Lebanon: World Bank freezes Bisri Dam funding, allowing reallocation for other priorities

Lebanon: World Bank freezes Bisri Dam funding, allowing reallocation for other priorities

April 17, 2020 at 12:16 pm | Published in: International Organisations , Lebanon , Middle East , News , World Bank. "[Such crises] often imply a change in national priorities in light of emerging needs," said the World Bank .. The construction project at the Archaeological Site of Nahr El-Kalb could have a major impact on the site, and possibly jeopardise any future nomination for World Heritage inscription," said the UN body..