The Litani River, Lebanon: An Assessment and Current Challenges

Download or read book The Litani River, Lebanon: An Assessment and Current Challenges written by Amin Shaban and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-06 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a collection of chapters covering research on the Litani River Basin. The Litani River Basin occupies about a quarter of Lebanon's surface area, and it has recently been subject to severe geo-environmental conditions such as water contamination and decreased discharge. This motivated the Lebanese government to take action and start working on the remediation of the river. These actions are also supported by international organizations including the World Bank.