Ancient Water is Used to Irrigate a Desert—Murzuq Basin, Libya - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) October 2010

Libya relies on groundwater to meet 95 per cent of its water requirements; it is primarily "fossil water" from non-recharging aquifers such as the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System, the North-Western Sahara Aquifer System and the Murzuq Basin Aquifer System.

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Source	https://wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822/40790
Author	Science Division
Maintainer	Science Division
Last Updated	January 25, 2023, 16:37 (UTC)
Created	January 25, 2023, 16:37 (UTC)
GUID	ac04f9d1-75d4-4098-a104-d970a010c047
Issued	2022-10-12T09:20:50Z
Language	English
Modified	2022-10-19 18:16:48.386
Publisher name	Science Division
Theme	Serials
data_type	document
spatial	Libya