تأثير إدارة الطلب للمياه على التنمية الزراعية في ليبيا

Abstract

The agricultural sector is the largest consumer of water in Libya, as it consumes about 85% of the total water consumption. Despite the limited water resources in Libya, It is noted that the contribution of the agricultural sector to the GDP on average did not exceed 8% during the period 2016-2019. Over the past years, the Libyan state has paid significant attention to water resources, as it focused on managing the supply of water resources through digging wells, constructing dams for rainwater and the Manmade River project. On the other hand, no focus was placed on managing the demand for water resources. Rational consumption of this limited resource, as there is a great waste of water, and this of course affects agricultural development. Therefore, attention must be paid to the agricultural sector by paying attention to all aspects related to this sector, especially the management of demand for water resources, which is a vital option and complementary to the management of supply of water resources. Through good management of water resources, we achieve balanced spatial agricultural development, Reducing waste and extravagance in water use for various purposes, by applying water demand management mechanisms, which are divided into economic mechanisms, including water pricing, and non-economic mechanisms, including priority in allocating to crops that are less water-hungry and that are consistent with the capabilities and climatic conditions prevailing in the country, and uses of irrigation techniques.