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AN INITIATIVE BY: GREEN FUTURE LEBANON RESPONSIBILITY, SUSTAINABILITY

Sustainability Climate Change Green Future Lebanon Water Resources Background Analysis

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Precipitation in Lebanon Water Balance Domestic Water use Water recycling

The National CDM Project for Green Building (NAGEB)

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Mission, Vision & Value Statements Stakeholders Project description Municipal role Economic & Environmental Impact

Meeting the needs of the present without Compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs Main challenging factors: Income Growth : Population Growth : Source: Our Common Future; Gro Harlem Brundtland

increasing consumption fewer resources per head

Fewer resources for future generations due to: Higher GHG emissions and more abrupt climate change with recurring natural disasters

Shortage in food and water with widespread famine and plagues while population is still on the rise

Photo by: Kevin Carter

Source: Climate Directorate of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading

•Blue shading indicates that most models (>75%) show an increase in annual rainfall •Red shading indicates that most models show a decrease in rainfall •Lightly shaded areas are where models show inconsistent results

Rational Financial Holding Green Future Lebanon Holding Sal

Green Arms Lebanon Sal

NASEL

NAGEB

Rational Financial Real Estate Holding Sal

The Green Pact Sal NASEL CPA Lebanon NCPSE CPA Syria Green Building CPA Lebanon

Solaris I Towers

Mechref Ecovillage

Deir ELQamar Eco-Village

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PROJECT DEVELOPMENT SEED INVESTMENT FINANCING  CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM ▪ SOLAR WATER HEATING ▪ GREEN SOCIAL HOUSING  GREEN BUILDING & MASTER DEVELOPMENT ▪ SOLARIS (I) TOWER ▪ MECHREF ECOVILLAGE ▪ DEIR ELQAMAR ECOVILLAGE

 WASTE TO ENERGY ▪ NATIONAL WASTE STRATEGY PAPER (TO BE PUBLSIHED JUL 2012) ▪ SELAATA MSW GASIFICATION PLANT

 AGRICULTURE

SOURCE:

THE GREEN PACT RESEARCH 2011 UNDP/ LCEC RESEARCH 2009 GREEN ARMS RESEARCH 2007

 Precipitation:  Surface water evapotranspiration losses:  Surface water flows to neighboring countries:

8,600 -4,300 -670

 Groundwater flow:

-1,030

 Flow to Syria: -510  Flow to Israel: -160

 Unexploitable groundwater or losses to sea: -880  Losses to neighboring counties: -150

 Net potential surface and groundwater available: 2,600  Net exploitable surface and groundwater: 2,000  Current water demand: Source: El Fadel, Bou Zaid; 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9496(2002)128:5(343)

-2,200

 Excessive high rate of underground water extraction surpassing natural recharge rate  More than 33,410 private individual wells exploit 250 Million m3  Local water establishment exploits around 1,000 Million m3 with a poorly maintained distribution network  Every 7 to 10 years Lebanon experiences a drought which can last three years or more  Most of the rivers and surface water channels are highly polluted  Most studies agree that the demand will exceed 2,300 Million m3 by 2015

 Total Households in Lebanon: 908,000  Water consumed by households (Mm3): 495  Waste water produced (Mm3): 500  Domestic water use in rural areas:  Shower and Bath: 30%  Toilet flushing: 20%  Laundry: 20%  Kitchen: 10%  General Cleaning: 20%

ď‚— Water recycling is not very common in Lebanon due to the abundance of water in the earlier years and limited effect of draught ď‚— Most villages are not connected to the sewage network but instead individual houses have sewage pits with unfinished walls to allow the liquid component infiltration into the soil and thus reduce the need of frequent sewage removal ď‚— Potable water is usually provided from source either as bottled or through private networks within villages but with high shortages during summer and autumn

Mission: we will engineer financial models through which we can harness green technologies to make it widely affordable to every household Vision: to act as a catalyst for the exponential growth in the rate of adoption of green technology in Lebanon

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Adopt cutting edge clean technologies exclusively Support government initiatives as a means of offsetting high technology costs Be a reliable developer, service provider and advisor Create long term alliances with stakeholders which outlive project lifetimes Create enterprise value by properly hedging risks and maintaining growth

Capitalize on the CDM benefits and subsidized green tech interest (NEEREA) to reduce end user price and offer green social housing at an affordable price (i.e. the monthly installment is equivalent to the household rent cost)  Positioning: premium quality systems at a Zero Net Cost  Consumer Promise: 

 Financing model such that monthly installment equivalent to rent

cost  Premium quality product with 5 years warranty endorsed by LCEC (a UNDP entity)  Advanced technology and High performance guaranteed by regular maintenance and monitoring

Provide access to financing for more than 5,000 green house projects  Assist in the procurement of relevant technologies  Provide technical assistance and supervision 

Reduce GHG emissions by 100,000 tons of CO2/ an  Reduce water consumption by 1.8 Mm3  Eliminate underground water pollution for these new constructions by providing tight septic tanks  Reduce waste water by 1.0 Mm3 

MGMMERCURIA (off-taker)

GREEN FUTURE LEBANON (Investor)

THE GREEN PACT (project manager)

LOCAL SUPPLIERS (training and technology)

LRQA (DOE/ Validator)

LCEC (supervisor)

MUNICIPALITIES (facilitator)

RURAL HOUSEHOLD (originator)

PRIVATE BANKS (Consumer lender)

Beneficiary has to own a land of no less than 1,500 m2 with a proper building permit from local municipality  The house footprint should not exceed 200 m2  Household income should not be less than $1,800/ month  The beneficiary should contract the building of the project as per the specifications set by NAGEB and through the approved list of contractors including the following: 

 Land surrounding the project should be leveled and readied for       

cultivation with drip irrigation system The house will be built with at least 65% wood from sustainable forests Insulated double walls and PVC window frames with double glazing Roof-top fitted with solar energy systems (PV & water heating) Waste water treatment system Rain water harvesting system with storage tank Energy efficient lighting Water efficient taps and showers

Each municipality will be offered to participate in the project upon signing an MOU through which it will act as a mediator between the households and The Green Pact  For each participating municipality an administrator from within the community will be hired to administer local housing constructions  Technicians from within the community will be hired to do the installation, maintenance and repair of systems.

They will be trained free of charge by The Green Pact  Engineers will be hired under the LCEC supervision to conduct quality control, testing and commissioning 

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