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The water Resources Challenges in Gabes Oasis

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Author Affiliations

  • 1 University of Sousse/ ISA Chott- Mariem/Tunisia, TUNISIA Institute of Arid Regions/ 4100 Medenine/Tunisia, TUNISIA
  • 2Institute of Arid Regions/ 4100 Medenine/Tunisia, TUNISIA

Int. Res. J. Earth Sci., Volume 3, Issue (3), Pages 15-19, March,25 (2015)

Abstract

Living conditions of oasis suburban agriculture in the city of Gabes are closely related to its water resources, however the current situation of these resources and their uses have several issues: Limited and widely exploited resources to meet the increasing needs along with a situation of competition between sector uses, growing commercialization, mismanagement and conflict between the different managers. All these factors reinforce the tensions around water and the problem becomes not only a deficit of scarce resources, but also a crisis of governance of this resource in its territory.

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