prof. dr Gorica Cvijanović2024-12-072024-12-07https://dspace.academy.edu.ly/handle/123456789/574Introduction Limited access to clean drinking water and poor sanitary and hygienic conditions, including municipal waste, threaten the health of the Libyan population, especially children. It is a chronic situation that is surely becoming an increasing problem due to rapid population growth and urbanization in countries like Libya. The authorities are making greater efforts to improve wastewater treatment plans in order to increase water resources and create a sufficient amount of water. The aim of this study is to highlight the current situation and challenge the management of wastewater as well as municipal waste in Libya, which would directly affect the water quality in this area.Abstract Until recently, ecology was not a topic in the so-called countries. Third world, like African. However, municipal waste management was definitely not a priority for environmentalists and governments, until recently, awareness about it finally emerged, when municipal waste management became a problem in large cities around the world. Libya's investment in water infrastructure is not enough to meet the sanitary and hygienic needs of the population. Furthermore, 90% of Libya's territory is desert, and water scarcity is a chronic problem.Water quality and municipal waste management in the context of Libya's sustainable development