10 years of conflict, the significant deterioration of infrastructure and the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 containment measures have undermined the ability of institutions to provide basic services to the population.

Among the regions most affected by the ongoing conflict is the Fezzan region in the south-east of the country, already historically marginalised and among the areas with the most severe shortages of basic public services such as electricity, water, roads and access to health. As regards the WASH sector, the water network covers only a limited part of the municipalities and presents additional problems, including poor water quality and lack of treatment facilities. In addition, the southern municipalities do not have an efficient management of municipal solid waste collection and treatment.

COOPI has been working in Libya since 2022 in the Governance and WASH sectors to improve the delivery and quality of services provided to the population, ensuring Libyan municipalities have the assistance and resources they need to improve the technical and administrative management of basic services.