Republic of Lebanon - Water sector :
            public expenditure review

World Bank

dc.creator	World Bank
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:23:31Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T10:23:31Z
dc.date	2010-05-17
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-17T20:43:16Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-17T20:43:16Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20100716015831
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2877
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/243235
dc.description	The state of the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector in Lebanon is not in line with the level of economic development reached by the country. Despite the relatively high coverage rate in the water sector (78 percent), continuity of supply is extremely low. The Beirut Mount Lebanon (BML) region, which accounts for 60 percent of total connected households, receives only three hours of daily water supply during the summer season. The development of the wastewater sector is still at an embryonic stage. There are a few waste water treatment plants in operation, all of which are small. Water storage capacity is inadequate to meet irrigation water demand, and is far below the level of other MENA countries. The present public expenditure aims at examining efficiency and effectiveness in the allocation of resources in the water sector. In conducting the research and analysis, the team observed a contrasted reality in which a multitude of issues afflicting the sector emerged. Alongside the public expenditure analysis, the study presents an in-depth diagnosis of the water sector in Lebanon and the issues it is facing. The analysis focuses primarily on water supply, encompassing to a lesser extent sanitation and irrigation, due to the scarcer information available on the latter two sub-sectors. The public expenditure review addresses the following main questions: what progress has Lebanon made in reforming the water sector? What are the main weaknesses still characterizing its current institutional setting? Is the water sector performance in line with the level of economic development in the country? What are the key issues faced by consumers in the water sector? Has public expenditure been adequate to meet the development needs of the sector? What is the level of efficiency of public investment? What are the key sources of hidden costs in the water sector? What are the main accountability weaknesses which should be overcome to improve efficiency in the delivery of water supply and sanitation services in Lebanon? What policy actions are needed to improve sector performance and meet the development needs of the sector?
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY
dc.subject	ADEQUATE WATER
dc.subject	AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION
dc.subject	ARTESIAN WELLS
dc.subject	AVAILABLE WATER
dc.subject	BILL COLLECTION
dc.subject	BROAD RANGE
dc.subject	CASH FLOW
dc.subject	CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject	CENTRAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject	CIVIL SOCIETY
dc.subject	COASTAL AREAS
dc.subject	COLLECTION EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject	COST RECOVERY
dc.subject	CROSS-SUBSIDIES
dc.subject	DAILY WATER CONSUMPTION
dc.subject	DELIVERY OF WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	DEMAND FOR WATER
dc.subject	DEMAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	DOMESTIC WATER
dc.subject	DOMESTIC WATER DEMAND
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS
dc.subject	ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subject	FARMERS
dc.subject	FIXED FEE
dc.subject	GOVERNANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION
dc.subject	GROUNDWATER QUALITY
dc.subject	HIGH WATER
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD CONNECTION
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGES
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL WATER
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL WATER DEMAND
dc.subject	INDUSTRIAL WATER USE
dc.subject	INVESTMENT PLANNING
dc.subject	INVESTMENT PROGRAM
dc.subject	IRRIGATION
dc.subject	IRRIGATION BOARDS
dc.subject	IRRIGATION SCHEME
dc.subject	IRRIGATION WATER
dc.subject	LEAKAGE
dc.subject	LOCAL WATER
dc.subject	LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	MAINTENANCE COSTS
dc.subject	MANAGEMENT OF WATER
dc.subject	METERING
dc.subject	MUNICIPALITIES
dc.subject	NATIONAL WATER COUNCIL
dc.subject	NUMBER OF CONNECTIONS
dc.subject	OPERATIONAL COSTS
dc.subject	OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
dc.subject	PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
dc.subject	PERMITS
dc.subject	POLLUTION
dc.subject	POLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject	POPULATION GROWTH RATE
dc.subject	POTABLE WATER
dc.subject	POTABLE WATER QUALITY
dc.subject	POTABLE WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	POTABLE WATER SYSTEM
dc.subject	PRIVATE OPERATOR
dc.subject	PRIVATE OPERATORS
dc.subject	PRIVATE SECTOR OPERATORS
dc.subject	PRIVATE WATER PROVIDERS
dc.subject	PRIVATE WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	PROGRAMS
dc.subject	PROVISION OF WATER
dc.subject	PROVISION OF WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	PUBLIC WATER
dc.subject	PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	PUMPING
dc.subject	PUMPING STATIONS
dc.subject	QUALITY OF SERVICE
dc.subject	QUALITY OF WATER
dc.subject	RAIN
dc.subject	RAINFALL
dc.subject	REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITIES
dc.subject	RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS
dc.subject	RESIDENTIAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	RIVER BASIN
dc.subject	RIVERS
dc.subject	RUNOFF
dc.subject	SANITATION
dc.subject	SANITATION SECTOR
dc.subject	SANITATION SERVICES
dc.subject	SEA
dc.subject	SERVICE AREA
dc.subject	SERVICE CONTRACTS
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	SERVICE DELIVERY PERFORMANCE
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SERVICE QUALITY
dc.subject	SMALL CITIES
dc.subject	SOLID WASTE
dc.subject	SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	SOURCES OF WATER
dc.subject	STORAGE CAPACITY
dc.subject	TARIFF STRUCTURE
dc.subject	TRANSPARENCY
dc.subject	TREATMENT PLANTS
dc.subject	URBAN AREA
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN CENTER
dc.subject	URBAN CENTERS
dc.subject	URBAN COMMUNITY
dc.subject	URBAN WATER
dc.subject	URBAN WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	UTILITIES
dc.subject	UTILITY MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	VALUABLE INFORMATION
dc.subject	WASTE WATER
dc.subject	WASTE WATER TREATMENT
dc.subject	WASTEWATER
dc.subject	WASTEWATER COLLECTION
dc.subject	WASTEWATER SECTOR
dc.subject	WASTEWATER SERVICES
dc.subject	WASTEWATER TREATMENT
dc.subject	WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES
dc.subject	WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
dc.subject	WATER AUTHORITY
dc.subject	WATER BOARDS
dc.subject	WATER CODE
dc.subject	WATER DEMAND
dc.subject	WATER DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject	WATER LOSS
dc.subject	WATER LOSSES
dc.subject	WATER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	WATER MARKET
dc.subject	WATER METERING
dc.subject	WATER NEEDS
dc.subject	WATER NETWORKS
dc.subject	WATER POLLUTION
dc.subject	WATER POLLUTION CONTROL
dc.subject	WATER PRODUCTION
dc.subject	WATER RATIONING
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCE
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	WATER RESOURCES
dc.subject	WATER RIGHTS
dc.subject	WATER SECTOR
dc.subject	WATER SERVICE
dc.subject	WATER SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject	WATER SERVICE PROVISION
dc.subject	WATER SERVICES
dc.subject	WATER SHORTAGES
dc.subject	WATER SOURCE
dc.subject	WATER STORAGE
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY INDUSTRY
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS
dc.subject	WATER TARIFFS
dc.subject	WATER USE
dc.subject	WATER USER
dc.subject	WELL DRILLING
dc.subject	WELLS
dc.title	Republic of Lebanon - Water sector : public expenditure review
dc.type	Economic & Sector Work :: Public Expenditure Review
dc.coverage	Middle East and North Africa
dc.coverage	Lebanon