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The Litani River, Lebanon: An Assessment and Current Challenges, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018 Water Science and Technology Library Series, Vol. 85

Langue : Anglais

Coordonnateurs : Shaban Amin, Hamzé Mouin

Couverture de l’ouvrage The Litani River, Lebanon: An Assessment and Current Challenges
This book presents a collection of chapters covering research on the Litani River Basin. The Litani River Basin occupies about a quarter of Lebanon's surface area, and it has recently been subject to severe geo-environmental conditions such as water contamination and decreased discharge. This motivated the Lebanese government to take action and start working on the remediation of the river. These actions are also supported by international organizations including the World Bank.
Chapter I: Introduction - Amin Shaban and Mouin Hamze

Chapter II: Historical View and Future Vision - Iman Abdelal

Chapter III: Physical Characteristics of Water Resources of Litani River Basin - Amin Shaban and Ghaleb Faour

Chapter IV: Bacteriological and Physicochemical Characteristics of Litani River Water - Nada Nehme and Chaden Yakoub

Chapter V: Physicochemical Characteristics of Algal Blooms in Qaraaoun Lake - Ali Fadel and Kamal Slim

Chapter VI: Groundwater Quality at the Upper Litani River Basin - Nabi Amacha and Safaa Baydoun

Chapter VII: Irrigation Approaches Applied in the Litani River Basin - Ihab Jomaa

Chapter VIII: Sustainability of Water Resources in the View of Striking Challenges - Nadim Farajallah and Amin Shaban

Chapter IX: The National Plan for Litani River Remediation - T
alal Darwich, Mouin Hamze, Amin Shaban, Bilal Jouni and Ghaleb Faour

Chapter X: The Role of Litani River in the Development of Lebanon - Selim Katafago

Chapter XI: Conclusion and Discussion - Mouin Hamze and Amin Shaban

Amin M. Shaban is Research Director at the Remote Sensing Center of the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS). He has a master’s degree from the American University of Beirut, a PhD from Bordeaux University (France), and he completed a post-doctoral program at Boston University. Dr. Shaban specializes in the fields of hydrology, hydrogeology, and the use of satellite images in terrain analysis and water resources management. He has received several scientific awards such as the Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research Distinguished Researchers Award for and the Award for Career Excellence in Scientific Research. He has written more than 50 publications in international journals and has contributed to more than 100 proceedings volumes and seminars worldwide.

 Mouïn Hamzé was Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences at the Lebanese University (1985 - 1997) and Chairman of the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (1990 - 1998). Since 1998, he has been Secretary General of the National Council for Scientific Research - Lebanon (CNRS-L) where he has focused on developing the Scholarship Program, the Grant Research Program and the Science Technology & Innovation Policy (STIP). He has also enhanced cooperation with numerous countries and organizations, culminating in the implementation of bi-lateral and multi-lateral projects and programs, including those with the EU (FP7, H2020, PRIMA). He has authored several books, reports and scientific papers, has chaired numerous international and regional meetings and symposia, and is actively involved in international organizations including CIHEAM, IAEA, ICARDA, CEDRE, ESCWA, the Technology Centre, AUF, and IOOC.

 

Addresses a crucial geo-environmental issue

Presents the latest data based on monitoring approaches

Highlights the hotspots in terms of water pollution

Includes new and advanced analysis methodologies

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