UN-Habitat launches new regional project to increase resilience of displaced persons and host communities in Lebanon & Jordan in addressing climate change-related water challenges

UN-Habitat launches new regional project to increase resilience of displaced persons and host communities in Lebanon & Jordan in addressing climate change-related water challenges

NNA - The United Nations Human Settlements Programme’s (UN-Habitat) Regional Office for Arab States and Lebanon Country Programme together with the Lebanese Ministry of Environment, the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for West Asia (UN ESCWA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF) launched a regional project aimed at increasing the capacity of local authorities, displaced persons and host communities in Lebanon to better address climate change related water scarcity.

 

The project of nearly USD 14 million, entitled “Resilient Water Solutions Against Climate Change in Jordan and Lebanon” which is funded by the Adaptation Fund, will run for four years. It is implemented in partnership with the governments of Lebanon andJordan, through their ministries of environment as well as local authorities, civil society and private sector.