National Workshop on Private Sector Involvement in Water Infrastructure in Lebanon, 8-9 March 2010 Beirut, Lebanon

A National Workshop on Private Sector Involvement in Water Infrastructure took place in Lebanon, 8-9 March 2010 in Beirut, Lebanon at the Habtoor Grand Hotel Convention Center.

The Workshop was organised by the Lebanese Ministry for Energy and Water and in cooperation with the Mediterranean Network of River Basin Organisations (MENBO), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Water Partnership Mediterranean.

The event was supported by the Mediterranean Component of the EU Water Initiative (MED EUWI) led by the Government of Greece since 2003, the EUWI Finance Working Group and the GEF Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean – Large Marine Ecosystems. Further on, the Workshop was supported by the Mediterranean World Economic Foresight Institute (IPEMED), Lebanese private banks, namely Audi Bank, Byblos Bank, Credit Libanais and by the consultancy bureaus, Consolidated Contractors Company, Dar Al Handasa Taleb, KREDO SAL, Murex Systems SA, New Lebanon, Ondeo Liban S.A.L, OTV SA, and SUEZ Environment/Degremont and it was attended by representatives of different ministries, government bodies and utilities of Lebanon, major donor agencies and IFIs working in the water sector in the country, representatives of private banks, of the the private sector as well as regional organisations working on water issues in Lebanon and beyond.

The Workshop was intended to discuss opportunities and challenges related to private sector involvement in water infrastructure in Lebanon, with particular emphasis on the modalities of Build, Operate, Transfer (B.O.T) contracts.

For more information please refer to the attached Concept Note and Agenda.