A Basic Need, Different Realities

Access to clean and reliable water is essential for every community. Yet across Lebanon, towns experience water services very differently. To understand these variations, I visualized observational data showing the condition of local water networks, categorized as good, acceptable, or bad.

Infrastructure That Doesn’t Serve Everyone Equally

The visualization quickly reveals an uneven landscape. Some towns—such as Akkar, Matn, and Mount Lebanon—show mostly good or acceptable network conditions, indicating infrastructure that still holds up.
But as we move further down the chart, the balance shifts. Towns including Baalbek-Hermel, Sidon, and South show growing portions of failing networks. In places like Tripoli and Hermel, “bad” network conditions dominate completely.
This contrast highlights a deeper issue: while some communities receive stable water services, others face continuous breakdowns and unreliable access.

The Water Crisis Is Uneven, Not Uniform

The data shows that Lebanon’s water challenge isn’t one big national problem—it’s a set of local inequalities. Towns differ dramatically in how well their networks function. For thousands of people, poor network conditions mean real daily consequences: limited supply, contamination risks, and increased dependency on costly alternatives like water trucks.
By viewing these towns side by side, the visualization exposes where gaps are the largest and where support and maintenance are most urgently needed.

Understanding the Gaps Helps Fix Them

Seeing these differences clearly is the first step toward improving water access across Lebanon. Strengthening the towns with the weakest infrastructure can reduce health risks, promote fairness, and create more resilient communities.
The story the data tells is simple: improving water networks should start where conditions are the worst—because not every town is receiving the same basic quality of service.