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SMART
Sustainable Management of Scarce Resources in the
Coastal Zone
Wp 09 Regional case study TUNISIA
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Geographic and climatic characteristics

• The tunisian coastline spans 1300 km

• The southern part of the country is a part of
  the Sahara

• No big rivers exist except the Medjerdas

• 75 of the territory suffers from the aridity
• The northwestern part of the country gets between
  500 and 1500 mm of precipitation per year
• The dry season is too long
• In the south, precipitations dont exceed 150mm
  (per year)
• Except for the north, all the regions suffer
  from the drought

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Rainfall map
Legend
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Socioeconomic characteristics
Populations growth
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Socioeconomic data
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Urban populations evolution
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Water consumption
(Millions m3)
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Socioeconomic frame

• Demographic growth
• Rise in the standard of living
• Urban extension
• Increase in the irrigation practice
• Industry and tourism development

Water resources pressure
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Politic frame
1- Water resources planification

• Guideline plan for the water use in
• The north
• The center
• The south

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Politic frame
2- Water resources uses
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Water use development
Potential water resources 4470 millions m3
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Politic frame
2- Water resources uses

• Unconventional water use

• artificial refill of underground water
• treated water
• brackish water

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Problems
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Strategic trends of the tunisian policy
New water resources use has however become more
difficult. (The saturation of the use of such a
resource is expected to happen in 2015). As a
consequence, Tunisia will face a major challenge
the rational exploitation of an increasingly
scarce and expensive natural resource. This
challenge is linked to other constraints and
problems such as food security, unemployment and
regional imbalance.
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Problem of water use in the coastal zone
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Problem of water use in the coastal zone
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Investigation areas

• Tabarka
• Gulf of Hammamet
• Gulf of Gabes

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• Major problems
• Impact of big hydraulic structures on yhe coast
  and on the coastal water areas
• Water waste in the irrigation process
• Worsening of underground water quality (overuse
  of pesticides in agriculture)
• Tourism development
• Urban planification

Tabarka

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• Major problems
• Competition between agriculture and tourism as
  far as water use is concerned
• Overexploitation of underground water and sea
  water intrusion
• Extraordinary urban expansion
• Coastal disturbance of the coastal dynamics as a
  consequence of touristic developments
• Waste management

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Hammamet
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• Major problems
• Competition between agriculture and tourism as
  far as water use is concerned
• Overexploitation of underground water and sea
  water intrusion
• Industrial pollution
• Waste management

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Gabes
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