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The Beirut & Mount Lebanon Water Establishment inaugurates Tallet Al Khayat pumping station to supply more than 500,000 people in Beirut with access to water <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the occasion of World Water Day, the Beirut and Mount Lebanon Water Establishment (EBML) in partnership with UNICEF and the European Union, inaugurated the newly rehabilitated Tallet Al Khayat station, one of the oldest water pumping stations in Beirut. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The project has been developed to provide improved and sustainable water services to more than half a million people in Beirut through a system relying on gravity and pumping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amid the continuous crisis affecting the water infrastructure, access to water is still one of the biggest challenges, putting the health of millions of people, particularly children, at risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Through its long-standing partnership with UNICEF, the European Union has been one of the strongest supporters of Lebanon\u2019s water sector amid the continuous crisis. Since November 2018 it has so far contributed EUR130 million to develop and implement water projects and strengthen national capacity of the water establishments to ensure public access to water resources now and for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday, on World Water Day we invite every actor to consider public water and wastewater services as an urgent national priority\u201d, said European Union Ambassador to Lebanon Ralph Tarraf. \u201cExiting the crisis in the sector and achieving a sustainable solution while providing citizens with reliable water services should be a collective responsibility, with the Government, the water establishments, and citizens each having roles and responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are proud of our long-standing partnership with the EU to improve access to water in Lebanon especially during these challenging times where millions of people are still affected by the limited availability of clean water,\u201d said Edouard Beigbeder, UNICEF Representative in Lebanon. \u201cWe should not forget, especially on World Water Day, that access to water is a fundamental right. Our priority remains strengthening the water establishments capacity to ensure equitable and sustainable provision of water to reduce the spread of infections and save lives\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Beirut & Mount Lebanon Water Establishment director general, Jean Gibran said: \u201cThe EBML commends international organizations\u2019 efforts to rescue the water sector and ensure its continuity, especially UNICEF and The European Union, who supported, since the beginning of the Lebanese economic crisis, in reparing and maintaining the functioning of all pumping stations in addition to rehabilitating some of the most damaged, which ensured the suistainability of access to water to all citizens\u201d .\u201cWater is life, it is the life of every human being. Your support today has contributed to the revival of this sector, without it, we wouldn\u2019t have been celebrating world water day today\u201d he concluded. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sustainable management of water resources requires strong cooperation between all stakeholders beyond the water sector. Investing in safe, sustainable and inclusive access to water is not only a matter of protecting children’s health today, but also ensuring a sustainable future for generations to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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