hot, dry, dust-laden ghibli is a southern
wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust
storms, sandstorms; 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
Environmental commitments
An environmental commitment has been
made in the following areas party to: Biodiversity, Climate
Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous
Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
Climate
Mediterranean along coast; dry, extreme
desert interior
Terrain
mostly barren, flat to undulating plains,
plateaus, depressions
