Virtual water trade - resource management in Libyan Jamahiriya
In Africa, variabilities in rainfall, geologies, seasonality make rainfall distribution extremely uneven. Despite ample freshwater resources on the continent, many countries cannot achieve water of food security due to pre-existing challenges associated with water scarcity, desertification and structural challenges that are exacerbated by threats from climate change. The engineering solutions including water transfer projects and desalination seem economically and ecologically unsustainable for long-term water management. In this blog post, we will explore the idea of virtual water, and would it be a realistic concept for resolving the water crisis in Libya Jamahiriya. Virtual water, a definition The term was first identified by Tony Allan (1993) that describes the water needed to produce a commodity. In other terms, it represents the water embedded in the production of an agricultural good. For example, To produce one standard cup of coffee (125ml), the most important agricultural