Libya, Algeria and Tunisia launch system to manage vast aquifer resources

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Libya, Algeria and Tunisia agreed on Wednesday to "rational and equitable" use of the water in a giant Saharan aquifer that straddles the three nations.

In a so-called "Tripoli Declaration", the trio of Maghreb countries stressed the importance of "strengthening coordination and exchanges to ensure sustainable use" of the non-renewable source of fresh water. The mechanism, which was launched on Wednesday, is also intended to prevent pollution and overexploitation of the water. On the basis of mathematical models, "each country will be allocated a quota.

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