Energy, water, and environment experts have discussed challenges facing Lebanese municipalities in natural resource and waste management in a bid to expedite economic growth in the country.
The “Policy Dialogue for Climate” was organized by the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) as part of the MINARET regional project on the Water, Energy, and Food Nexus. The project aims to enable municipal governance to achieve climate resilience through the Nexus approach, a concept that describes the complex and interrelated nature of global resource systems.
According to an RSS statement issued Wednesday, representatives from Lebanese public institutions, municipalities, civil society organizations, and ministries participated in the event, in addition to experts in energy, water, and environment and agents from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia.
The conference introduced participants to the MINARET project and the municipal challenges in combating climate change through a review of local laws and an appreciation of the municipalities’ role in development in terms of financial monitoring, administration, and resources governance.
The second phase of the MENA Region Initiative As a Model of NEXUS Approach and Renewable Energy Technologies (MINARET), which is funded by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the European Union, aims to address the MENA region’s unique sustainability challenges and opportunities by increasing local and regional sustainability capacities through synergies between renewable energy technology and efficiency, water management, and food security.
The 4-year project kicked off in the first quarter of 2017 in Jordan, Tunisia, and Lebanon.
Source: Jordan News Agency