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Policy Brief | August 2014
Sustainable Transportation and Mega Sporting Events in Arab Countries: the Case of Qatar by Robert Wittkuhn and Danyel Reiche
​As a motive for hosting mega sporting events, Qatar is highlighting their catalyst effect for planned infrastructure developments. Qatar plans on building intra-city, inter-city and inter-state road and railway networks for the FIFA 2022 initially, and further national use. The planned transportation construction could potentially be sustainable, but the social and political buildup of Qatar hinders such a development; especially when...

Research Report | July 2014
History of Climate Change Negotiations and the Arab Countries The Case of Egypt by Ibrahim Abdel Gelil
Even though Egypt’s share of Global Greenhouse Gases (GHGs) emissions is less than 1 %, Egypt has proved to be one of the most vulnerable countries to the potential risks of climate change. The most vulnerable sectors include coastal zones, water resources, and agriculture. Estimates show that a Sea Level Rise would lead to the permanent submersion of large areas of cropland in the Nile Delta, and accelerate the trend of desertification that is worsening the...

Working Paper | June 2014
Climate Change in Lebanon: Higher-order Regional Impacts from Agriculture by Nadim Farajalla, Eduardo A. Haddad, Marina Camargo, Ricardo Lopes, and Flavio Vieira
This working paper analyzes the susceptibility of agricultural outputs to future climate change in Lebanon, and the extent to which it propagates to the economic system as a whole. A methodological framework in which physical and economic models are integrated for assessing the higher-order economic impacts of projected climate changes is used. The researchers then quantify the broader economic impacts in the...

Research Report | April 2014
Impact of Population Growth and Climate Change on Water Scarcity, Agricultural Output and Food Security
This research project brought together several teams from across multiple countries to conduct a review and analysis on a wide range of complex, interconnected topics. Any one of these issues (e.g. climate change, population dynamics, food security and water security) can allow for vast and deep exploration. Seeking to integrate the concepts into unified analysis that is comprehensive and coherent is both exceptionally challenging and incredibly necessary. By...

Research Report | April 2014
Impact of Population Growth and Climate Change on Water Scarcity, Agricultural Output and Food Security
This research project brought together several teams from across multiple countries to conduct a review and analysis on a wide range of complex, interconnected topics. Any one of these issues (e.g. climate change, population dynamics, food security and water security) can allow for vast and deep exploration. Seeking to integrate the concepts into unified analysis that is comprehensive and coherent is both exceptionally challenging and incredibly necessary. By...

Working Paper | September 2013
Policy-making in Lebanon: Potential Offshore Oil and Gas Discoveries by Jeremy Arbid
This report follows the conclusion of the thesis research entitled “Policy-making in Lebanon: Potential Offshore Oil and Gas Discoveries” carried out with support from the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, United Nations in the Arab World Program at the American University of Beirut. The research aimed to clarify the inner workings of the policy-making process in Lebanon. Using the multiple streams framework of John Kingdon (2003), the research...

يقدم المرصد اللبناني لحقوق العمال والموظفين، تقريره السنوي الأول "الاحتجاجات وقضايا العمال  في لبنان عام 2012: عام نهوض القطاع العام وتعرية الاتحاد العمالي العام." ويأتي التقرير بدعم من منظمة "دياكونيا"، باعتباره الإصدار الأول من سلسلة تقارير مرتقبة. وبالإضافة إلى رصد التحركات العمالية في مختلف القطاعات، يفرد التقرير مساحة لبعض النقابيين وبعض مؤسسات المجتمع المدني الفاعلة في وسط العمال لتقديم مساهمات حول قضاياهم التي نحن أيضا معنيون في متابعتها بالمرصد العمالي، ومنها قضايا متعلقة بحقوق العمال المعوقين، والعمال الفلسطينين وعاملات المنازل المهاجرات. كما أفرد التقرير مساحة إضافية لأعضاء في هيئة...

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is a humanitarian, non-governmental, non-profit organization working in Lebanon since 2004. In May 2011, DRC responded to a call from UNHCR, when the Syrian crisis started and the first Syrian refugees came into Lebanon. DRC believes that no refugee must be in want of help to find protection and durable solutions and hence the emergency response aims to provide immediate relief and protection to displaced refugees, including their vulnerable hosts, in an impartial, inclusive and neutral manner, adhering to the Code of Conduct of the Red Cross and Red Crescent...

Research Study | January 2013
Effect of Distributed Electric Power Generation on Household Exposure to Airborne Carcinogens in Beirut by Alan Shihadeh, Marc Al Helou, Najat Saliba, Sara Jaber, Nader Alaeddine, Elias Ibrahim,
Zahra Salahieh, Maher Chiit
Due to inadequate power production capacity, EDL has in recent years instituted a rotating power outage regimen in Lebanon. People and businesses have turned to privately-owned diesel generator sets for power during outages. Because these generators are located in dense urban areas, their emissions may significantly increase inhalation exposure...

A menu of options for supporting livelihoods of refugee and host community families.

Constructing market-based livelihood opportunities for refugees and host community families.

This report is the result of 4 months of field data collection from April to August 2013 carried out in the Informal Tented Settlements (ITS) of the two districts of Zgharta and Minieh-Dennieh by SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL’s (SI) outreach workers.

Swiss Solidar undertook a multi-sectoral needs assessment in August 2013 to assess the humanitarian needs of Syrian refugees residing in Nabatieh and Jezzine Districts in Southern Lebanon.

Since March 2011 and the continuously escalating crisis in Syria, Lebanon (along with Jordan, Iraq and Turkey) has been a refuge area for Syrian families fleeing the instability and violence in their country.

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livelihood needs in order to provide appropriate help and assistance.

This "Thirty Questions Guide" is the first guide that addresses the various stages of work and employment based on the principles of the CRPD and its relevant detailed provisions.

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This report is the result of 4 weeks’ field work from April 22 to May 17 carried out in the two districts of Zgharta and Minieh-Dennieh by SOLIDARITÉS INTERNATIONAL’s (SI) outreach workers.

Working Paper | December 2012
The Efficiency of Food Labeling as a Rural Development Policy: The Case of Olive Oil in Lebanon by Jad Chaaban
Several regional products have been very successful as region-based products, such as Saudi Dates, Jordanian Thyme, Syrian Barazi, Egyptian Foul Mdamas, and Lebanese Chick Pea paste (Homos Tahini). These trends of regionbased, Geographic indicator (GI) and governmental labeled products are considered to be an added value to agroindustrial sector, and are highly efficient tactics to increase small and medium-sized enterprises (SME’s) revenues. However...