Project Evaluation: Summary Report Tunisia Development of Rural Regions Integrated Water Resources Management (AGIRE)
Publisher: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Author(s): GIZ
Date: 2013
Topics: Livelihoods, Monitoring and Evaluation, Programming, Renewable Resources
Countries: Tunisia
Water is already a scarce and over-used resource in Tunisia. The rising demand, combined with the effects of climate change, could lead to more conflicts over use of water resources in the future. At the same time, the development of rural areas is highly dependent on agriculture and therefore on water. Irrigation farming accounts for 80% of the country’s water consumption. It is therefore crucial that Tunisia explores issues of equitable and efficient use of its scarce water resources, taking rural development goals into account.