7 Oct 2020

Selected water, agriculture, energy and environmental features of the North Western Sahara Aquifer System (NWSAS)

Description: This Policy Brief highlights the main results of a participatory assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in the North Western Sahara Aquifer System (NWSAS). Shared by Algeria, Libya and Tunisia, the aquifer is among the largest transboundary groundwater reserves of North Africa, extending over one million square kilometres.
Published in: "Policy Brief : Improving sustainable development in the North Western Sahara Aquifer System through a transboundary nexus approach" and "Reconciling resource uses: Assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in the North Western Sahara Aquifer System", UNECE. Download here.
Copyright © United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, 2020.

5 Oct 2020

Key water, agriculture, energy and environmental features of the NWSAS and surrounding areas


DescriptionThis Policy Brief highlights the main results of a participatory assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in the North Western Sahara Aquifer System (NWSAS). Shared by Algeria, Libya and Tunisia, the aquifer is among the largest transboundary groundwater reserves of North Africa, extending over one million square kilometres.
Published in: "Policy Brief : Improving sustainable development in the North Western Sahara Aquifer System through a transboundary nexus approach" and "Reconciling resource uses: Assessment of the water-food-energy-ecosystems nexus in the North Western Sahara Aquifer System", UNECE. Download here.
Copyright © United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Geneva, 2020.