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“The way the buildings will look, be used and how flexible the spaces are, so they can be adapted for different uses, are main considerations,” Mr Hart adds. “Therefore, working collaboratively with all stakeholders are pre-requisites to ensuring what we build enhances both the facilities on offer within the local community, and the landscape of the area the building sits in.”  Another way that Barnes has developed its work in the education sector is geographically.  “Our relationsh...

“The way the buildings will look, be used and how flexible the spaces are, so they can be adapted for different uses, are main considerations,” Mr Hart adds. “Therefore, working collaboratively with all stakeholders are pre-requisites to ensuring what we build enhances both the facilities on offer within the local community, and the landscape of the area the building sits in.”  Another way that Barnes has developed its work in the education sector is geographically.  “Our relationsh...

Webinar Promises and Pitfalls:  Lebanon Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF) On 4 December 2020, four months after the Beirut Blast, the EU, the UN, and the World Bank Group launched the Lebanon Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF) as part of a comprehensive response to the tragedy. They define the 3RF as “a people-centered recovery and reconstruction framework focusing on a period of 18 months that will bridge the immediate humanitarian response and the medi...

Copy For Design and the Citys sixth episode - a podcast by reSITE on how to make cities more liveable, the team interviewed Christele Harrouk, Archdailys Managing Editor and Salim Rouhana, Senior Urban Governance and Resilience Task Team Leader at the World Bank Group. The two Beirut natives talk about the devastating explosion in August last year and share their perspectives on what rebuilding the city could look like. ReSITE - a global non-profit acting to improve the urban environment, launc...

On April 29th, 2021, His Excellency Mr. Andreas Kindl, German Ambassador to Lebanon, visited four damaged historic buildings that were recently stabilized and sheltered by UNESCO in Beirut, along with His Excellency Judge Marwan Abboud, Governor of B

Date Time Share Lebanon Financing Facility Approves $55 million Recovery Program Targeting Vulnerable Households and Small Businesses to Respond The World Bank convened yesterday the first meeting of the Partnership Council for the Lebanon Financing Facility (LFF) to discuss the priorities, proposed funding allocations and priority projects for the LFF’s first year of operation, and endorsed a work plan with a total allocation of approximately US$55 million. The meeting gathered representati...

World Bank : Call for Expression of Interest Representatives of Civil Society in The Independent Oversight Board of the 3RF 04/28/2021 | 01:31pm EDT Send by mail : Message : CONTEXT In December 2020, the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank Group (WBG) launched the Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF). The 3RF provides a costed and prioritized plan of key actions over the next 18 months across various sectors to support the recovery and reconst...

Doing No Harm in Lebanon: The Need for an Aid Paradigm Shift Format Introduction This week, protestors took to the streets across Lebanon, blocking roads and burning tires as the acute depreciation of the Lebanese pound continued, reaching another historic low. Ever since the end of the civil war (1995-1990), Lebanon has known little stability, let alone prosperity. But since late 2019, crisis upon crisis have wreaked havoc and the humanitarian situation has deteriorated exponentially. First, t...

Preserving Decades of Development: A Plea for Lebanon By This post is also available in Arabic on the FinDev Gateway. When I reflect on 2020, I can hardly believe what has happened in my country, Lebanon. Despite experiencing the worsening economic situation, the COVID-19 pandemic and the catastrophic Beirut port explosion, it wasn’t until I saw figures on the toll these crises are taking on microfinance borrowers that it really hit me: decades of hard-earned development are being reversed, ...

Call for Expression of Interest: Representatives of Civil Society and Private Sector in the 3RF Consultative Group Email Context In December 2020, the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN) and the World Bank Group (WBG) launched the Reform, Recovery and Reconstruction Framework (3RF). The 3RF provides a costed and prioritized plan of key actions over the next 18 months across various sectors to support the recovery and reconstruction of Beirut following the tragic explosion of August 4, ...