User:Lizzylee22/sandbox/Water Usage and Scarcity in Lebanon

Water Scarcity in Lebanon Most of Lebanon’s rainfall is in the four months of winter, but over the last 45 years, the Ministry of Environment estimates that rainfall has decreased overall between 5 and 20 percent. The coastal strip of Lebanon gets approximately 2,000 mm of rain per year, while the Beka’a Valley to the east gets only one-tenth as much. As of 2004, only about 21% of households across Lebanon have constant access to water in the summer months. Nisreen, Salti; Chaaban, Jad. "THE ROLE OF SECTARIANISM IN THE ALLOCATION OF PUBLIC EXPENDITURE IN POSTWAR LEBANON." International Journal of Middle East Studies 42.4 (2010): 637-55. ProQuest. It is predicted that in future years, there will be higher temperatures, lower rainfall, and longer droughts, making this an even more exaggerated statistic.