Disagreements over the controversial Bisri Dam took center stage Wednesday at a dialogue on water governance policy, during which Ferid Belhaj, the World Bank’s regional vice president, insisted the project was a feasible solution to Lebanon’s water shortage problem.
The event, held at the American University of Beirut’s Issam Fares Institute, came on the heels of last week’s World Water Day. It gave Belhaj a platform to discuss the bank’s approach to water governance in Lebanon, and the Bisri Dam quickly became the key topic of conversation.
