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Research and Policy Memo #7 | May 2011 Recycling Farm Biomass for Biogas Production: A Feasibility Study in Rural LebanonMohamad Abiad,Isam Bashour,Ali Chalak,and Rosine Habchy Biomass is the third largest primary energy resource in the world, after coal and oil, and has the potential to be a partial substitute for fossil fuels, stated a feasibility study conducted by the Issam Fares Institute and the Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences (FAFS) at the American University of Beirut (AUB). The current levels of methane (CH4), one of the naturally occurring greenhouse gases (GHG), is...

Research and Policy Memo #9 | May 2011 Renewable Energy Policies in the Gulf countries: A case study of the carbon-neutral "Masdar City" in Abu DhabiDanyel Reiche Gulf Countries are heavily dependent on the export of oil and natural gas to generate revenue for their national budgets, as well as maintaining a supply of cheap energy for their domestic use. Yet recently, some leaders in the Gulf have started looking away from conventional fossil fuels and taken an interest in the possibilities of renewable energy. One particular state, Abu Dhabi, the oil-rich capital of the United Arab Emirates...

مذكرات للباحثين وصناع القرار #9 | أيار 2011 سياسات الطاقة المتجددة في دول الخليج: دراسة حالة  “مدينة مصدر” الخالية من الكربون في ابو ظبيدانيال رايش تعتمد دول الخليج اعتماداً كبيراً على تصدير النفط والغاز الطبيعي لانتاج الدخل لميزانياتها الوطنية, فضلا عن المحافظة على إمدادات الطاقة الرخيصة للاستخدام المحلي. ولكن مؤخراً، بدأ بعض القادة في الخليج يبحثون بعيداً عن الوقود الاحفوري التقليدي وبدأوا بالاهتمام بإمكانيات الطاقة المتجددة

 مذكرات للباحثين وصناع القرار#6 | أيار 2011 تقرير المنتدى العربي للبيئة والتنمية في مجال المياه لسنة 2010جاد شعبان و سهيل عبود  كشف المنتدى العربي للبيئة والتنمية عن وجود سوء إدارة للمياه في جميع أنحاء العالم العربي، مبا في ذلك، وغير مقتصر حصريا على نقص موارد المياه العذبة في العالم العربي على سبيل المثال. وكون 13 دولة عربية من أكثر البلدان التي تعاني من ندرة اللياه في العالم في الوقت الراهن وانخفاض متوسط توافر اللياه العذبة بحلول عام 2015 إلى أقل من 500 متر مكعب سنوياً وهذا ما يعرف بالاجهاد المائي الحاد وبقاء دولتين فقط هما العراق والسودان فوق خط ندرة المياه بحلول عام 2025

تقرير | كانون الثاني 2011 مشروع الدراسة الوطنية الاقتصادية والبيئية والإنمائية لتغير المناخ (NEEDS) (التقرير النهائي) نديم فرج الله  ماركوس ماركتانر ليلى داغر و فيليب زغيب أصبح تغير المناخ واقعا مقبولا وتم تسجيل تأثرياته وتوثيقها في جميع أنحاء العالم. فقد سجل مركز أبحاث الأوبئة الناجمة عن الكوارث (CRED) في بلجيكا 39 كارثة مناخية لغربي آسيا منذ عام 1969. وتم تسجيل 12 كارثة في عام 2000 ّ وحده. 

The report provides an overview of Lebanon’s greenhouse gas emissions per sector, and analyses the impacts of the country’s projected climatic changes on several economic, social and environmental sectors.

IFI Report | January 2011 The National Economic, Environment and Development Studies (NEEDS) for Climate Change Project (Final Report) Lebanon Nadim Farajalla, Marcus Marktanner, Leila Dagher, and Philippe Zgheib Climate change has become an accepted reality. Its impacts have been recorded and documented throughout the world. The Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED) in Belgium has recorded 39 climatologic disasters1 for Western Asia since 1969. Twelve disasters were recorded in the year 2000 alone. The majority of these disasters were droughts (16), followed by extreme...

UNDP, through the CEDRO project, and the Ministry of Energy & Water published the first version of the "National Wind Atlas of Lebanon" which will create a growing momentum in Lebanon towards strengthening and developing the renewable energy sector in the country.

The State and Trends of the Lebanese Environment report provides an overview of the current condition of natural resources and environmental management in the country. Furthermore, it gives an analysis of past and future developments across multiple different sectors.

This brochure elaborates on the achievements of the UNDP’s 4 portfolios in Lebanon: Democratic Governance, Poverty & Social Development, Environment & Energy, and Crisis Prevention & Recovery.

