Integrated Coastal Integrated Coastal Area ManagementArea Management

in Lebanonin Lebanon

The Presentation The Presentation

1.1. The Current State of The Current State of Lebanon’s CoastlineLebanon’s Coastline

2. Our vision for 2. Our vision for Lebanon’s Coastal AreaLebanon’s Coastal Area

The Current State of Lebanon’s The Current State of Lebanon’s CoastlineCoastline

Lebanon does not have a national plan Lebanon does not have a national plan regarding coastal zone managementregarding coastal zone management

Any positive work on the coast is done Any positive work on the coast is done on a small scale by NGOs and limited on a small scale by NGOs and limited government programsgovernment programs

After the civil war in Lebanon, the After the civil war in Lebanon, the focus of reconstruction was on basic focus of reconstruction was on basic infrastructure rehabilitation (e.g. infrastructure rehabilitation (e.g. roads)roads)

The Current State of Lebanon’s The Current State of Lebanon’s CoastlineCoastline

Buildings on the sea, Concrete beaches:Buildings on the sea, Concrete beaches: Mass tourism projectsMass tourism projects Privatization of the seaPrivatization of the sea Urban concentration around the Urban concentration around the

coastline, negative impact on the coastline, negative impact on the coastal zonecoastal zone

Vision for the Lebanese coastal Vision for the Lebanese coastal areaarea

What we want to see…What we want to see…

Sustainable Development Sustainable Development

Olive press

Vision for the Lebanese coastal Vision for the Lebanese coastal areaarea

What we want to What we want to see…see…

Local Local Empowerment: Empowerment: economic, cultural economic, cultural and environmental and environmental significance of significance of coastal areascoastal areas

Vision for the Lebanese coastal Vision for the Lebanese coastal areaarea

What we want to What we want to see…see…

Assessment and Assessment and Management:Management:

(water protection, (water protection, land-use land-use management, management, cultural heritage cultural heritage protection)protection)

Vision for the Lebanese coastal Vision for the Lebanese coastal areaarea

What we want to see…What we want to see…

Clean, public and Clean, public and FREE beachesFREE beaches

Beaches maintained Beaches maintained by the public through by the public through their awareness their awareness (mentioned earlier)(mentioned earlier)

Vision for the Lebanese coastal Vision for the Lebanese coastal areaarea

What we want to What we want to see…see…

protecting seawater protecting seawater from ALL pollution, from ALL pollution, to swim without fearto swim without fear

Vision for the Lebanese coastal Vision for the Lebanese coastal areaarea

What we want to What we want to see…see…

Managing urban Managing urban areas around the areas around the coast to improve coast to improve living standardsliving standards

Preserving the Preserving the natural landscapenatural landscape

Downtown Beirut: Reclaimed after the war and turned into a commercial/touristic site

Vision for the Lebanese coastal Vision for the Lebanese coastal areaarea

What we want to What we want to see…see…

Industries moved Industries moved away from the seaaway from the sea

Vision for the Lebanese coastal Vision for the Lebanese coastal areaarea

What we want to What we want to see…see…

Preventing further Preventing further mass tourism mass tourism projects, projects, encouraging eco-encouraging eco-tourism projects.tourism projects.

A woman from Ramlieh village selling traditionally-made homemade food

One Man’s Vision for a coastal One Man’s Vision for a coastal area in Lebanonarea in Lebanon

A Cedar on the seaA Cedar on the sea

Eco-tourism?Eco-tourism?

Exploitation?Exploitation?