{"id":59836,"date":"2020-04-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-17T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/59836\/world-bank-withdraws-funds-for-bisri-dam-redirecting-them-to-emerging-needs-of-lebanese-people"},"modified":"2020-04-17T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-17T00:00:00","slug":"world-bank-withdraws-funds-for-bisri-dam-redirecting-them-to-emerging-needs-of-lebanese-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/59836\/world-bank-withdraws-funds-for-bisri-dam-redirecting-them-to-emerging-needs-of-lebanese-people\/","title":{"rendered":"World Bank Withdraws Funds For Bisri Dam, Redirecting Them To &#8220;Emerging Needs Of Lebanese People&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"The World Bank has issued a statement on the controversial Bisri Dam project intended to increase water supply in Lebanon, asking the Lebanese government to launch a public and transparent dialogue to address the objections raised by citizens and civil society organizations. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">World bank on the Bisri Dam project: Crisis of the sort often imply a change in national priorities in light of emerging needs. The World Bank has globally agreed to help countries re-channel available resources to emerging priorities of a more pressing and acute nature&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0Y8zhGOC5j\">pic.twitter.com\/0Y8zhGOC5j<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Larissa Aoun (@LarissaAounSky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LarissaAounSky\/status\/1250841582489698304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  Due to the controversial nature of the dam, the environmental damage it is expected to cause, and the alleged political ties the project is riding on, the World Bank then agreed to reallocate the sum of $ 45.5 million for two projects in Lebanon, namely the Health System Enhancement Project ($ 40 million) and the Small and Medium Enterprises Innovation Support Project ($ 5.5 million) in A way to enhance the Ministry of Public Health\u2019s ability to test and treat suspected cases of COVID-19 and to provide immediate support to Lebanese companies or research centers to produce medical supplies, equipment, and services needed to combat COVID-19. <br \/>  <br \/>    <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"und\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0648<br><br>Why the Bisri Dam should be stopped? The answer \ud83d\udc47 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DyS33KvklD\">pic.twitter.com\/DyS33KvklD<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Save The Bisri Valley  (@savebisri) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/savebisri\/status\/1246730745911169024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 5, 2020<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>  <br \/>  This comes after the National campaign to protect Bisri valley has described the dam as an \u201cenvironmental ticking time-bomb\u201d that will go off if no proper actions were taken.<br \/>  <br \/>  This is a major win for those who were protesting the project, and environmental advocates.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Bank has issued a statement on the controversial Bisri Dam project intended to increase water supply in Lebanon, asking the Lebanese government to launch a public and transparent dialogue to address the objections raised by citizens and civil society 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