نبذة مختصرة عن دراسة | آب 2009 (الوضع الحالي للبحوث والسياسات المتعلقة  بتغير المناخ في المشرق العربي: حالة الأردن (نبذة مختصرةمنار فياض عقد معهد عصام فارس للسياسات العامة والشؤون الدولية في الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت ورشة عمل مغلقة حول تغير المناخ والمياه وعملية صنع السياسات في منطقة المشرق العر في شهر آب /أغسطس 2009 حضر ورشة العمل كبار الخبراء في مجال المياه والصرف الصحي، وتم تسليط الضوء على العديد من البلدان من خلال دراسة حالتها. يركز هذا الملخص الذي اعدته منار الفياض من الجامعة الأردنية على حالة الأردن   

نبذة مختصرة عن دراسة | آب 2009 (الوضع الحالي للبحوث والسياسات المتعلقة  بتغير المناخ في المشرق العربي: حالة الأردن (نبذة مختصرةمنار فياض عقد معهد عصام فارس للسياسات العامة والشؤون الدولية في الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت ورشة عمل مغلقة حول تغير المناخ والمياه وعملية صنع السياسات في منطقة المشرق العر في شهر آب /أغسطس 2009 حضر ورشة العمل كبار الخبراء في مجال المياه والصرف الصحي، وتم تسليط الضوء على العديد من البلدان من خلال دراسة حالتها. يركز هذا الملخص الذي اعدته منار الفياض من الجامعة الأردنية على حالة الأردن   

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptations and Policy-Making Process: Palestine as a Case Study (Full Text)Ziad Mimi, Michael Mason,and Mark Zeitoun Global climate change related to natural and anthropogenic processes has been the topic of concern and interest world-wide. One of the most significant impacts of the ‘greenhouse effect’ is anticipated to be on water resources. Thus, the impact of climate change appears to be an additional component on top of the large number of existing water-related problems. The present paper will identify key climate change actors...

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Climate Change: Impacts, Adaptations and Policy-Making Process: Palestine as a Case Study (English Summary) Ziad Mimi, Michael Mason, and Mark Zeitoun Global climate change related to natural and anthropogenic processes has been the topic of concern and interest world-wide. One of the most significant impacts of the ‘greenhouse effect’ is anticipated to be on water resources. Thus, the impact of climate change appears to be an additional component on top of the large number of existing water-related problems. The present paper will identify key climate...

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Climate Change in the Levant and North Africa Region: An Assessment of Implications for Water Resources, Regional State of Awareness and Preparedness, and the Road Ahead (Presentation)Antoine Hreiche  This presentation provides an assessment of the implications for water resources in the LNA region. Presentation Outline: Water Resources Status North Africa’s Climates Climate Change adds new complexity Impacts What can be done?

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Climate Change in the Levant and North Africa Region: An Assessment of Implications for Water Resources, Regional State of Awareness and Preparedness, and the Road Ahead (Full Text)Hamed Assaf It is now widely acknowledged that climate change is fast approaching us and many assert that it is already underway. Are we ready for it? The bad news is that the Levant and North Africa (LNA) region is projected by most climate general circulation models (GCMs) to be the most severally impacted region in the world as it is expected to undergo severe water scarcity...

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Climate Change in the Levant and North Africa Region: An Assessment of Implications for Water Resources, Regional State of Awareness and Preparedness, and the Road Ahead (English Summary)Hamed Assaf Climate change is now a well-documented fact. It is acknowledged by scientists and governments world-wide and is considered to be already on its way. The LNA (Levant and North Africa) region is one of the most affected regions and most vulnerable to climate change. The questions remain though, ’are we ready?’ ‘What is currently known about the issues relating to...

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Climate Change, Water and the Policy-Making Process in the Levant and North Africa; The Syria Case (English Summary)Abdallah Droubi At a closed workshop held by the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs in August 2009, leading water experts tackled the issue of climate change with a specific regard to Syria. The Middle East is considered to be the world’s most water-stressed regions where the average temperature over the Mediterranean has increased from 1.5 to 4 degrees Celcius in the last 100 years, and drought events are...

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Current Status of Climate Change Research and Policy in the Levant; The Jordan Case Full Text Manar Fayyad Rising concern over greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on the climate of the earth led to the international environmental treaty produced at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. This treaty, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was legally non-binding in that it did not set mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions for individual...

Region-Specific Study | August 2009 Current Status of Climate Change Research and Policy in the Levant; The Jordan Case English SummaryManar Fayyad A closed workshop on climate change, water, and the policy making process in the Levant and North Africa region was held by the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut, in August 2009. Attending the workshop were leading experts on water and sanitation, and several countries were highlighted as case studies. This particular summary focuses on the case of Jordan, which was put together...