Italian Ambassador, UNDP ink Zahle Waste Water Treatment Project in presence of Ministers of Energy and Environment

Italian Ambassador, UNDP ink Zahle Waste Water Treatment Project in presence of Ministers of Energy and Environment

NNA - Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, Nicoletta Bombardiere, accompanied by Caretaker Minister of Energy and Water, Dr. Walid Fayad, Caretaker Minister of Environment Dr. Nasser Yassin, and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Resident Representative in Lebanon, Melanie Hauenstein, on Friday visited Zahle’s waste water treatment plant, where Bombardiere and Hauenstein inked “Zahle Waste Water Treatment Project”. 

The Italian Government has provided a grant contribution of 4 Million Euros to the UNDP to implement the project and ensure the operation and maintenance of the aforementioned plant, considering the financial and economic crisis that is currently affecting Lebanon.

This new contribution will sustain the running of the project for other two years, with the aims of preserving the environment and increasing the health and hygienic conditions of the population within the area.

The signing ceremony kicked off with an address by the Italian Ambassador to Lebanon, in which she said: “We are proud of this Italian investment. We are aware of its impact for the protection of health and environment. Health and environment are top priorities for the Italian Development policy. And we are equally aware, in this difficult time for Lebanon, Of the necessity to preserve the functioning of this facility. For a successful implementation of the project,