister and (MSW). Laws and enforced composed of: the Minister of the decisions have stipulated that other Displaced, The Minister of State for types of waste should be treated by Administrative reform, the Minister the private bodies producing them, of Interior and Municipalities, the under the guidance and full Minister of the Environment, the supervision of the concerned Minister of Energy and Water, and ministries, according to the the President of CDR, to develop a “polluter pays” principle. plan proposal concerning waste management in all Lebanese Current situation: the concerned regions, provided that it covers all authorities are working towards the aspects of the issue, the promotion of a comprehensive particularly:

Rehabilitation of a landfill - Zahle 138 Basic services CDR November 2013

waste management facilities: thermal decomposition plants, processing stations, composting stations and landfills • To commission CDR, in coordination with the Ministry of the Environment to sign a contract with an international consultant for the purpose of: • Choosing the best solution and the most appropriate mechanism for the Lebanese reality (based on the spirit of the plan). • Setting the technical specifications for the preliminary classification of the thermal decomposition companies Recycling - Sorting & Composting - Domestic Waste (Due diligence to short list only proven technologies) • Assessment and classification of • The techniques and methods to studying the possibility of companies be adopted for the adoption of thermal • Establishing tender specifications implementation of this plan decomposition in them. for the final bid • The suggested locations for it • Involving the private sector and • Bid appraisal • How to provide the necessary facilitating its solid waste • Monitoring the implementation funding management tasks, its • To commission the Ministry of the • The authority to be in charge of participation being through Environment to sign a contract this plan • Collection, with an international consultant to • Treatment control workflow quality The committee shall also make • To commission the Ministry of according to the spirit of the plan recommendations concerning the the Environment and CDR to and good work progress in it measures and procedures to be combine the two plans, each • To commission the Ministry of taken with regard to the temporary proposed by one of them, the Environment to contract with landfill in Naameh. consistently with what was a local consultant in order to And on 1/9/2010, the Council of agreed upon above. conduct an awareness and Ministers issued decision No. 55, • To commission the Ministry of guidance campaign to introduce approving the ministerial Energy and Water to propose a the thermal decomposition committee’s proposals which legislation that secures the right technique and make it acceptable included: of the private sector to produce (admission). and sell the energy produced • The Presidency of the Council of • Adopting thermal decomposition from the decomposition of Ministers shall be entrusted with and the conversion of waste into waste. the power of monitoring energy in the major cities • To motivate the municipalities execution workflow and • Adopting the 2006 Plan in the whose lands will be used for the securing funding for it, while rest of the Lebanese regions and establishment of the various benefitting from successful CDR November 2013 Basic services 139

experiences in neighboring informational and consultative separate recyclable material and countries. effort with the civil society which extract compost material. This plan can hinder the implementation of also included the construction of Main Problems: projects if it is not respected and sanitary landfills for Greater Beirut • The problem of household waste its views are not taken into and its suburbs. Two sanitary in Lebanon lies mainly in landfill account. landfills were established in locations, whether they are Na'meh and Bsalim. Both are ordinary dumps or landfill sites Main achievements of the (1992- currently in operation. for disposal after the sorting and 2012) period recycling processes; it also Rehabilitation of Tripoli The Lebanese governments have concerns waste management dumpsite: The uncontrolled not adopted a centralized policy or before reaching the dump. dumpsite located on Tripoli a unified management for the Therefore, the recycling and the seacoast has been rehabilitated. A treatment of solid waste in composting processes should be sea wall was constructed around it Lebanon, since this issue fell promoted. to reduce environmental risks. within the powers and interests of Moreover, the necessary equipment municipalities that were the for operating the dumpsite in an • The financial perspective is administration overseeing the environmentally safe way was considered the most important proper execution of these services. procured in order to upgrade solid and accurate element when it However, the civil war had a bad waste management in Tripoli comes to the implementation of impact on the municipalities’ region. The dumpsite has been in any proposed waste management financial, administrative and operation since 1998. plan, especially in developing technical means, which reflected countries like Lebanon, for there negatively on the continuity of Construction of Zahleh sanitary are no adequate laws regulating these services. With the beginning landfill: The new sanitary landfill this matter. of 1992, the government assigned serving Zahleh caza is complete the management of this sector in and the required vehicles and • The legislations on the the capital and the suburbs to CDR, equipment for its operation have management of household solid due to the impotence of the been procured. The works and waste in Lebanon are superficial, municipalities in dealing with this procurements were financed by the contradictory and unclear, problem. Ever since, the CDR has World Bank. This dumpsite has especially with respect to the worked, in coordination with the been in operation since 2001. distribution of responsibilities concerned ministries, towards the and tasks between the concerned establishment of an integrated Implementation of a sanitary landfill departments and ministries. policy that provides the best and a solid waste treatment plant Currently, a draft law concerning solutions for Lebanon. project in the framework of the integrated waste management is comprehensive waste management being prepared. Urgent plan for the treatment of plan in Baalbeck caza. solid waste in Greater Beirut: • The Union of Municipalities, Following the closure of the Bourj Procurement of waste collection administratively and technically Hammoud dumpsite in January equipment for various regions: supported by the Ministry of the 1997, the government decided to Within the framework of the urgent Environment and Ministry of implement an urgent plan for the program, the World Bank funded Interior and Municipalities, treatment of solid waste in Greater the procurement of waste should unite their efforts for the Beirut. A contract was signed with collection equipment, including selection of locations for dumps SUKOMI to expand and raise the vehicles, street sweeping and sorting and composting capacity of the Amrousieh and equipment and special containers. facilities. This aim is to be Qarantina solid waste treatment These were distributed on all achieved in the framework of an plants, upgrade the sorting process, Lebanese regions. In the second 140 Basic services CDR November 2012

