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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.

Paper Produced as Part of the AUB Tobacco Control Research Group | April 2010 The Economics of Tobacco in Lebanon: An Estimation of the Social Costs of Tobacco Consumption (Full Report)Jad Chaaban, Nadia Naamani, and Nisreen Salti Tobacco Control is currently being implemented in various countries worldwide. This is a result of the direct effect of tobacco smoking on health. Broadly speaking, Tobacco Control entails a ban on tobacco advertising both below and above the line,1 a ban on smoking in public areas, an increase in the tax on cigarette packs, and the placement of health warnings on...

Summary of Paper Produced as Part of the  AUB Tobacco Control Research Group - April 2010 The Economics of Tobacco in Lebanon: An Estimation of the Social Costs of Tobacco Consumption (Executive Summary) Jad Chaaban, Nadia Naamani, and Nisreen Salti Tobacco Control is currently being implemented in various countries worldwide, as a result of the direct effect of tobacco smoking on health. Lebanon has several pending laws for tobacco control however none is yet ratified and implemented. This paper aims to understand the Lebanese tobacco market and assess whether this market creates an overall...

 نتائج رئيسية لبحث لفريق البحث للحد من التدخين في الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت | أب 2009 (كلفة التدخين على لبنان: أرقام تقديرية للآثار الأقتصادية لإستهلاك التبغ (نتائج رئيسيةجاد شعبانو ناديا نعماني و نسرين سلطي

مذكرات للباحثين وصناع القرار #1 | آب 2009 كيف تعيق شركات صناعة التبغ العالمية سياسات مكافحة التدخين في لبنانريما نقّاش مازال لبنان يعتبر أحد أضعف البلاد في الملنطقة  فيما يتعلق بالحد من التدخين، على الرغم من تصديقه على إتفاقية ”منظمة الصحة العاملية“ بشأن "مكافحة التبغ" في عام 2005 .وقد فشل لبنان في محاولاته العديدة بتقديم سياسة وطنية لمكافحة التدخين في الأماكن العامة. وحظر الاعلان والرعاية. ووضع تحذيرات تصويرية صحية قوية على منتاجات التبغ .بشكل تدخل شركات صناعة التبغ الحاجز الأكبر في عملية وضع حسياسة للحد من التدخين    

لمحة موجزة عن بحث لفريق البحث للحد من التدخين في الجامعة الأميركية في بيروت | آب 2009 لمحة موجزة عن سوق التبغ اللبنانيجاد شعبانو ناديا نعماني و نسرين سلطي يجري حاليا تنفيذ مكافحة التدخين في مختلف بلدان العالم، وذلك نتيجة للتأثير المباشر لتدخين التبغ على الصحة. وفي لبنان عدد من القوانين المعلّقة المرتبطة بمكافحة التدخين ولكن لم يتم تصديق وتنفيذ أي منها بعد. تهدف هذه الورقة إلى فهم سوق التبغ اللبنانية وتقييم ما إذا كانت هذه السوق تخلق إيرادات أو تكاليف للإقتصاد اللبناني. وهذا من شأنه أن يقدّم معلومات قيمة للمناظرة التشريعية القائمة حول إقرار قانون جديد لمكافحة التدخين، كما انه يطلع صانعي...

This edition of the Global Education Digest (GED) explores the changing patterns in gender and schooling throughout the formal education system – from primary to tertiary education levels.

Review of marginalisation of people with disabilities in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. Using a social exclusion conceptual framework, this paper identifies several causes of marginalization of people with disabilities in the context of the MENA region.

This Country Study is based on a full national report that is the first to draw a profile of poverty in Lebanon based on money-metric poverty measurements of household expenditures.

The Israeli July 2006 war exposed the Lebanese population to disastrous conditions. It has profoundly affected residents’ livelihoods through bringing down access to services, infrastructure and natural resources. Responding to these emerging problems poses further challenges for the Lebanese government and society. In this respect, different emergency measures have been undertaken to address the arising needs, starting with assessing physical, economic and social damages. As a contribution to identifying short and medium term intervention needs, the World Bank initiated undertaking a Post...

“Moukhtar” booklet provides guidelines for municipality leaders and mayors, on how to effectively implement practices and procedures that would benefit the local community, whether in regular daily activities or in conflict situations.

This note discusses the varied strategies adopted by CDD (Community Driven Development) programs to ensure the inclusion of disabled people.

This article addresses the public policy concept of gender mainstreaming and the extent of its efficacy since the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action (PfA) and the UN's adoption thereof in 1997.

This reference book includes chapters on resources, legal and integral frameworks, and the constitutional structure of NGOs. It aims at contributing to reinforce the role of civil society in the economic and social development of Lebanon.

This paper reviews what is known about more and less effective—or at least promising—approaches to prevent and respond to gender-based violence.

In the framework of “Towards a National Dialogue on Corruption in Lebanon”, the United Nations Development Programme and the Lebanese Transparency Association were able to lay down the foundation of anti-corruption modules as translated into the document entitled “Towards a Na