Editing Geography of Libya (section)

==Environmental issues==
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'''Natural hazards:'''
hot, dry, dust-laden [[Ghibli_(wind)|ghibli]] is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms, sandstorms

'''Environment - current issues:'''
[[desertification]]; very limited natural fresh water resources; the [[Great Manmade River]] Project, the largest water development scheme in the world, is being built to bring water from large aquifers under the [[Sahara]] to coastal cities

'''Environment - international agreements:'''
<br>''party to:''
[[Biodiversity]], [[United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change|Climate Change]], [[Kyoto Protocol|Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol]] [[Desertification]], [[Endangered Species]], [[Hazardous Wastes]], [[Marine Dumping]], [[Ozone Layer Protection]], [[Ship Pollution]], [[Wetlands]]
<br>''signed, but not ratified:''
[[Law of the Sea]]