The Great Man-Made River Project after Muammar Gaddafi’s Overthrow

Occupation: Senior Lecturer, Oriental Faculty, St. Petersburg State University
Affiliation: Saint Petersburg State University
Address: Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg

Ivan R. Luchenkov

Occupation: Master’s student, Oriental Faculty, St. Petersburg State University
Affiliation: Saint Petersburg State University
Address: Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg

Journal name

Asia and Africa Today

Edition

Issue 7

Pages

49-57

Abstract

This article focuses on the analysis of the implementation and maintenance of the Great Man-Made River project (GMMR) after Muammar Gaddafi’s Overthrow in 2011. Libya is one of the poorest countries in terms of freshwater per capita. Due to the need to cover the growing domestic and drinking demands, it was necessary to provide water supply to both cities on the narrow coastline of Tripolitania and Cyrenaica, and small villages of Fezzan. The discovery of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System made it possible to start building an underground pipelines network using the resources of deep-lying water deposits. The chronological scope of the paper covers more than a decade or the period from 2011 to the present. The main research issue focuses on the study of the maintaining the Great Man-Made River in the modern times. The paper also emphasizes the damage caused by hostilities. In the context of the research issue, the authors analyze a number of historical facts and data regarding the development of the water policy as well as key Hydraulic Engineering projects in Libya.

Keywords

Libya, Great Man-Made River, Muammar Gaddafi, desalination, water crisis

Received

20.03.2023

Publication date

16.08.2023

Number of characters

23396

Cite

GOST	Akhmatshina E., Luchenkov I. The Great Man-Made River Project after Muammar Gaddafi’s Overthrow // Asia and Africa Today – 2023. – Issue 7 C. 49-57 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750024808-0-1 (circulation date: 19.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750024808-0
MLA	Akhmatshina, Enesh K, Luchenkov, Ivan R "The Great Man-Made River Project after Muammar Gaddafi’s Overthrow." Asia and Africa Today 7 (2023):49-57. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750024808-0
APA	Akhmatshina E., Luchenkov I. (2023). The Great Man-Made River Project after Muammar Gaddafi’s Overthrow. Asia and Africa Today (7), pp.49-57 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750024808-0

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