A Libyan team has won fourth place in the EU-sponsored (Eyes On Blue) competition, which focuses on water projects or the Blue Economy in eight countries of the Southern Mediterranean region, including Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, and Tunisia.
The contest, which kicked off its first stages on World Ocean Day (08-06-2022) in partnership with DGNear and SwitchMed (MedWaves), wrapped up in Rimini, Italy, on Friday.
A group of 73 teams from different countries competed to convince the jury of their hydro projects as innovative solutions to the water problems in the region.
The Libyan team focused on vertical farms and worked on a project entitled "The grounds for Vertical Farming in Libya."
The organizers said their objective is to highlight the urgency of dealing with water-related challenges and to encourage citizens of the region to find innovative solutions that deal with the issue.