Constitution of the Joint Authority for the Study and Development of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer Waters, 1992.

This Agreement between Egypt and Libya establishes a Joint Authority for the Study and Development of Groundwater of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System. The Authority shall principally collect, classify and correlate information, data, and results of studies made by relevant countries on the Aquifer and conduct additional researches required for the determination of the complete features of this Aquifer as to quantity and quality. It shall also develop programmes and plans for the utilisation of water, propose a common policy for the development and utilisation of water resources, nationally and regionally, execute the common policy for water resources, and draw plans, programmes and the necessary frameworks for their execution and undertake to ration the consumption of Nubian Sandstone Aquifer Waters in member countries. Other countries may join this Authority, provided that such countries are within the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer countries.