phase of this project and within SUKLEEN and SUKOMI: all cazas, with one or more the framework of the Household According to the Council of sanitary landfills in each service Solid Waste Management Plan Minister’s Decision No. 16 dated area. (SWEMP), the World Bank 14/8/2003 concerning the funded the procurement of waste launching of an international tender • For this purpose, Lebanon shall collection and street sweeping for constructing and operating the be divided into four service equipment for the regions where solid waste treatment plants and areas: construction works of sanitary landfills for a period of ten years, - The North and Akkar landfills or rehabilitation of and in order to ensure the success of governorates uncontrolled dumpsites were this tender, CDR was assigned to - The Beka’a and Baalbeck- completed, such as Beirut, Zahleh audit the amounts due to Hermel governorates and Tripoli. SUKLEEN and SUKOMI. - The South and Nabatieh Accordingly, the audit contract was Hospital waste treatment: In 1998, governorates awarded on 18/9/2003 to the CDR awarded the hospital - Mount Lebanon and Beirut PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPER waste treatment study, funded by governorates S, which is an international audit the World Bank, to ERM. Several - To provide incentives to firm. phases of the study are complete. municipalities whose lands will This has allowed concerned Technical Assistance for be used for sorting stations, parties to take decisions regarding identification of treatment plant composting plants, sanitary the most appropriate means for and landfill locations and landfills or incinerator centers. hospital waste treatment. The preparation of environmental These municipalities will be paid Ministries of Environment and impact assessment: To implement a certain amount per every ton of Public Health together with CDR the Council of Minister’s solid waste, as proposed in the have decided to build a central directives concerning the plan and according to laws and incinerator which complies with identification of treatment plant decrees that will be issued in this international standards and and landfill locations, CDR respect. operates at a temperature of awarded the impact assessment to 1200oC minimum, as a possible Consultant Rafic Khoury who - Sweeping, collection and means of hospital waste treatment. started his work during the third transport of waste to sorting The environmental impact quarter of 2003. The Consultant stations and composting plants assessment and the design study prepared the environmental shall be handled by the have not been prepared because impact assessment of the locations municipalities at their own the appropriate construction site is identified by the technical expense. not known yet. committee commissioned with this task. - The contractor shall be Marketing of compost and responsible for financing the recyclable material: The The comprehensive Household relevant study, executing and feasibility study for marketing Solid Waste Management Plan: preparing the sanitary landfills, organic compost and recyclable CDR established a comprehensive incinerator centers, sorting materials generated by the plan which was approved by the stations and composting plants. Quarantina, Amroussieh and other Council of Ministers in 2006. It is The contractor shall also be treatment plants was completed by based on the following principles charged with the management of ARCADIS/ EUROCONSULT in these facilities for ten years on • Recycling and composting to the December 2003. The study was the basis of a certain fee per each greatest extent in order to reduce financed by the World Bank ton of transported and treated the quantity of dumped waste; within the framework of SWEMP. waste. and distribution of recycling, Financial audit of amounts due to sorting and composting plants on • Maritime and back-filling CDR November 2013 Basic services 141

works in Saida waste establishing a sanitary landfill or a and items included in the price of mountain area: the Council of plant for treating its waste on its one ton of solid waste as adopted Ministers issued Decision No. territory shall benefit from in such contracts. 37, dated 26/5/2009, directing increased proceeds from the CDR to prepare the necessary Autonomous Municipal Fund Operation contracts: CDR signed studies and draft decrees equivalent to five times their a contract with SUKLEEN for the required, and to implement the share, and that each municipality collection of household solid maritime and back-filling works establishing a sanitary landfill or a waste and street sweeping in in Saida waste mountain area, to waste management plant on its Greater Beirut and some areas of be funded through the US$ 20 territory for at least 10 Mount Lebanon. Commissioned million grant donated by the municipalities, shall benefit from to implement the urgent plan for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the increased proceeds from the Greater Beirut, it also signed two rest of the cost being financed by Autonomous Municipal Fund contracts with SUKOMI for the Lebanese government. equal to ten times their share. operation of the Amrousieh and Quarantina solid waste treatment Progress, during 2012, in It has also been decided to extend plants and the Coral composting contracts awarded before 2012: the current household waste plant, as well as the construction sweeping, collection, treatment and operation of Naameh and The Council of Ministers issued and landfill contracts in Greater Bsalim sanitary landfills. Decision No. 45, dated Beirut and some neighboring Currently, CDR is commissioned 30/12/2008, concerning the areas, signed with Averda Group. to launch a new international continued payment of dues It also included the extension of tender for solid waste treatment belonging to the companies Lacico’s advisory contract until and landfills, provided that handling, by virtue of decisions by the start of the implementation of contracts with SUKOMI are the Council of Ministers, all types the solid waste management plan, terminated within the periods of waste-related works, in some provided that the extension period specified in the agreements, and regions and municipalities, from doesn’t exceed 4 years, ending at that such termination does not the Autonomous Municipal Fund latest on 17/1/2015, and provided occur before the new contractor(s) according to the rules and that the contractor and the takes over. procedures followed in making consultant are notified of the payments due to each company, extension end date at least six The works are currently until the approval and months before. progressing within the framework implementation of the solid waste of the urgent plan for Greater Pursuant to the General Secretariat management plan and its funding Beirut. After fully utilizing cells of the Council of Ministers’ letter mode. (1) and (2) of the Naameh sanitary No. 2067/ms dated 13/9/2010, landfill site, which cover an area By virtue of Decision No. 34, CDR prepared a comparison table of 120,000 m2 with a combined dated 6/4/2010, the expansion of between the prices adopted in the capacity of two million tons of Naameh landfill was linked to the Verda Group contracts and those waste, an additional area of 62,000 decision concerning the solid adopted in similar contracts in m2 was prepared for a new cell waste management plan subject of Lebanon and some European or (3). The latter is currently being the Council of Ministers Decision American cities or countries. It used as a sanitary landfill for the No.1 dated 30/3/2010, and also discussed the possibility of solid waste produced by Greater emphasis was placed on the canceling the sorting and Beirut and some areas in Mount implementation of Decree No. composting processes from the Lebanon. Due to the necessity of 9093 dated 15/10/2002 contracts and the saving that can continuing to use this sanitary (amendment to Article 11 of be achieved by doing it. landfill until the alternative Decree 1917 dated 6/4/1979), Furthermore, it provided an location designated in the stipulating that each municipality explanation for the components SWEMP project is ready, the 142 Basic services CDR November 2012

