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Water in Tunisia

Authors: Mustapha BESBES, Jamel CHAHED, Hedi SHAYEB, Abdelkader HAMDANE

Publication date: August 10, 2013 | Lire en français

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    5. Water-related threats and risk management

    Threats and risks arise from natural hazards that cause extreme situations, as well as from man-made actions related to water management methods. Controlling these problems requires an approach that makes risk an integral part of management, and calls for improved risk analysis and assessment tools, as well as improved control and intervention methods and resources.

    5.1 Overexploitation of groundwater

    Groundwater has been over-exploited over the last forty years, leading to the depletion of reserves in many aquifers. The volume supplied by overexploitation of Tunisia's aquifers is estimated at 480 Mm 3 /year, or 24% of total groundwater withdrawals, which is hardly sustainable. Although the Water Code has introduced...

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