Collective Action
North Lebanon residents protest trash ‘parking’ area
Hundreds protested in north Lebanon in opposition to the establishment of an area to temporarily “park” trash in the village of Terbol as part of a solution to the area’s waste crisis. Environment Minister Fadi Jreissati announced earlier this month that it would be stored there until a new sanitary landfill was built.Locals from the Minyeh-Dinnieh and Zgharta districts expressed dissatisfaction with the interim solution, blocking a main road in north Lebanon’s Minyeh Wednesday morning. They later attempted to prevent trash entering the temporary dump by blocking the road between Alma and Terbol.
Date:
August 14, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Affected group (inc. NIMBY)
Mode of Action:
Demonstration
Road blockade
Objective:
Demands for rights/services
Reform (advocating for limited change in political, socio-economic etc.)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
Episodic
State response:
N/A