Council of Ministers approved, use. After submitting to the by USAID. The Council of under Decision No.1 of Council of Ministers the study Ministers Decision No. 62 dated 28/6/2006, the expropriation of an prepared by Dar al Handassa 21/5/2007, concerning the additional area of about 25,000 (Nazih Taleb) related to the delivery of the landfill and the m2 for expanding this landfill. construction of a sorting and transfer of its operation to Zahle- Even though the expropriation composting plant on plots No. Maalaka municipality, was issued was then implemented in order to 812,815 and 1123 adjacent to the as an encouragement for this ensure the landfill’s continued use dumpsite (total area of around municipality to take over its for three additional years, to allow 13000 m2) and expansion of operation in the future and to the invitation to a new tender in dumpsite capacity by constructing initiate other municipalities to do implementation of the waste a 9-10m high Gabion reinforced the same management plan, and select new wall around its perimeter in order contractors to implement it, and to be able to fill the spaces Normandy dumpsite: The adopt new treatment centers and between this wall and the present Normandy uncontrolled dumpsite landfills in the sites identified in it. dumpsite, the Council of on the seashore is located within Ministers approved, in its Moreover, sweeping, collection, the premises of Beirut Central Decision No. 41 dated 18/2/2005, landfill and treatment contracts District (BCD) reconstruction and to include within the 2005 general were extended for 3 years, ending development plan awarded by the budget and its annexes a draft law on 10/11/2010, under the same government to Solidere. The for projects amounting to US$ 12 conditions, in order to ensure project includes sorting and million, distributed over five continuity of work in solid waste treating of existing waste and years, to cover the cost of facilities, by virtue of Decision recovery of suitable materials to expanding and operating the No. 88 dated 10/11/2007. It is to be used for back-filling a sanitary dumpsite. be noted that the remaining period reclaimed area. The project cost of the life span of the Naameh amounts to US$ 61 million, Operation of Zahleh landfill: In sanitary landfill allows it to keep including supervision. A technical December 2001, CDR signed a receiving waste until 2010, consultant has been appointed to contract with SERDIM/SCS to according to the Lacico supervise this project. It should be operate the new sanitary landfill in consultants. noted that 80% of the works have Zahleh and to transfer the contents been completed while the of the old uncontrolled dumpsite Operation of Tripoli dumpsite: remaining 20% are suspended at to the new landfill. The two-year After launching an international present awaiting the results of contract was financed by the invitation to tender in 1999, CDR negotiations and arbitration World Bank within the framework signed a contract with BATCO for between Solidere and the of SWEMP. Upon expiry, the the operation of Tripoli dumpsite. contractor. The current work plan Council of Ministers approved, in This contract, which is renewable will be directed toward studying its Decision No. 70 dated annually, is financed by the Al- and rehabilitating the reclaimed 12/2/2004, the extension of Fayha Union of Municipalities. areas in preparation for the design Zahleh landfill operation and The contract aims to treat solid and implementation of supervision contract for three waste by using appropriate infrastructure works. The additional years ending on sanitary dumping methods, dumpsite treatment project is 31/12/2006, to be funded out of extraction of generated gas and expected to be complete within the general budget. incineration. In this connection, three years, including the the Council of Ministers issued Zahleh landfill and treatment plant infrastructure studies and designs. Decision No. 28, dated 17/7/2003, with associated equipment are the directing CDR to prepare a study property of Zahleh municipality. Preparing tender documents for for expanding Tripoli dumpsite Both were supplied recently with solid waste collection, sweeping, and extending the period of its the necessary equipment, financed treatment and landfills for a CDR November 2013 Basic services 143

period of ten years in all city and its environs. A part of it • Choosing the best solution and Lebanese regions: CDR signed a can also be invested in the Saida the most appropriate mechanism contract on 3/10/2003 with port to be built in the region. for the Lebanese reality (based Fichtner Consultants to provide on the spirit of the plan). consultancy services for this As a result of a tender, CDR • Setting the technical project. The Lebanese regions awarded on 19/8/2010 the specifications for the preliminary were divided into four service implementation of the project to classification of the thermal areas (Beirut and Mount Lebanon, Khoury Contracting Company, to decomposition companies the North and Akkar, the South carry out the maritime works and Nabatiyeh, Beka'a and intended to protect Saida waste (Due diligence to short list only Baalbeck-Hermel). After mountain area. proven technologies) completing the tender documents • Assessment and classification of in November 2003, and issuing Projects under preparation companies the Council of Ministers Decision (2013-2015 period) • Establishing tender No. 68, dated 20/5/2004, the basic specifications for the final bid Out of emphasis on the planning tender documents were amended • Bid appraisal and management process through to cover new instructions that • Monitoring the implementation require contractors to include in the effective application to support the comprehensive plan, their offers the methods and Construction and operation of the Council of Ministers issued means to be adopted for disposal waste treatment plants and sanitary Decision No. 55 dated 1/9/2010, of solid waste. At that time, the landfills in all regions: In response commissioning CDR and the Ministries of Environment and the to the Council of Ministers Ministry of the Environment to: Interior and Municipalities had decisions commissioning CDR to • Combining the two plans, each some comments on the Tender launch an international invitation to proposed by one of them, Terms and Conditions. tender for the construction and consistently with the objectives Subsequently, the Council of operation of treatment plants and set for the 2006 comprehensive Ministers issued Decision No. 1, sanitary landfills in all Lebanese plan. dated 28/6/2006, approving regions, CDR shall award these CDR’s proposed plan (June 2006) contracts based on the final bid • Adopting thermal decomposition for household solid waste specifications. management. and the conversion of waste into energy in the major cities Supervision of construction and • Adopting the 2006 Plan in the rest Maritime works project for the operation of treatment and of the Lebanese regions and preservation of Saida waste sanitary landfill sites: The studying the possibility of mountain area: the main element contracts for the construction and adoption of thermal of this project is the construction operation of treatment plants and decomposition in them. of a seawall stretching from the sanitary landfills in all Lebanese • Involving the private sector and landfill site to the wastewater regions are expected to be facilitating its solid waste treatment plant, in order to protect awarded simultaneously with the management tasks, its the current landfill, in addition to related supervision contracts. back-filling the water area participation being through the Turn Key (from collection to between the seawall and the shore. CDR shall continue to fulfill the final treatment) or by 2 Different The back-filling works will result duties entrusted to him by the Options: in the creation of a new reclaimed Council of Ministers in terms of • Collection, area that can be invested in monitoring the implementation of • Treatment various environmental activities, ongoing contracts with companies • To sign a contract with an including the second phase of the handling all kinds of international consultant for the wastewater treatment plant for the waste–related works; conducting purpose of: 144 Basic services CDR November 2012

periodical reviews of projects concerned ministries and under implementation, and providing help in accordance with realizing performance evaluation the provisions of the Solid Waste assessments of adopted methods, Law. as well as coordinating with

