by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Oct 19, 2026 | LCAT Thematic Reports
Introduction: Lebanon’s overlapping crises have rapidly eroded households’ abilities to meet basic needs and absorb shocks. Successive wars between Israel and Hezbollah in 2024 and 2026 displaced more than 1 million people each, damaged homes and livelihoods, and...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Sep 21, 2026 | LCAT Thematic Reports
Executive Summary: Roughly 1.2 million people in Lebanon were displaced by widespread fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in late 2024 and, following large-scale returns after the November 2024 ceasefire, over 1 million were displaced when hostilities broke out in...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Nov 25, 2025 | LCAT Thematic Reports
Introduction: Lebanon is contending with the effects of its worst drought in decades, having received roughly half its typical annual rainfall to date. This has led to record-low inflows to lakes and reservoirs, water rationing, and widespread groundwater stress....
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Nov 20, 2025 | LCAT Thematic Reports
Introduction: This study calculates the multiplier effect of multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) and Cash Plus programs by Mercy Corps and three partner organizations – Action Against Hunger (ACF), Save the Children, and WeWorld – in the Lebanese districts of Akkar...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Oct 31, 2025 | LCAT Thematic Reports, Uncategorized
Executive Summary: This report examines the relationship between informal social protection (ISP) networks and multi-purpose cash assistance (MPCA) in Lebanon. Drawing on four rounds of post-distribution monitoring (PDM) data collected between October 2024 and August...
by Mercy Corps Lebanon | Jul 8, 2025 | LCAT Thematic Reports
Key Takeaways: Severe rationing by public sector water utilities in the dry summer months will force Lebanese households to source water from unregulated and unlicensed private sources – including monopolistic and profit-seeking water trucking services expected to...
