RT null T1 Ancient Water is Used to Irrigate a Desert—Murzuq Basin, Libya - UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) October 2010 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 Libya K1 irrigation YR 2010 FD 2010-10 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40790 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/40790 NO 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. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 21, 2026