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Lebanon's forest landscapes are unique in the Mediterranean region and, over the centuries, have provided multiple … vulnerable to arson, vandalism, and natural disasters. This Lebanon Forest Note articulates opportunities for supporting the … protection and sustainable management of Lebanon's forest landscapes. It considers the increasing pressure on natural resources …
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Lebanon is hit by yet another crisis: the spillover effects of the conflict in the Middle East. While the country … hit by another large shock: fear that the current conflict centered in Gaza could escalate further into Lebanon. By 2022 … onset of the current conflict, Lebanon's economy is projected to be back in recession in 2023. This special focus assesses …
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The "Comprehensive Assessment of the Childcare Landscape in Lebanon: A Mixed Methods Study" analyzes the supply and … demand of formal childcare services for children aged 0-3. It provides a review of Lebanon's regulatory and institutional …
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The resilience of the Lebanese port sector has proven to be low. The impact of the ongoing economic crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Port of Beirut (PoB) explosion has traumatized the sector and exposed its weaknesses and inabilities to predict, identify, and respond to external risks....
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This brief is based on analysis of the 2011-12 household budget survey (HBS) implemented by Central Administration for Statistics (CAS) with technical assistance from the World Bank. The survey was conducted during the period of September 2011 to November 2012, and was stratified across nine...
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Lebanon's macro-financial conditions are currently under heavy scrutiny as the country faces increasing challenges. The … risk profile for Lebanon is rising sharply in light of the convergence of a number of negative local and global factors …. In this issue of the Lebanon Economic Monitor (LEM), we focus on Lebanon's macrofinancial conditions. We begin by …
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Lebanon is in Crisis. While it is too early to gauge the economic impact of recent events, it is important to note that … conditions that have long impeded Lebanon's development process. Lebanon's Systematic Country Diagnostic (SCD)1 identified elite …
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This report aims to provide a background of the electricity sector in Lebanon and to estimate the current and future …
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As a region, the Mashreq has seen more than its share of deaths, economic losses, and instability for the last decade. The region has braved massive economic and social shocks that would challenge even the most advanced economies in the world. The conflict in the Syrian Arab Republic has...
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Female labor force participation in the Mashreq is exceptionally low, a problem likely to be exacerbated by the Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This report calls for action in the following areas: stronger economic growth, effective policy action to close legal gaps, promotion of more...
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