Water and Sustainable Development in Misratah

Abstract

Water is one of the essential elements in the environment and it is the corner stone to life development and prosperity, as well as establishing constructional development and eventually achieving sustainable development.Looking at the great population growth besides constructional development that the world witnessed, the need for water grew in a wide pace all over the world, and in desert countries in particular. Since Libya is among the countries of dry desert weather, most of its cities are in dire need of water, among of which the city of Misratah, which is considered the 3rd biggest city in Libya.It has witnessed a remarkable progress since the middle of last centuryHere is where we started to highlight the problem the city suffers from currently, which is shortage of water, and the question is: Does the city really suffer shortage of water?!How can it be avoided side by side with preserving the mineral stock?!As we aim to; make sure that there is future true shortage of water in the city in comparison to the progress and development the city witnesses, knowing the most important water resources in the city, its produced amounts, future needs for water according to the global rate consumption in light of population growth and knowing the ideal alternative to provide water and to achieve sustainable developmentWe have depended in our methodology on two approaches, first of which is the Descriptive Analytical Approach: that is used address the research problem through gathering the needful data, information, and available resources to take and looking at themThe second approach is used to study and analyze population statistics and reports, and scientific data that addressed the topicWe reached a set of results, the most important of which is that the city witnesses a great constructional and population growth through the phases it has been throughIn addition to the presence of fresh mineral water shortage, lack of surface water and the dependence on mineral water in the cityThat was the result of comparing the water potential to the future population growth and the possibility of exploiting the city's ingredients to desalinate sea waterWe concluded our research papers in a set of recommendations in order to solve this problem