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OUTLINE Introduction Integrated Water Resources Management Description of Case Study Key Stakeholders Main Water Uses and Users Driving Forces Water issues and challenges SWOT analysis Data requirements and constraints Conclusions INTRODUCTION This case study will be prepared by ELARD, a regional consulting firm in the fields of environmental and water resources management based in Lebanon, in cooperation with the Lebanese National Center for Remote Sensing (NCRS) DEFINITION OF IWRM Integrated water resources management involves projects and actions aimed at : Increasing the conservation of water and the efficiency in its use Increasing complementarity and/or decreasing conflicts between competing uses, both in quantity and in quality, by managing both supply and demand Enabling adequate organizations, regulatory frameworks (laws, policies, strategies, plans, programs and rules) and human resources OBJECTIVES OF IWRM To conserve water through a more efficient allocation of the resource and protection of its quality; To solve conflicts among competing uses and users; To account for the social, economic and environmental value of water; To increase the participation of communities and the private sector in decision-making and financing. DESCRIPTION OF CASE STUDY The Lebanon case study covers the lower Litani River Basin It is part of the area that has been recently liberated from Israeli occupying forces It is therefore prone to extensive development, hence important stresses on water resources are anticipated and conflicts among different users likely to occur THE STAKEHOLDERS THE STAKEHOLDERS (cont’d) Water Uses and Users Irrigation / farmers Domestic use/ local communities Industrial use Tourism / recreational Environmental flow Driving Forces Population growth (new developing area) Change in land use and development strategies Technological change Environmental needs Climate change Socio-economic conditions Water Issues and Challenges Inadequate l