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Agriculture and Irrigation

1 - General Overview of the production is mainly characterized Agriculture Sector by its high production cost and limited competitiveness due to the • Current state of the agricultural openness to international markets sector and to the signed trade agreements. Agriculture in Lebanon is based Nevertheless, Lebanon’s on individual initiatives, under a geographical location, its liberal and open economic system. diversified climate and its During the past three decades, this production are a strong asset if sector has undergone major only it can seize available changes, among which: opportunities, make rational use of An increase of 36% in the number its natural resources, especially of farm holders working in water, overcome the obstacles agriculture to reach 195 thousand limiting its competitiveness, and agricultural investors; an increase preserve the environment. of 155% in the area of irrigated lands to 100 thousand hectares of • The sector’s main problems 248 thousand hectares of cultivated lands; the fragmentation There are two types of agriculture of agricultural lands in such a in Lebanon: commercial manner that 75% of farming units agriculture, generally efficient, do not exceed 1 hectare and modern, depending on adequate represent 20% of the total financial resources for investment cultivated area. and exploiting every profit possibility. This type of Even though the sector’s agriculture is practiced in around contribution to the GDP is low 35 thousand farming units and (6.3%), it covers 17% of the value covers about 25% of total of exports, and it is either the sole agricultural holdings. It is based or an additional source of income on the integration of pre- for a large portion of the Lebanese production and post-production rural population. agricultural activities, and on Agriculture consumes 64% of openness to foreign markets. The available water supplies. Increased second type is an agriculture water needs result in additional mainly devoted to the preservation pressure on irrigated agriculture, of cultural and family heritage. It leading to an increase in the is practiced in smallholdings with number of lands abandoned due to no investment or profit lack of water or to decline in opportunities, and considered as investment opportunities and extra income and as subsistence agricultural profits for agriculture. Most rural farmers smallholders. practice this type of agriculture. The Lebanese agricultural It is therefore important to 146 Productive sectors and other sectors CDR November 2013

distinguish between means “Export Plus”, launched by IDAL. increased agricultural production intended to support the rural and improve farmers’ income, Furthermore, the growing water community, and those destined for provided that the agricultural demand in the upcoming years the economic activation of the produce has the competitiveness will require: (1) providing agricultural sector, and which related to production and additional sources by building target farms able to respond marketing factors, namely: water storage dams, lakes and effectively. selecting processed agricultural facilities, (2) rehabilitating and products with value-added As for agricultural markets, they modernizing surface water and features, ensuring continuous are unstable and have an adverse groundwater facilities, (3) market supply of quality products, effect on farmers’ income due to regulating water use in order to in sufficient quantities and in the the weakness and lack of make it more efficient, by required times, and examining the transparency of marketing adhering to a suitable legal development of investable operations. This is also due to the framework. farming units. marketing policies of operators in The Israeli war of July 2006 had a the agribusiness which are not In view of the leading role of very negative impact on the usually in the farmer’s interest. technical, statistical and marketing Lebanese economy in general, Therefore, structures for three data in the field of agricultural including the agricultural sector types of markets should be development, administrative which, in addition to its original established: (1) the local market utilities and professional problem of lack of outlets, for fresh produce, (2) a market for organizations are expected to incurred heavy losses that products intended for processing, attach great importance to the exhausted those working in it and (3) a market for fresh agricultural creation of an information system increased Lebanese farmers’ produce and processed products that allows all those working in frustration. To face all these intended for export. the sector, farmers in particular, to challenges, it was imperative to get the information they need, Agricultural and rural cooperative assess damages, make a quick whenever they need it. movement is characterized by a contingency plan and provide the lack of transparency and a necessary funding for it, The future role of the state is to disparate application of laws, and simultaneously with the initial develop strategies and work plans. is thus far from the desired goals plan intended for this sector. It will also have a legislative, of collaborative work. follow up and control role, in The agricultural sector also lacks • A Vision for the Future consultation with private sector representatives. In this context, the the state’s active role in keeping The growing water demand will 2010-2014 strategy of the pace with technical developments require setting an integrated Ministry of Agriculture focused in the fields of agricultural development plan for using on the main sectors with research, training and extension. available water resources by development potential (such as The state failed to activate its role rehabilitating existing facilities, olives, grapes, certified seeds, and coordinate between finding additional water sources flowers, organic agriculture and administrations concerned with and building dams and lakes, and the development of thefisheries the agricultural sector. Moreover, by rationalizing water use and sector), and on projects involving the technical and marketing management, including the modernization of production information related to agriculture maintenance and operating. is insufficient, despite some and exports chains. It also focused achievements in the context of the The implementation of irrigation on developing laws regulating the comprehensive agricultural projects will increase the area of exploitation of agricultural lands, census, and despite the support irrigated lands between 36 and 50 quality assurance and quality provided by the national program thousand hectares in the next control, as well as laws on the of agricultural export support, thirty years, which will result in an work of agricultural and CDR November 2013 Productive sectors and other sectors 147 148 Productive sectors and other sectors CDR November 2013

