Water Scarcity and Social Tensions in Lebanon: Lessons from the Bcharreh–Denniyeh Case
Lebanon’s severe water crisis stems less from natural scarcity than from years of mismanagement, fragmented governance, and institutional neglect, exacerbated by conflict and climate pressures. As infrastructure deteriorates and unregulated water markets expand, access to water has become costly, unsafe, and deeply unequal, disproportionately affecting low-income communities and refugees while eroding trust in the state. [...]