سلسلة أوراق عمل #1 | تشرين الأول 2010
إدارة مخيمات اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في المشرق العربي: حوكمات تبحث عن الشرعيةساري حنفي
"يوما بعد يوم، تصبح كثافة المخيم لا تطاق. يتنامى حجم العائلة الفلسطينية بلا هوادة، يجتاح المهاجرون العراقيون أمكنتنا. لا مساحات خضراء، ولا أماكن للهو الاطفال. نعم هذا مؤلم... على الرغم من ذلك، فأنا أحب أن أكون هنا مع عائلتي وبين الناس الذين أعرفهم. هنا أشعر بالامن." بهذه الكلمات وصف لاجئ فلسطيني من الطبقة الوسطى أجريت معه مقابلة التجربة المتناقضة التي يعيشها في مخيم جرمانا (دمشق)؛ إحساسًا بوضع حضري موجع، وفي الوقت ذاته إحساسًا بالراحة ولانتماء لمجتمع. صحيح أن محيط المخيم...
Working Paper Series #1 | October 2010
Palestinian Refugee Camps in the Arab East: Governmentalities in Search of LegitimacySari Hanafi
“Camp crowdedness becomes unbearable. The size of Palestinian families is increasing relentlessly, and Iraqi migrants are invading our space. There are no green areas, or any playgrounds for kids. Yes this is painful … but nevertheless I like being here amongst my family and people. Here, I feel safe.” This is how one interviewee, a middle class Palestinian refugee, portrayed his paradoxical experience in Jaramana camp, Damascus. He describes its painful urban...
Research and Policy Memo #4 | April 2010
Addressing Poor Living Conditions to Improve Health in Palestinian Camps in LebanonRima R. Habib
According to research carried out at the American University of Beirut, the living environment of Palestinian refugees residing in Bourj el Barajneh camp in Beirut lacks the basic services and infrastructure necessary to safeguard the health of community residents. Established in 1948 by the International League of Red Cross Societies, Bourj el Barajneh camp is one of the largest and oldest refugee camps in Lebanon. Housing more than 20,000 refugees, the...
مذكرات للباحثين و صناع القرار #1 | آب 2010
التصدي للظروف المعيشية السيئة لتحسين الصحة في المخيمات الفلسطينية في لبنانريما ر. حبيب
وفقاً لبحث أجرته الجامعة الاميركية في بيروت، تفتقر البيئة المعيشية للاجئين الفلسطينين المقيمين في مخيم برج البراجنة في بيروت إلى الخدمات الاساسية والبنية التحتية اللازمة للحفاظ على صحة سكان المجتمع المحلي
أنشأت الرابطة الدولية لجمعيات الصليب الاحمر مخيم برج البراجنة في سنة 1948 ،وهو من أكبر وأقدم مخيمات اللاجئين في لبنان. ووفقا للمعايير الانسانية، يعتبر المخيم مزدحماً بالسكان إذ يسكنه أكثر من 20000 لاجئ
Executive summary of a survey conducted by UNICEF. Objectives of the study: - To assess the magnitude of the problem of violence at home, in schools, in institutions and in the neighborhood of camp environment.
This publication is a compilation of reports prepared by group of civil society organizations in light of the review of Lebanon under the first-cycle of Universal Periodic Review (2010).The booklet includes the report reviewing conditions of economic and social rights in Leban
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...
Region-Specific Study | August 2009
Knowledge Mapping of Climate Change Issues and Stakeholders in LebanonNadim Farajalla
Human activities have now been proven to be the main cause for changes in the Earth’s climate. Climate change has become the central issue of global concern; no country, large or small, rich or poor, will be immune from its ramifications. According to the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report (FAR) published in 2007 projects that the temperature in the Middle East will increase 1- 2°C by 2030-2050. In a more focused...
Region-Specific Study | August 2009
Syria: Climate Change, Water and the Policy-Making Process in the Levant and North Africa (Full Text)Abdallah Droubi
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Changes (IPCC) is one of the most renowned publishers of internationally acclaimed research on global climate change. Its recent Technical Paper on Climate Change and Water (IPCC Working Group II, 2008) outlines some general statements that are relevant for the Middle East region – such as, “many semi-arid and arid areas (for example, the Mediterranean basin) are particularly exposed to the impacts of...
نبذة مختصرة عن دراسة | آب 2009
(تغير المناخ: التأثيرات والتكيف وعملية صنع السياسات: فلسطين كحالة دراسية (نبذة مختصرة بالعربيةزياد أ. ميمي و مايكل مايسونو مارك زيتون
إن تغير المناخ العالمي الناتج عن العمليات الطبيعية والأنشطة البشرية هو موضوع مثير للقلق والاهتمام في جميع أنحاء العالم. ويتوقع أن تؤثّر ظاهرة "الاحتباس الحراري" بشكل كبير على الموارد المائية. وهكذا، يبدو أن تأثير تغير المناخ يأتي كعنصر إضافي على رأس عدد كبير من المشاكل القائمة المتصلة بالمياه. ستقوم هذه الورقة بتحديد الجهات الفاعلة الرئيسية المعنية بتغير المناخ وتقييم الآثار المحتملة لتغير المناخ واستعراض المعلومات المتاحة بشأن...
