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Lebanon Water Supply Augmentation Project (Bisri Dam) - World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/bisri-damThe Bisri Dam will be constructed immediately upstream of the village of Bisri on the Bisri river. It will store 125 million cubic meters of water, and will fill up naturally in the winter and spring for use during the summer and fall. Without pumping, the water will flow to the GBML area entirely by gravity.
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Q&A: Bisri Dam Project Cancelation - World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/factsheet/2020/09/04/bisri-dam-project-cancelationThe Bisri Dam project had been under partial suspension since June 26, 2020 after the WB had, since early January 2020, repeatedly raised its concerns over issues adversely affecting the successful implementation of the project. The WB had established July 22, 2020 as a deadline for the GOL to meet all the requirements in a manner satisfactory ...
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Lebanon Water Supply Augmentation Project (Bisri Dam Project) - World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/statement/2020/04/16/lebanon-water-supply-augmentation-project-bisri-dam-projectThe Bisri Dam has been considered for over 50 years and is a crucial part of Lebanon’s National Water Sector Strategy. The World Bank decided to fund this project based on technical, economic and environmental studies which were undertaken by the Lebanese Government and validated by international experts. “The World Bank is committed to an ...
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Bisri Dam Water Will be Treated and Will be Potable - World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/01/09/bisri-dam-water-will-be-treated-and-will-be-potableBisri Dam will bring clean and continuous water to Beirut and Mount Lebanon by 2024. Dr. Jean-Roger Mercier, is chair and environmentalist of the Independent Panel of Experts on Environmental and Social Safeguards in charge of monitoring the Lebanon Water Supply Augmentation Project (Bisri Dam) project.
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Q&A: The Bisri Dam Project - World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2017/11/20/clean-and-continuous-water-for-people-in-lebanonThe Bisri Dam will be constructed immediately upstream of the village of Bisri on the Bisri river. It will store 125 million cubic meters of water, and will fill up naturally in the winter and spring for use during the summer and fall. Without pumping, the water will flow to the GBML area entirely by gravity.
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Bisri Dam: Lebanon’s Biodiversity Will be Preserved - World Bank
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/02/11/bisri-dam-lebanons-biodiversity-will-be-preservedBisri Dam will bring clean and continuous water to Beirut and Mount Lebanon by 2024. Dr. Jean-Roger Mercier, in charge of monitoring the project explains how Lebanon’s overall biodiversity will be preserved.
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Cancellation of Water Supply Augmentation Project (Bisri Dam Project)
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/statement/2020/09/04/cancellation-of-water-supply-augmentation-project-bisri-dam-projectThe Bisri Dam project had been under partial suspension since June 26, 2020 after the World Bank had, since early January 2020, repeatedly raised its concerns about issues adversely affecting its successful implementation.
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Mar Moussa Church and the Remains of the Saint Sophia Monastery in the ...
https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2019/03/25/mar-moussa-church-and-the-remains-of-the-saint-sophia-monastery-in-the-bisri-dam-area-will-be-preservedBisri Dam will bring clean and continuous water to Beirut and Mount Lebanon by 2024. *Arlene K. Fleming, archaeologist and specialist in cultural heritage documentation, conservation and management, explains how Mar Moussa Church and the remains of the Saint Sophia Monastery in the Bisri Dam area will be preserved. Q 1.