North-West Sahara Aquifer System (NWSAS)

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

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. 

OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE

PROJECT RISKS

PROJECT ECONOMICS

• NET PRESENT VALUE: 0.00

• COST BENEFIT RATIO: 0.00

• FINANCIAL INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (FIRR): 0.00

• ECONOMIC INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN (EIRR): 0.00

• COMMENTS ON ECONOMICS: • Amount reflected in the preparatory finance tab of USD 9.2 million is for phase 4.

PROJECT FINANCING

International Fund for Agricultural Development

African Development Bank

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

OVERALL COST: 0.00

ANNUAL COST: 0.00

COMMENTS ON FINANCE:

The estimated budget for Phase 4 is USD 9.2 million, of which the member countries are expected to contribute USD 5.7 million, with the remainder (USD 3.5 million) to be covered by external support.

STUDIES

PROJECT STAKEHOLDERS

Regional Coordinator

Arab Maghreb Union

Lead National Agency

Sahara and Sahel Observatory

Preparation Funder

International Fund for Agricultural Development

Preparation Funder

African Development Bank

Sectoral Organisation

Global Water Partnership

CONTACTS

Director for Infrastructure Mr Lotfi Sebouai-lotfi.sebouai@gmail.com

CONTRIBUTION TO 2030 AGENDA