Under the sands of the Sahara lies the Great Man-Made River, a vast pipeline system that supplies approximately 70 percent of the freshwater consumed in Libya, including Tripoli and Benghazi. The project supplies millions of people and agriculture, but it has a significant limitation: it draws on fossil water, which is not replenished.
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Under the sands of the Sahara lies the Great Man-Made River, a vast pipeline system that supplies approximately 70 percent of the freshwater consumed in Libya, including Tripoli and Benghazi. The project supplies millions of people and agriculture, but it has a significant limitation: it draws on fossil water, which is not replenished.