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Institutional Affiliation: Ecole nationale d'ingenieurs de Sfax
Region/Locale: Africa
References:
UNDP Special Unit for South-South Cooperation, SHARING INNOVATIVE EXPERIENCES, Volume 11
http://tcdc.undp.org/sie/experiences/vol11/content11new.asp
Published in partnership with:
Third World Network of Scientific Organizations (TWNSO)
The Academy of Sciences for The Developing World (TWAS)
Website: http://tcdc.undp.org/sie/experiences/vol11/Chpt_18.pdf
Description:
The integrated study of the groundwater resources of the Sfax region of Tunisia is part of a larger programme for the development of regions of the Sahara and the south of Tunisia financed with the cooperation of the Government of Italy. The main objectives of the project were to identify the groundwater resources of the Sfax region, to define their quantitative and qualitative characteristics, to develop a rational scheme based on computerized tools for the use and management of these resources, and to provide training for the engineers and technicians of the General Directorate of Water Resources (DGRE).
The methodology developed to reach these objectives was based on a multidisciplinary approach using a variety of exploration techniques. Further studies, field investigations and laboratory analyses were then implemented to complete the data-gathering component of the project. These data were then fed into a database and analysed to determine whether the groundwater systems identified were being overexploited or not and, given predictions for future trends in population growth and water requirements in the region, whether aquifer water could sustainably supply these needs.
Contact Information:
Moncef Zairi
Ecole nationale d'ingénieurs de Sfax
B.P:w.3038, Sfax, Tunisia
Tel.: (+216) 74 274 088
Fax: (+216) 74 275 595
E-mail: moncef.zairi@enis.rnu.tn
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Selections from Sharing Innovative Experiences (2005)
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