UN-Habitat estimates 72,211 refugees are in urban Tripoli, which is about a quarter of the city’s population living in high density neighborhoods. Tripoli is a highly vulnerable city in Lebanon, with residents exposed to poverty, poor living conditions, a lack of sufficient public services, and a built environment which poses threats to residents. Tripoli is ill-equipped to house the increase in population. With a poor local economy (over 57% of families live in poverty), and a lack of adequate sanitation and housing in its poor neighborhoods, Tripoli’s living conditions pose significant problems for Syrian refugees and host communities alike.
Resource collections
- UN Habitat - Urban Response Collection
- Urban Response - Urban Crisis Preparedness and Risk Reduction
- Urban Response Collection - Community Engagement and Social Cohesion
- Urban Response Collection - Economic Recovery
- Urban Response Collection - Environment and Climate Change
- Urban Response Collection - Housing, Land and Property
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Crisis Response, Recovery and Reconstruction
- Urban Response Collection - Urban Resilience
