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| Title
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Integrated Water Management in Tunisia
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| Subtitle
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Meeting the Climate Change Challenges
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| Author
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N. Omrani
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| Editor or Organisation
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Springer
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| Year
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2012
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| Keywords
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Tunisia • IWM • Irrigated sector • Climate change • Water policy reform
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| Country
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Tunisia
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| Type
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publication
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| Language
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English
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| Table of Contents
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| Abstract
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As a southern Mediterranean country, Tunisia is located under an irregular
climate. With a mean annual rainfall of 230 mm, the country sustains a water
scarcity context. While the present annual water resource average is estimated to be
450 m 3 per capita, it is expected to be barely 315 m 3 beyond 2030. With the increase
of the living standards as well as the development of the agriculture, industry, and
tourism sectors, the water shortage will be exacerbated. Given that situation, the
Tunisian water policy had been engaged toward an integrated approach. Coordination
between the main stakeholders involved in the water management became effective.
One of the main tools of this strategy is already the demand management. It assumes
an important issue for the case of the agriculture sector consumption (more than
83 % of the available water resources). However, Tunisia is also strongly concerned
by the climate change. Of fi cial forecasts report an expected increase of the annual
average temperature by 1.1 °C (0.9 °C in the north and 1.6 °C in the south) , a loss
of nearly 20 % of the arable lands and a decrease in the water resources by more
than 28 % beyond 2030. It seems evident that the national integrated water policy
will require further commitment with the spectra of the climate change impacts. The
preparedness of Tunisia to meet such challenge is a precondition to its water
resources reliability.
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| Permission
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Yes
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| Category
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IWRM
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