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Issue Problems Status Trend
- Soil erosion
- Animal offal (eratic)
4. Ballast Water
II. Development 1. Population Growth
2. Infrastructure Development
- Fuel (all categories and types) is
delivered by sea
- Ballast water dumping
- 70% of the population inhabits the
coast
- Building on private land adjacent to
the coast is common practice
- Building of marinas on public land
for private recreational centers are
common practice
- Marinas in coastal villages (15 in
total) are either being built or
enlarged in order to satisfy the
growing number of boats (fishing
and recreational)
- Highways were constructed on land
appropriated from the sea (Nahr
Ibrahim)
- Land in the region of Dbayeh was
appropriated for development
purposes
- 30 damns on rivers are planned to be
built
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Prepared By M. Nader & S. Talhouk June, 2002
- Ballast water dumping
likely to increase with
increasing marine traffic
and without proper
-
reception facilities
Most likely increasing
- Efforts to protect the
coastline are increasing
(NGOs, Ministry of
Environment)
- Permits are still being
sought by private business
groups to develop coastal
lands
- Plans for several wave
breaker projects are drawn
- Efforts to protect the
coastline are increasing
(NGOs, Ministry of
Environment)
- Ministry of Environment is
requiring EIAs for
development projects
- EIA decree was submitted
to the Council of Ministers
for approval