Abstract
Aspects of the regional hydrogeology of the Nubian Sandstone aquifer system in the Sudan, Egypt and eastern Libya and the associated Tertiary aquifers of the Sirte Basin, Libya are described. It is concluded that major groundwater resources are present that can be developed by abstraction adjacent to the River Nile, by groundwater mining or by abstraction from throughflow. Examples of aquifer control parameters and potential resources development are given. The problems of in situ groundwater development in the harsh desert environment are discussed and it is indicated that such development is not constrained by groundwater resources potential but by socioeconomic factors. The solution of groundwater conveyance adopted in Libya is detailed.
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