You would not think that Libya can get any greener. With an all green flag, and a political ideology that is based on the "green book" Libya has adopted the green approach in its state management at all levels. However the chance is there for a new wave of "green policy" in Libya based on green and sustainable tourism. Many global media outlets were really excited last week with the news that Saif... [read more]

The Second session of the ministerial council in charge of water and irrigation of the Union of the Arab Maghreb (UMA) was held the 22 and January 23, 2007 in Nouakchott (Mauritania) with in the chair Mr. Omar Salem, Water Director in Libya. The meeting considered the evaluation of the implementation of recommendations resulting from the first session of the council held in April 2003 in Algiers (Algeria),... [read more]

Source: Jordan Times   By Ammar W. Mango  One of the least talked about mega projects in the world media lies beneath the desert in Libya.  Termed the “Great Man Made River,” it consists of a network of underground pipe systems that draw water from the deep aquifers beneath the Libyan desert, and pumps it all the way to the population centres of Libya’s Mediterranean coast. The project, started... [read more]

Source: Science Devnet   Sebha University in Libya is organizing the Desert and desertification conferencefrom 30 October to 1 November 2006. The university is inviting research specialists with topics related to desert and desertification to participate with their research, studies and experiences in this conference, according to the following topics: effects of climate changes on desert... [read more]