marketing organizations,taking provided by the Saudi Fund for supply irrigation and potable into consideration the importance Development (SFD). water (Canal 800) – Phase I, was of providing agricultural extension implemented. In view of MoA’s need for serviceson all levels and in all the technical assistance in conducting In addition to the above, CDR has agricultural areas, in coordination sectoral studies and agricultural contributed to the provision of with local authorities. censuses, the financing and external funding for the Moreover, rural development has implementation of the agricultural implementation of the become a necessity for balanced planning assistance project was Agricultural Infrastructure development. It is based on the provided through CDR by a grant Rehabilitation project in favor of establishment of integrated anti- from the European Union which the Green Plan/MoA, which poverty programs taking into resulted in setting the elements of includes land reclamation, consideration the particularities of the agricultural policy and its agricultural roads and support rural areas, and involving the master plan, in coordination with walls. It also contributed to the development of social sectors and the agricultural census technical provision of local funding, from the provision of minimum living assistance project implemented by its own budget, for the project of allowances and job opportunities. CDR through a contract with FAO rehabilitation of livestock The implementation of an partially financed by the World production for smallholders in integrated plan related to the Bank’s loan destined for this Bekaa. project. The result was setting the preservation of environment and CDR also participated, through agricultural strategy and MoA’s natural resources, and the coordination committees, in the agenda for five years (2005-2009). coordination and integration with implementation of agricultural concerned parties, as well as the Concerning irrigation, around 27 support projects provided in the adoption of the principle of thousand hectares of agricultural framework of the Italian/Lebanese partnership with local communities, lands were rehabilitated through Protocol (1997) and (1998-2000) are therefore required. the World Bank’s loan intended signed with the CDR, of which a 2- Main achievements until 2012 for the rehabilitation of irrigation part was allocated to the CDR adopted the implementation projects in Qasmiyeh (3600 ha), Baalback- Hermel agriculture of the agricultural projects it has western Bekaa (2000 ha), development project and to the been preparing over the past years Yammouneh (4500 ha), Diniyeh certified plant production project. (4400 ha), Akkar el Bared (1500 within the scope of sectoral CDR also followed up with the ha) in addition to medium and development programs such as the olive cultivation development small projects in the North and National Emergency project in marginalized regions Mount Lebanon (7500 ha) and in Rehabilitation Plan (NERP) and in with the help of IAM-BARI, the South (3200 ha). This loan also collaboration with the concerned thanks to a grant allocated to the served for financing contracts for ministries. project by the Italian project, the institutional support of the among many other projects. Before setting the agricultural Ministry of Hydraulic and Electric strategy, CDR undertook the Resources (MHER) and the Litani Moreover, a loan from the implementation of urgent projects National Authority (ONL), and for International Fund for that would contribute to the the provision of vehicles, Agricultural Development (IFAD) development of the infrastructure equipment, instruments, advisory financed the implementation of of agriculture and irrigation, in contracts, training and studies that projects aiming at strengthening particular the rehabilitation of facilitated the implementation of the Ministry of Agriculture’s agricultural schools (Fanar, these projects. A part of the (MoA) capacities and institutions Ghazir, Abdeh, Baaqleen, advisory functions pertaining to (the Green Plan and the NasriyetRizk and the Kfarshima the Litani Water - South Lebanon Agricultural Research Center) silk factory) through a grant Conveyor water project which will through contracts for the supply of CDR November 2013 Productive sectors and other sectors 149

vehicles and necessary equipment South Lebanon Conveyer water the combined company (GFA- and instruments, and contracts for project for irrigation and potable ELARD) on the 18th of October the rehabilitation of agricultural water supply (Canal 800) – Phase 2010 for a period of 33 months. extension centers in Sour and I: The technical staff is currently Abdeh, and the rehabilitation and proceeding with the - CDR signed an advisory contract equipment of laboratories and implementation of the project’s with the combined group greenhouses for research institutes agricultural and social LahmeyerInt.GmbH/JBJ in Sour, Fanar and Tal Amara. components under the supervision Gauff/ingenieur/D.A.H “Shair& Technical assistance, studies, of the CDR. training and maintenance Partners”, according to which the necessary for these institutions advisory group completed the It is worth mentioning that the were provided through advisory executive studies of all the technical staff is working at the services contracts. contracts. The advisory group also MoA’s office in Abdeh in the provided technical assistance for region of Akkar, according to a The IFAD loan also allowedthe awarding the works contract. Memorandum of Understanding provision of agricultural extension signed between the CDR and the In addition to the above, the works services in all areas of irrigated MoA, through which the latter implementation project of the agriculture, through the puts a part of its Abdeh office irrigation line in the town of implementation of advisory under the project’s disposition, Khiam and rainwater drainage contracts with NGOs,as well as which in return rehabilitates and network in Nabatiyeh, as well as the construction of small mountain equips the building in order to the rehabilitation of a water pond lakes in locations specified by the allow its technical staff to in BintJbeil (Nabatiyeh Green Plan in Bcharre, undertake the implementation of Province)and the implementation Mechmech, Bkaasfreen, Bkoufa, the project’s activities and be in of agricultural roads in Arkoub, Hermel, Deir el Ahmar and constant contact with local Yohmor and Al-Taybeh (Al- Kfarmishki, and As for the authorities. Taybeh Province), have been mountain lakes already carried out CDR also appointed a supervisor awarded, all through the European by the CDR through the IFAD who is present daily at the project grant (ENP/2007/018-882) since loan, all related works concerning station in Abdeh, to oversee the 2010. lakes in Bkaasfreen (Minieh- management of the project, under DiniyehCaza) and the lake of Moreover, the CDR continues the the direct guidance of the CDR. Bkoufa (ZghartaCaza) were implementation of the "Local delivered. In the framework of the same Development Project in Northern project, the CDR has awarded the Concerning the lake of Mechmech Lebanon", financed with a grant necessary studies and works (Akkar Caza), the CDR conducted from the European Union, which supervision for the implementation the study related to the necessary it had started after the signature of of the infrastructure component, repair works. The CDR the financing agreement on the 6th which includes the rehabilitation of alsosecured US $ 4 million of the of July 2009; agricultural roads, as well as the IFAD loan and US 8.4 million of As an initial phase, it resorted to a rehabilitation of irrigation channels the OPEC loan to finance theHilly technical mission of experts from and the construction of mountain Areas Sustainable Agricultural the European Union (Framework lakes for water harvesting. These Development project "Hasad" Agreement I and II) to set a list of projects had been set by the aiming at constructing mountain priority projects for agricultural Framework Agreement I and lakes for agricultural development infrastructure and prepare the examined by the technical staff; as an additional irrigation source social development component of they are intended for all the rural during summer in poor rural areas the project and its requirements. In areas situated at over 400m above where water is scarce. a second phase, it signed a sea-level in the AkkarCaza as well Regarding the Litani Water - technical assistance contract with as the mountainous areas of the 150 Productive sectors and other sectors CDR November 2013

