Even after a 200% increase in strikes by Lebanese factions during the exceptionally violent month of July in retaliation to the assassinations by Israel, strikes on Lebanon remain disproportionately higher. Meanwhile, August marks a relative return to previous rates of attacks.

BUL co-director Mona Harb is co-organizing w/ Sarah El-Kazaz & Rafeef Ziadah an RC21 session titled “(Un)Commoning amid Disruptions & Disasters: Insights from SWANA Cities.” Abstracts to be submitted by 15 October 2024. For more: beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/200…

Apply to join our session at the ISA’s RC21 in Rabat, July 2025

Check the new story map by Beirut Urban Lab and The Policy Initiative examining the role of nonprofits in the urban recovery process in the aftermath of the #Beirut Port Blast—a component of a research project funded by the IDRC Nonprofits formed an ecosystem that bridged and

Check the new story map by The Beirut Urban Lab and The Policy Initiative examining the role of nonprofits in the urban recovery process in the aftermath of the Beirut Port Blast—a component of a research project funded by the IDRC.

Happy to share this storymap recounting how #nonprofits organized to rebuild the neighborhoods affected by the #Beirut Port #blast, against many odds, and how some also contributed to advancing horizons of #commoning, even imperfectly.

Join us at the launch of World Vision MEERO & American University of Beirut's joint study entitled "Impact of Climate Change Crisis & Environmental Actions: Mental Models of Children & Young People in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria, Jordan & Jerusalem-West Bank." The study also features innovative infographics

From May 3 to July 6, building damage in Rafah surged from 8.8 to 34.9%, the highest increase across the Strip. This rise was due to the military campaign launched on May 6 on Rafah, the last declared ‘safe’ area, which was sheltering over one million displaced Gazans. For more

WATCH Mona Fawaz closing keynote “Inhabiting Beirut’s Ruins” at ISA-RC21 in Santiago last July. Her presentation is based on recent work with BUL grad students exploring the intersection of forced displacement and housing financialization in Beirut. youtu.be/FfF41zVBLOo?si…