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Tunisian Experiences of Traditional Water Harvesting, Conservation, and Recharge
In the arid and semiarid region, countries such as Tunisia are facing increasingly more serious water shortage problems. Problems of water scarcity will intensify because of population growth, rise in living standards, and accelerated urbanization, which threaten the water supply in general and agriculture in particular, and lead to both an increase in water consumption and pollution of water resources. The main water harvesting techniques encountered in the Tunisia country can be subdivided into three major groups: runoff water harvesting, floodwater harvesting and spreading or spate irrigation using diversion dykes, and runoff water collection and storage. The common goal of water harvesting, conservation, and recharge is to secure water supply for annual crops, pastures, trees, and animals in dry areas. The dry areas on Tunisia are very rich in traditional, ancient water‐harvesting systems. These must have been built on a sound foundation of indigenous knowledge.
Tunisian Experiences of Traditional Water Harvesting, Conservation, and Recharge
In the arid and semiarid region, countries such as Tunisia are facing increasingly more serious water shortage problems. Problems of water scarcity will intensify because of population growth, rise in living standards, and accelerated urbanization, which threaten the water supply in general and agriculture in particular, and lead to both an increase in water consumption and pollution of water resources. The main water harvesting techniques encountered in the Tunisia country can be subdivided into three major groups: runoff water harvesting, floodwater harvesting and spreading or spate irrigation using diversion dykes, and runoff water collection and storage. The common goal of water harvesting, conservation, and recharge is to secure water supply for annual crops, pastures, trees, and animals in dry areas. The dry areas on Tunisia are very rich in traditional, ancient water‐harvesting systems. These must have been built on a sound foundation of indigenous knowledge.
Tunisian Experiences of Traditional Water Harvesting, Conservation, and Recharge
Eslamian, Saeid (editor) / Eslamian, Faezeh (editor) / Gaaloul, Noureddine (author) / Eslamian, Saeid (author) / Katlane, Rim (author)
2021-06-14
28 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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