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• The implementation level is the coastal area of South Lebanon (from Khalde to Naqoura);
• The pilot areas level are the Municipalities of Damour, Sarafand and Naqoura.
The strategy of the project is based on the methodology of Integrated Coastal Area Management (ICAM).
The project will be implemented within the existing national legal and planning framework, using as
basic inputs existing planning and development-related documents, available information sources on
natural resources, socio-economic conditions, problems, causes, sources and impacts of pollution.
4.7 Lebanese Environment and Development Observatory (LEDO, 1999-2002,
UNDP/EU/MOE)
Main outputs of this project are the collection of available environmental and developmental data, the
identification of priority environmental and developmental issues, and the establishment of a permanent
system of indicators for monitoring environment and development trends. The project has prepared a land
use/land cover map of the Lebanon, the final draft that was published at the end of March 2002.
With respect to coastal areas three indicators have been developed and these are in the process of being
calculated. The LEDO is currently supporting the CAMP project in Damour, Sarafand, and Nakoura in
terms of the generation of GIS mapping of these regions.
4.8 Medwet Coast (March 2002-March 2006, MoE/FFEN/UNDP)
The Medwet Coast Lebanon project’s overall development objective is to conserve globally endangered
species and their habitats recognizing nature conservation as an integral part of sustainable human
development while improving the capacity of governmental and non-governmental agencies to address
Biodiversity conservation issues in two main sites: the Tyre Coast Nature Reserve and the Wetland of
Aamiq.
4.9 Integrated Coastal Zone Management
The ICZM project aims at protecting the coastal zone and involves many activities including: Assisting
the Ministry of the Environment (MoE) in the preparation of an environmental strategy and a draft law for
the coastal zone; creating units to conduct EIAs of projects for the benefit of the Ministry of the
Environment, the General Directorate of Urban Planning, the Ministry of the Interior and Municipalities,
etc; and develop detailed studies for the coastal zone in Sour and Batroun-Chekka-Anfeh in addition to
subsequent execution of environmental protection works in these areas. ICZMwill be implemented by the
CDR, is expected to be financed by the World Bank as part of SWEMP and is currently on hold.
4.10 Preservation of the cultural heritage and development of tourism
At present, the CDR in coordination with the MoT, the General Directorate of Archaeology of the
Ministry of Culture and all municipalities and related parties has prepared a project for the preservation of
the cultural heritage and development of tourism in Lebanon. The project covers five cities of which 4 are
coastal namely Tripoli, Byblos, Sidon and Tyre. The project objectives are to improve the preservation of
the cultural heritage and to create conditions for sustainable cultural tourism. The components of the
project are:
• Site operation and visitor management
• Conservation of the historical towns of Sidon and Tripoli
• Urban regeneration and infrastructure improvements
• Capacity building in cultural heritage and cultural tourism development.
Preliminary urban design studies, estimated to cost US$ 450,000, are being commissioned by the CDR
from local consultants for the old cities of Tripoli, Byblos and Tyre. These studies are being financed by a
World Bank grant and by CDR. They should be completed by midsummer 2002 and will identify
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Prepared By M. Nader & S. Talhouk June, 2002