Cazas of Hermel and Diniyeh, covered by the project. the preparation of tender namely: Akroum, WadiKhaled, specifications for a technical study Kobayat, Dreib, Joumeh, Al- Furthermore, as part of the on the creation and management Qayteh and Al-Jurd, Hermel and ADELNORD project, and of protected areas in Lebanon, and Diniyeh. particularly its local development the provision of a legal framework component, clusters were for them; a national park being Concerning the implementation of identified in 2011, and the part of the protected area, these the process of awarding of the elaboration of a Local steps will be preliminary to the necessary studies and works Development Plan for each cluster creation of a national park in supervision, the projects were started following a participatory Akkar. combined in 6 groups, each approach between local including a list of agricultural authorities and civil society, with 3 - Work Progress in 2012 projects. Group 6 only includes the support of the ADELNORD the preparation of detailed studies technical assistance staff and In 2012, in the framework of the and the supervision of the projects under the supervision of the Hilly Areas Sustainable of rehabilitation of agricultural Economic and Social Fund for Agricultural Development project roads, whereas Groups 1 to 5 Development (ESFD). "Hasad", aiming at constructing include feasibility studies as a first mountain lakes for agricultural stage, and detailed studies and In addition to the above, and development in poor rural areas, supervision in a second phase for within the framework of the the CDR embarked on securing agricultural roads projects, as well preparation of tender the first phase of the OPEC loan as irrigation channels and specifications for the development for the Green Plan responsible for mountain lakes, in all the areas of a sustainable strategic plan for the project, noting that the total the Cazas of Akkar, Hermel and value of the loan is US 8.4 million, Diniyeh, the ADELNORD with a value date of May 25th project, in coordination with the 2012. Ministry of Interior and In 2012 as well, the works of the Municipalities, and in cooperation irrigation line in the town of with the administrations Khiam and rainwater drainage concerned with the development network in Nabatiyeh were sector, suggested an initiative to wrapped up, and a water pond was establish a standard methodology rehabilitated in BintJbeil and the for regional development plan implementation of agricultural studies, after several donors roads in Arkoub, Yohmor and Al- expressed their readiness to Taybeh, was finished, after they finance regional development plan had begun in 2010 all through the studies. The CDR will adopt this European grant (ENP/2007/018- methodology in its preparation of 882). the tender documents of the strategic plan for the Caza of The CDR continues to supervise Akkar andthe highlands of Hermel the implementation the Hydro and Diniyeh. Agricultural Development Project for Marjeyoun area officially And as part of the technical launched mid-May 2010.This assistance provided for the project lays down the creation of a national park in the infrastructure and facilitates the mountainous areas of Akkar, implementation of the irrigation Agricultural Road - (ADELNORD) ADELNORD project agreed with water distribution network in the Akkar the Ministry of Environment on Northern part of Marjeyoun, CDR November 2013 Productive sectors and other sectors 151

which it will benefit from in the Italy. (SDF), funded by a grant from the framework of the Canal 800 • The steering committee of EU and by contributions from conveyor project. The project also Promoting the Production and relevant municipalities, especially provides training courses on Marketing of Lebanese in the South and Akkar. modern irrigation techniques and Agricultural Production. proposes new cropping patterns • The coordination committee for In the framework of the “Local that are socio-economically the Agricultural and Rural Development Project in Northern feasible. It covers an area of 522 Development Project (ARDP) Lebanon” ADELNORD, funded ha and 1,259 households in the funded by the European Union. by a European grant, CDR carries region are expected to benefit • The national coordination on the implementation works from it. This initiative is financed committee for FAO. since 2010 in coordination with by the Spanish Government the technical assistance staff The main results of the through the “Lebanon Recovery (GFA-ELARD) and the implemented works, upcoming Fund” which was established after operational director, as well as the activities, problems and the July 2006 war. It is managed Economic and Social Fund for challenges will be revealed in due by UNDP in close cooperation Development (ESFD) responsible course. with the Litani River Authority for implementing different aspects and the Association of the Friends As for the Canal 800 conveyor of the project. of Ibrahim Abd El Al (AFIAL). project – Phase I, conveying And during the implementation of drinking and irrigation water from Moreover, the CDR, through its this project, and in the framework Litani to southern Lebanon, and participation in coordination of the agricultural infrastructure after overcoming the committees, is following up component, the CDR was administrative obstacles which projects implemented by the assigned the mission of preparing faced the project, it was agreed to MoA, among them: feasibility studies and detailed adopt the final version of the designs for the rehabilitation of • The committee formed to solve contract, in light of the outcomes agricultural roads, as well as the the issue of forbidden crops in of the negotiations with the Arab rehabilitation of irrigation Bekaa and propose alternative Fund, with regards to overseeing channels and the construction of ones. implementation works until 2017, mountain lakes for water • The coordination committee for in addition to providing technical harvesting, divided to six clusters the “Economic and Social assistance to reward the SCADA of villages within the scope of the Development Project for Olive contract upon beginning the project, as defined by the CDR in implementation works. In 2012, Producers in Poor Areas”. 2011. • National Food Security Program the CDR rewarded the committee in cooperation with implementation of the project to In 2012, the CDR awarded the the Food and Agriculture Kharafi/Veziroglu/Guris until infrastructure component Organization of the United year 2017; composed of six clusters of Nations (FAO) rehabilitation of agricultural roads In 2012 as well, CDR concluded • The guiding committee of the and irrigation channels, as well as the contract for providing Hilly Areas Sustainable the construction of mountain lakes institutional support and technical Agricultural Development for water harvesting, to a group of help to the Litani Authority to Project “Hasad” contractors, after duly carrying out oversee the project which had • The steering committee of the tenders in accordance with the begun in 2007. Lebanese Observatory for conditions and under the Agricultural Development. Many agricultural and irrigation supervision of the EU. Advisory • The guiding committee for the projects of municipal nature are contracts were extended for those Coordination Project between also underway, through the work who prepared detailed designs to the Ministry of Agriculture and of the Social Development Fund oversee the implementation works 152 Productive sectors and other sectors CDR November 2013

