Agreement between Syria and Lebanon for the sharing of the Great Southern River basin waters and the building of a joint dam on it Document type Bilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Apr 20, 2002 Source FAO, FAOLEX; IUCN (ID: TRE-149256) Title (Other) اتفاق بين حكومة الجمهورية العربية السورية وحكومة الجمهورية اللبنانية بشأن تقسيم مياه النهر الكبير الجنوبي وبناء سد مشترك Language English Subject Water Keyword River basin institution International agreement-text Well sinking/boreholes Basin/catchment/watershed Basin Southern Great River Abstract Agreement regarding the borderline river in the north of Lebanon and the South of Syria near the coast. The Agreement provides for the sharing of annual water resources of the river and the creation of a dam in Idleen Nura Altahta. The Main SyrianLebanese Committee for Joint Water shall be responsible for the implementation of the present Agreement and shall form other committees and sub-committees for purposes related to the present Agreement. The Agreement contains also a clause on sustainable use of water upstream of the dam to be constructed. Full text Other Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Lebanon - Syrian Arab Republic - reset zoom out zoom in