UNICEF – Improving drinking water quality in Lebanon

Direct: 2.4 mio persons including girls, boys, women and men. 10 informal settlements for Syrian Refugees.

Indirect: Ministry of Energy and Water, Regional Water Establishments and Universities will also benefit from this intervention.

Outcome 1: Water Establishments recover and extend their capacity to deliver quality water and wastewater services.

Outcome 2: Poor and marginalised communities have increased capacity to access cost-effective gender-responsive and disability-inclusive WASH services and practice appropriate behaviours.

Outcome 3: The government has improved its capacity to develop relevant policies, regulations and mechanisms to support climate-resilient, financially viable, people centred recovery in the water sector.

Principaux résultats attendus:  

Output 1.1: Public water systems are supplied with properly chlorinated water by Water Establishments.

Output 2.1: Syrian refugees living in informal settlements have access to sustainable safe water supply.

Output 3.1: A comprehensive strategy for ensuring proper water quality management in Lebanon is prepared, disseminated and adopted.

Principaux résultats antérieurs:  

UNICEF has covered the repair and maintenance of a total of 174 repairs and maintenance interventions provided. The repairs performed throughout the project sustained the delivery of around 90,000 m³/day, reaching more than 1 million persons.

UNICEF has supported the WEs in repairing 62 chlorination systems, treating around 70,000 m³/day. This action was critical to mitigating the impact of the cholera outbreak on the four Water Establishments.