25 VALIDATING ESTIMATIONS In line with the results from both Tripoli and Akkar, the research has successfully uncovered the presence of 5,254 stateless individuals of Lebanese descent in Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon, reaffirming the reliability of previous estimates. Surveys were conducted to determine the number of stateless individuals residing in Greater Beirut and Mount Lebanon. By compiling data from respondents’ households, the team identified a total of 2,590 stateless individuals. From the main questionnaire, 1,819 stateless people were identified, and an additional 714 stateless children were identified from the parent questionnaire. Furthermore, the team captured information about 57 adult stateless family members who were not present during the survey but were living in the same household. In addition, the team encountered during field deployment 195 households with at least one stateless individual in which members either declined or were unavailable to participate in the survey. Surveyors were trained to systematically capture information from these cases, and it was estimated that there were 514 stateless individuals in these households. To ensure the reliability of the data, the team employed a combination of snowball sampling and door-to-door techniques, which added credibility to the figures mentioned above. Later, capture and recapture methods were implemented in both Beirut and Mount Lebanon, resulting in a weighted average validation rate of 81%. This enabled the estimation of a total of 3,869 stateless individuals residing in the two regions. 5,254 including Beirut southern suburbs 3,869 2,590 stateless individuals identified directly through surveys based on the 81% av. validation rate 3,104 including stateless individuals who were unavailable for surveys Finally, through triangulation of information from key informants, field observations, literature, and administrative data, the team was able to overcome the limited access to Beirut’s southern suburbs. This triangulation process allowed to confirm with confidence the presence of an additional 1,385 stateless individuals in these areas. © 2023 Siren Associates. All Rights Reserved.