Lebanon is hosting 37% of Syrian refugees. By the end of 2014, it is estimated that their number will reach 1.8 million, increasing solid wastes by 11%, water consumption by 12%, and wastewater by 14%, according to a report by the Lebanese ministry of environment.

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