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Sustainability Week Lebanon June 6-7, 2012 Lebanon’s National Report to Rio+20

Sustainability Week Lebanon June 6-7, 2012 Lebanon’s National Report to Rio+20. Prepared by Karim El-Jisr. Baabda Presidential Palace June 5, 2012 National Report Launch. National Report to the UNCSD Sustainable Development in Lebanon: Status and Vision. National Consultant

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Sustainability Week Lebanon June 6-7, 2012 Lebanon’s National Report to Rio+20

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  1. Sustainability Week LebanonJune 6-7, 2012Lebanon’s National Report to Rio+20 Prepared by Karim El-Jisr

  2. Baabda Presidential Palace June 5, 2012 National Report Launch

  3. National Report to the UNCSDSustainable Development in Lebanon: Status and Vision • National Consultant • Rio+20 Follow-Up Committee • Ministry of Environment • Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Ministry of Social Affairs • Ministry of Economy and Trade • Civil Society Organizations through the ANND • United Nations Development Programme

  4. Rio+20 Methodology • Inception Report • Stocktaking Report • Roundtable Meetings • Draft National Report • National Consultation Workshop • Final National Report

  5. National Report Outline • Sustainable Development in Lebanon • Social Development and Poverty Alleviation • Environmental Sustainability • Green Economy • Environmental Governance • Aspirations for Sustainable Development • Recommendations to the UNCSD

  6. IV. Green Economy • Cost of Environmental Degradation in Lebanon: • $655 Million in 2000 (published in 2004) , %3.9 of GDP • $969 Million in 2008 (published in 2011) • No agreement on Green Economy; the debate is open • Impact of a greener economy on local and global financial systems remains small • Economic growth is not related to color! Growth-led development is unsustainable no matter how green • Lebanon should establish a vision for growth that embraces Green Economy as one of its pillars.

  7. Cont. Environmental Goods and Services Sustainable Public Procurement Green Financing Green Jobs

  8. Environmental Goods and Services • Tariff review, conducted by MOET, of all environmental goods and services imported by the GOL • Total import of environmental goods and services ≈ 2.1% of total import activity • 93% of them have tariff rates ≈ 5% • Total reliance on imported environmental goods and services is not sustainable • GOL should promote Research & Development in the design and manufacturing of environmental goods

  9. Sustainable Public Procurement • The purchasing power of the Government of Lebanon represents 15 to 25% of GDP; an important agent for change; can play a leading role in expanding the local market for sustainable procurement • Six priority areas for public procurement were identified by Basil Fleihan Institute of Finance in 2011: • Regional disparities minimization • Renewable energy promotion • Transport and traffic sector improvement • Water management (production and home servicing) • Waste management (hazardous/non hazardous) • Coastal areas preservation

  10. Green Financing • BDL Circular 7743/2001: subsidized interest loan to support investment in industry, agriculture and tourism • BDL Circular 197/2009: new policy to facilitate loans for environmentally-friendly projects (new projects as well as retrofits) • BDL Circular 236/2010: new loan incentives to finance environmental projects in energy (renewable energy, energy efficiency, and green buildings) and non-energy

  11. Green Financing (Cont.) Pipeline Projects: • €12 million EU-funded project with BDL to promote energy projects through a bonus scheme • $15 million World Bank loan to implement the Lebanon Pollution Abatement Project (LEPAP). Implemented by MOE in coordination with MOF and BDL to assist industrial enterprises in (1) conducting environmental audits and (2) set up a finance scheme to adopt pollution control measures • Kafalat Energy

  12. Green Jobs Green job according to UNEP “work in agricultural, manufacturing, research and development, administrative, and service activities that contribute(s) substantially to preserving or restoring environmental quality. Specifically, but not exclusively, this includes jobs that help to protect ecosystems and biodiversity; reduce energy, materials, and water consumption through high efficiency strategies; de-carbonize the economy; and minimize or altogether avoid generation of all forms of waste and pollution.”

  13. Green Jobs (Cont.) • Reconciling poverty reduction and environmental sustainability goals • Green jobs are not all new ! Historically, Lebanon has offered green jobs in agriculture (bench terracing), reforestation (Green Plan) and manufacturing (handicraft) • A 2010 preliminary assessment of potential green jobs in Lebanon examined four key job sectors: energy, construction, agriculture/forestry and waste management

  14. Green Jobs (Cont.) ILO/UNDP, 2010

  15. Green Jobs (Cont.) Other green jobs: • Environmental prosecutors (Decree 7841, 23/3/2012) • Environmental police (pending) • Responsible tourism • Protected Areas (Shouf Cedars, HorshEhden, Tannourine Cedars, Palm Islands, Tyre Coast, etc.) (Decree 8045/2012) • Private Reserves (Ammiq Wetland) • Lebanon Mountain Trail (440km trail) • Bouyout el Dhiafeh (Decree 6298/2011) • Tour Operators (licensed firms, NGOs, Facebook)

  16. Recommendations to the UNCSD VII. 1 Rethinking the Global Economic Model VII. 2 Reforming the Institutional Framework for Sustainable Development VII. 3 Establishing a Global Environmental Court VII. 4 Reaffirming Palestinians’ Right of Return

  17. United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development Rio de JaneiroJune 20-22, 2012 For your comments rio_20@moe.gov.lb

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