For the government, represented by its Prime Minister, to look for an environmental sustainability strategy, is a good and positive thing, although just in form. … But the real and obvious question is: Does this government have, as the previous governments, a developmental, economic, social, demographic, or any other kind of strategy? The reason for this question is that the curators of the initiative are hinting that the time has come today to integrate such a strategy with its predecessors, knowing that the government – just as the previous governments – does not have any of these strategies, does not apply what was agreed upon before, and does not recognize –through implementation- the usefulness of any of them. The evidence for this is not the level of violations that were made against the environmental issues, but the systematic action against the environment, in all the official steps and decisions adopted. Official decisions and procedures in politics, economy, etc., all improvised, and have no relation or plan, not even a minimal compatibility … and the government is looking for a strategy. A little modesty, honesty, and openness with people, is probably the best strategy to start with, from a specific point regarding politics, economy, and the national issue …which is when the environment becomes a real issue, and not just considered a file to show off, in the Lebanese manner.
