Is It Reasonable To Use The Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System Unsustainably Under International Law?
Jonah Davids jtdavids@gmail.com Abstract: More than half of the world’s population relies on groundwater for its water resources. Yet, the law with respect to the utilization of groundwater resources remains unclear, particularly in the case of groundwater that is unrelated to surface waters, i.e. non-renewable groundwater. One of the most substantial non-renewable groundwater resources is the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) that underlies parts of Libya, Egypt, Chad and Sudan. The NSAS is in an arid region where the population is heavily dependant on its non-renewable waters for their domestic, industrial and agricultural supply. This paper will analyse customary international law of water resources to determine its applicability to the utilization of the NSAS. It will conclude that the principle of ‘equitable and reasonable utilization’ cannot be applied to non-renewable groundwater and that States must look to other sources of law for principles on the utilization of such res
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