Source - Middle East and North Africa



Lebanon: UN Warns of Water Shortage by 2025

13 Aug 02

The UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia says Lebanon could see serious water shortages by 2025 if waste and inefficient management are not curbed.

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Yemen: World Bank Approves Credit for Water Supply, Sanitation Services

13 Aug 02

The World Bank approved EUR 134 million (USD 130 million) to upgrade urban water supply and sanitation services in densely populated urban communities of Yemen.

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Israel: Mekorot Running Out of Drinking Water

29 Jul 02

The reservoirs are running out of water and the country should prepare for 2003 as a drought year, says the head of the water supply department at the Israeli water company Mekorot.

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Lebanon: Privatization of Water Companies Underway

15 Jul 02

Lebanon will pass privatization laws for its telephone, electricity and water companies before a crucial end of the year meeting with international donors, Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri said on 4 Jul 2002.

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Yemen: WSP-AF to Begin Supporting Country Operations

15 Jul 02

Yemen is one of the most water-stressed countries in the world. The Water and Sanitation Program-Africa (WSP-AF) has recently signed an agreement to initiate operations in Yemen, supported by the Netherlands government.

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Palestine, West Bank: Environmental Health Assessment Done

01 Jul 02

An environmental health assessment of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Village and Water Sanitation (VWS) Program in the West Bank has been completed.

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Syria: Arrests after Dam Collapse

01 Jul 02

Forty-three people have been arrested since the collapse of Zeyzoun dam in northern Syria on 4 Jun 2002, that killed 22 people and flooded several villages, Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa Miro said in a newspaper report on 24 Jun 2002.

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