Association’s Publications


The Association has compiled the main writings of Ibrahim Abd El Al in three volumes. The first one contains the lectures he presented between 1948 and 1957 on various subjects such as Energy, Water Resources, Agriculture, Economy, Development, Planification. The second volume contains his scientific studies and the third volume contains the integral text of his hydrological study of the Litani River which was the base for implementing the Litani project. These books are available upon request at the Association Headquarters in Beirut.

Moreover, the Association has adapted specific themes of Abd El Al’s main writings and published them in various booklets to emphasize and promote water-related solutions in integrated and sustainable measures like Abd El Al previously planned.

The themes chosen from his writings are:

Energy
Agriculture and Irrigation in Lebanon
Planification of Water and Energy in Lebanon
The Litani Project
Visions on the Lebanese Economy and its relation to Water Resources, planifications, and management
Equipping the Litani River
Ibrahim Abd El Al and the Integrated Water Resource Management


In addition to that, AFIAL organized a conference for the 50th memorial of Ibrahim Abd El Al at the Lebanese American University (LAU). Moreover, the Association republished a book written about Abd El Al, Edition du Cénacle Libanais. Click here to view the book in French or in Arabic

Part of the Association’s publications, are lectures compiled in three different books in Arabic published since 1993 and distributed to the public and the decision makers. The titles of the books are: Water and Energy, Water in Lebanese Districts, Agricultural Policy in Lebanon.

The Association initiated the republishing of the geological maps of Lebanon. The project was financed by the European Commission and implemented by the Institute for Geographical Affairs (Lebanese Army) and the Council for Development and Reconstruction. These maps were drawn in the 40s by the French Geologist Louis Dubertret, at the request of Ibrahim Abd El Al who was then Director General of the Ministry of Public Works. The project consisted of the reproduction, printing and distribution of the 25 maps covering the Lebanese territory (scale 1/50.000), one map of Lebanon (scale 1/200.000), and 17 booklets. These maps are available to the public as part of the Association’s information dispatching activities.


In 2000, the Lebanese government issued a memorial stamp in memory of Ibrahim Abd El Al and in recognition of his important work and his huge contribution to the development of Water Resources in Lebanon.