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Climate change in Lebanon: a threat multiplier

Najat Rochdi-Over the last few years, Lebanon has been through immense challenges that have left no segment of its society unscathed.The country
has been challenged by economic crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic,the Beirut Port explosion, environmental disasters and prolonged political deadlock. These challenges have crippled Lebanon, obstructed its development and decimated its capacity to cope.To top it all off,in climate change Lebanon faces another challenge:A threat multiplier that will intensify current predicaments, and one that requires resolute action by the government and the people, both in the short term and well into the future.
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