Water

Tunisia - Water reserves: Our situation is far from comfortable

Wed, 2016-11-23 08:29

Desalination of seawater, the establishment of regional action plans in the governorates most affected by the lack of drinking water and the construction of two new dams / reservoirs are the main actions in national water management strategy, according to Abdallah Rabhi, Secretary of State for Water Resources and Fisheries.

Rabhi spoke in an interview with TAP, about the general situation of water resources in the country and the major projects planned to develop this resource.

Some studies mention that Tunisia is heading inevitably towards a water crisis. What do you think?

The water crisis is not inevitable, provided that water is properly managed and that the resource is saved.

By 2030, our population would be 13 million.

The resources are limited, but we must not forget an important fact, Tunisia has 1350 kilometers of coastline and desalination is a solution now widely used in several countries.

It is true that our situation is far from comfortable but I would say that it is manageable.

[Full French article here | Photo by Dannis Jarvis]

water reserves tunisia
  • Have your say here!Leave your comments, ask your questions and share your ideasIf you have already registered in our website,
    Log in and you are ready for leaving your message    If you haven't already registered in our website,
    please create a new account by clicking Register

Good practices and European projects map

@AgoraMedSpring

Good practices and European projects map

About the author

Medspring Agora team's picture

The Euro-Mediterranean AGORA is a way to engage the civil society in the institutional and policy dialogue on research and innovation with the aim of becoming an integral part of the decision making and governance processes.

The Agora is an important component of the broader MEDSPRING project, supported by the European Union with the aim of strengthening the Euro-Mediterranean dialogue and cooperation on research and innovation.

Copyright

Licence

Also on MedSpring

Combining theory and practice: interview with Pavlos Georgiadis

Combining theory and practice, research and communication, professionalism and activism: an interview with Pavlos Georgiadis
Pavlos Georgiadis is a multifaceted professional.

From Action Plans to Implementation

“From Action Plans to Implementation”: Cairo hosts the 5th Arab Roundtable on Sustainable Consumption & Production
On 18-20 December 2017, the EU-funded SwitchMed programme was invited to present its policy methodology and the Sustainable...

Training on H2020 | Presentations

Training on H2020 | Presentations
The three-day training activity "Training on H2020 for Mediterranean NCPs" hosted by HCST, in collaboration with DLR, UNIMED and...

Tag cloud

agriculture Algeria biodiversity brokerage climate change cooperation COP22 desalination Drought egypt EMEG energy Energy efficiency environment euromed family farming food food security greece Hackathon infographic innovation interview Irrigation jordan Lebanon livestreaming Malta Mediterranean MENA migration morocco nexus nile olive Organic farming palestine permaculture renewable energy renewables report research small farmers smart agriculture soil solar solar energy spain sustainability Syria training tunisia waste water water water management water scarcity water security Wind wind energy women
More