in different areas of the project. • A sustainable strategic plan for law, and a draft applied decree, all the Cazas of Akkar, Hermel and of which are being reviewed by As for the local development Diniyeh is being developed, after the MoA. component, and with the help of the project prepared a conditions the technical assistance staff and document for this activity in 2011 • In the context of fighting fired under the supervision of ESFD, in coordination with a team of and protecting and managing ADELNORD accomplished local experts specialized in forests, the project prepared in development plans in 2012 for environmental and economic 2012 two executive plans for the nine clusters of villages within the sciences, as well as civil forests of Andaket in Akkar and scope of the project, according to organization and social Safira in Diniyeh, with a a participatory approach between development, assigned by the conditions document for the local authorities and civil society. technical assistance team (GFA management of forests including This resulted in nine economic ELARD) for this purpose. pruning, in close cooperation with and social development projects MoA. which express the needs of those • In 2012, the project began areas. Accordingly, the CDR carrying out a technical study on ADELNORD also worked with worked with all these constructing and managing responsible parties to buy organizations represented by local protected areas in Lebanon, within communication and advertisement official activities to implement the a legal framework; with one of material related to the project, nine projects. them being a national park in through a tender carried out in Akkar, in close coordination with accordance with laws in effect and Concerning the environmental the MoA. The study resulted in a under the supervision and with the component of ADELNORD: detailed technical report, a draft approval of the European Union.

4- Main Contracts Signed in 2012

Project Estimated Value Source of Funding (USD)

Pragmatic supervisor for the Local Development 33,000 CDR Support project in Northern Lebanon

Extending the deadline of the executive study and ------European Union (grant) supervision, agricultural roads (Group nº6) in Akkar, Diniyeh and Hermel Extending the deadline of the preliminary study, ------European Union (grant) feasibility study and executive studies of irrigation projects and agricultural roads (Group nº2) in the highlands of Diniyeh

Extending the deadline of the preliminary study, 58,032 European Union (grant) feasibility study and executive studies of irrigation projects and agricultural roads (Group nº3) in the highlands of Hermel

Extending the deadline of the preliminary study, 36,036 European Union (grant) feasibility study and executive studies of irrigation projects and agricultural roads (Group nº5) in Akroum and Al-Jurd CDR November 2013 Productive sectors and other sectors 153

4- Main Contracts Signed in 2012 - continue

Project Estimated Value Source of Funding (USD)

Implementation of infrastructure works: 1,669,592 European Union (grant) agricultural roads, irrigation and mountain lakes in WadiKhaled (Group nº1)

Implementation of infrastructure works: 1,513,510 European Union (grant) agricultural roads, irrigation and mountain lakes in Diniyeh (Group nº2)

Implementation of rehabilitation works of 1,528,416 European Union (grant) agricultural roads in Akkar, Hermel and Diniyeh (Group nº6)

Implementation of infrastructure works: 3,553,689 European Union (grant) agricultural roads, irrigation and mountain lakes in Hermel (Group nº3)

Implementation of infrastructure works: 938,796 European Union (grant) agricultural roads, irrigation and mountain lakes in WadiKhaled (Group nº4)

Implementation of infrastructure works: 2,355,197 European Union (grant) agricultural roads, irrigation and mountain lakes in Akkar (Group nº5)

Renewing the technical assistance contract for 645,000 European Union (grant) ADELNORD, to include many activities among them the development of a sustainable strategic plan for Akkar, Hermel and Diniyeh

Awarding of local development projects in Akkar, 3,250,000 European Union (grant) Diniyeh and Hermel

Buying the communication and advertising 48,347 European Union (grant) material for ADELNORD

Litani River Canal 800 Conveyor project to the 333,303,081 - AFESD South for drinking water and irrigation - Phase I - KFAED 154 Productive sectors and other sectors CDR November 2013

5 - Main projects under management of forests including The CDR with the coordination preparation for 2013-2014: pruning, in the framework of committees of the MOA will carry fighting fires and protecting and on the following up on the The CDR will continue securing managing forests. different agricultural projects as the OPEC loan valued at US 8.4 well as the main results of the million for the Hilly Areas As for the Canal 800 conveyor implemented works, upcoming Sustainable Agricultural project – Phase I: activities, problems, and Development project "Hasad". • The CDR will continue to challenges that will be revealed in implement the project which was due course. In the framework of the “Local awarded to Kharafi/Veziroglu/Guris Development Project in Northern in 2012. Lebanon” ADELNORD, funded • The CDR will continue by grant nºENPI/2008/019-623, overseeing the implementation of the CDR is working on the the project through the advisory following: contract with the combined group • Supervising the tender documents LahmeyerInt.GmbH/JBJ related to the works and executive Gauff/ingenieur/D.A.H “Shair& functions of the infrastructure Partners from 2003 till 2017. component, i.e. the rehabilitation of • In 2014, the CDR will award the agricultural roads, as well as the SCADA contract, with technical rehabilitation of irrigation channels assistance from the consultant and and the construction of mountain in agreement with the Arab Fund. lakes for water harvesting, in light of the results of the feasibility and It is worth mentioning that the detailed studies carried in 2011. implementation of this project will • Preparing a sustainable strategic result in providing 90 million m3 plan for the Cazas of Akkar, annually by gravity irrigation for Hermel and Diniyeh. around 13,000 ha between the 800 • Supervising the implementation m and 400 m levels of the of priority local development Qaraoun Lake, in addition to projects in the different clusters providing 20 million m3 annually under the supervision of the of drinking water. The project will Economic and Social Fund for be financed through two available Development (ESFD). loans, the first provided by the • Continuing to collect media and Arab Fund for Economic and communication material. Social Development (AFESD) • Renewing the pragmatic and the second by The Kuwait supervisor’s contract. Fund for Arab Economic • Coordinating with the Ministry Development (KFAED). of Environment on approving and Concerning the locally funded implementing the draft law of project of restoration of the lake of protected areas, as well as the Mechmech in the Akkar Caza, the applied draft decree. CDR is currently preparing the • Coordinating with MoA for two tender document in order to start executive plans for the forests of the implementation after having Andaket in Akkar and Safira in received the study related to the Diniyeh, with the “special necessary repair works. conditions document” for the CDR November 2013 Productive sectors and other sectors 155

