Compared to other regions in the world, the Middle East has been very slow in developing environmental non-government organizations (NGOs).
[3] Recently, not only has rainfall severely declined in Lebanon, but the rising climate has also been affecting the amount of water available.
[5] Losing the water produced by rainfall to evapotranspiration then creates a higher demand for irrigation in farmlands.
[5] While agriculture has been suffering the most from the drought, Lebanese households are also expected to go through further water rationing as the dry season arrives.
[4] In order to escape civil unrest in Syria, massive numbers of people fled to Lebanon.
In order to prevent this threat in the future, there are many projects being put in place to help Lebanon with their environmental problems.
This shortage in water stems from the political conflicts that Lebanon has been experiencing over the previous years and even still today.
[8] Improving the water supply in the Greater Beirut area would have a positive impact on about 2.1 million people, which is around half of Lebanon's population.
[12] Some solutions they came up with to reverse negative trends and establish sustainable water management practices are infrastructure development, control withdrawals and releases, prevent abuses such as industrial wastewater discharges and groundwater over-extraction, better water governance, and raising awareness.
[11] Over the past four years, the Litani River Basin Management Support program has been building the Litani River Authority's technical capacity in order to monitor water quality and quantity, manage irrigation systems, plan for natural risks, and engage residents in responsible water use.