Conflict Incident Report

Roads to landfill blocked in Hbaline

Associated Timeline/Case:

Waste Management Conflict (Starting January 25, 2014)

Date of incident:

July 18, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

On 18 July 15, in Hbaline, residents blocked all the roads leading to the garbage landfill in their town. Their move comes after the announcement of Environment Minister Mohammed al-Mashnouq that the Sukleen firm will continue collecting waste in Beirut and its suburbs in the coming days.

http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/185039-residents-of-jbeil-and-hbaline...

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Classification of conflict (primary):

Conflicts of socio-economic development

Conflicts associated with lack of, or gaps in economic development, opportunities and access to resources.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Policy conflicts

Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.

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Conflict Incident Report

Roads to landfill blocked in Hbaline