North-West Sahara Aquifer System

By Anonymous (not verified) , 24 February 2026
PIDA Code
W.08.01
Project Status
Active
Project Stage
Construction
Completion Percentage
0
Sector Name
Water
Subsector Name
Water Aquifier Management
Alternative Names
Systeme Aquifere du Sahara Septentrional (SASS)
Reference Plan
PIDA PAP 1
On SDM
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Summary
The management of the North-Western Sahara Aquifer System (NWSAS) / Systeme Aquifere du Sahara Septentrional (SASS), a large aquifer shared by Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia.
Description

<p>The NWAS is one of the major North African transboundary groundwater basins shared by three North African countries (i.e.  i.e. Algeria, Libya, and Tunisia) which covers an area of more than one million square kilometres. The NWSAS can be categorised as a multi-layered system of aquifers which embodies a huge stock of non-renewable groundwater. </p>

Capex Cost
0.00USD million
Preparation Cost
9.20
Operation Cost
0.00
Countries
Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Libya, Tunisia
Beneficiary Countries
Algeria, Libya, Tunisia
REC
UMA-AMU
Stakeholders
Arab Maghreb Union
Sahara and Sahel Observatory
International Fund for Agricultural Development
African Development Bank
Global Water Partnership
Email
ephremg@nepad.org
Start Date
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