The Formulation of Official Standards for Agricultural Water Reuse in Lebanon | IWMI-ReWater MENA

Since 2018, IWMI has supported the Lebanese government to develop its water reuse policies through the ReWater MENA initiative. In partnership with the Lebanese Standards Institution (LIBNOR), the Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), and several other public administrations, IWMI’s ReWater MENA has helped pave the way for the establishment of national water reuse standards.

The different parties decided to revise and ratify the FAO guidelines as part of LIBNOR’s new initiative, placing them as one of the pillars of the ReWater MENA project in Lebanon. Building on IWMI’s participatory approach the committee gathered representatives from the different ministries, non-governmental institutions active in the field, academic institutions, and most importantly WWTP’s operators and lab technicians who have direct insights on local administrations’ resources and capacities. 

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