Main projects under preparation (2013– 2014)

Project Estimated Value Funding Starting Expected (USD) Source completion

Restoration of the lake 300, 000 CDR June 2013 September of Mechmech 2013

Pragmatic supervisor for March 2013 the Local Development 33, 000 CDR February 2014 Support project in Northern Lebanon

Litani River Canal 800 Conveyor project to the 2,242m000 - AFESD February 2014 February 2016 South for drinking water - KFAED and irrigation– (Awarding SCADA Contract)

Irrigation channels - (ADELNORD) Akkar 156 Productive sectors and other sectors CDR November 2013 Sovereign Services

1 - General overview of the in Sir el Denniyeh. Were also service sector executed a building for the Ministry The CDR Administration aims at of Finance in Aadliyeh – Corniche el answering demands which include Nahr region, in addition to an the construction of new buildings and exhibition lounge and expansion the rehabilitation and maintenance of works, prevention against water current ones. This is carried out leaks in the National Museum. The within the scope of the Lebanese rehabilitation of UNESCO Palace State to erect new buildings to and the Great Serail of Beirut were ministries and public administrations also carried out, as well as many on real estate it owns, in order to other border centers, and the decrease rental costs of buildings rehabilitation of the building of the used by the State and improve its National broadcasting network and administrative situation. the Ministry of Tourism in Sanayeh and the building of the Lebanese 2 - Main projects executed Embassy in London, and numerous during 1992 - 2012 governmental buildings. The amount Until 2012, many projects were of all these executed projects executed, among which the reached US$ 173 million. construction of two new governmental Serails in Jezzine, one Works in progress during 2012 in Hermel and a Justice Palace in on contracts signed before 2012 Saida. Furthermore, a Among the many works in progress, quaimakamiya building was some urgent works are being carried executed in Minyeh and another one out on the border crossings in

Cultural Center - Yater CDR November 2013 Productive sectors and other sectors 157

Cultural Center - Kafar Kila Cultural Center - Blida

Aaboudiye – Bqanaya – Aarida – execute additional projects in offices of the Minister of State for Masnaa; in Roumieh prison a new Masnaa, Aaboudiyeh, Aarida, administrative and development building is built, in addition to a new Bqanaya at the borders is underway, affairs, the Civil Service Board, trial room, a public building for as well as erecting a new unified Central Search missions and to erect Chaqra municipality, a new fruit building for customs administration a new building for the Ministry of and vegetable souk in Tripoli, in Beirut Port, equipping addition Foreign Affairs in Solidère, to erect whereas the total amount of these buildings in the Justice Palace of a building for the current industrial projects reached US$ 13 million. Beirut and establishing a new research institute in Hadath and the building for Basel Fleyhan renovation and rehabilitation of the Projects under preparation Financial and Economic Institute, governmental Serail of Baabda. Studies are being carried out to erecting a building including the 158 Productive sectors and other sectors CDR November 2013

List of sovereign service projects (under preperation)

Project Contract Value Funding Execution starting Expected date of (USD) Source Date work execution Study and supervision of execution of governmental 1,900,000 Lebanese January 2014 January 2015 complexes on State property Government Establishing a unified customs building on an 20,000,000 Lebanese June 2013 June 2014 annex land of Beirut port Government Rehabilitation of 7,000,000 Lebanese January 2014 January 2015 customs buildings in Government Aarida

Rehabilitation of customs 2,000,000 Lebanese January 2014 January 2016 buildings in Bqayaa Government

Rehabilitation of customs 7,000,000 Lebanese January 2014 January 2015 buildings in Kaa Government

Rehabilitation of 7,000,000 Lebanese January 2014 January 2016 customs buildings in Government Aaboudiye

Rehabilitation of Decree customs buildings in 1,000,000 7606/2002 from January 2014 January 2015 Sour the budget of Ministry of Public Works

Execution of Ministry of 8,000,000 Lebanese January 2014 December 2015 Foreign Affairs in Government "Solidère"

Establishing an 7,462,022 Lebanese January 2014 January 2015 additional annex to the Government Great Serail

Execution of building 30,000,000 Lebanese January 2014 January 2015 for Ministry of Finanace Government in Baabda

Rehabilitation project of 800,000 CDR budget December 2013 December 2014 main building of CDR 2009 Rehabilitation of rented part by Ministry of Finance on real estate 1,000,000 budget 2009 December 2013 December 2014 number 1383 in Port real estate region CDR November 2013 Productive sectors and other sectors 159

List of sovereign service projects under execution during 2012

Project Contract Value Funding Order for Expected date for (USD) Source commencement date work to finish Preparation of detailed drawings and bidding documents and supervision for part one and part two of 1,669,389 Lebanese February 2010 March 2013 the "construction projects" Government for the Masnaa customs center Execution of some of components of patr one 1,169,893 Lebanese February 2011 February 2012 and part two of the Government "construction projects" for the Masnaa customs center

Supervision for the execution an additional 155,423 Lebanese January 2011 January 2013 building and court house Government at Roumieh jail

Execution of an additional 6,166,759 Lebanese January 2011 January 2013 building and court house Government at Roumieh jail

Construction of a public 476,558 Europen January 2011 January 2012 building for the Union municipality of Chakra at the Mouhafaza of Nabatieh

Rehabilitation of the 116,562,930 Lebanese January 2011 March 2012 ministry of finance Government building (head quarter) Riadh el-Solh

Preparation of studies for the construction of a 44,000 Lebanese January 2010 July 2012 united customs building Government on a land annexed to the port of Beirut