- AGREEMAR team participated in the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU2024) - Thursday, 18 April 2024, the AGREEMAR team presented its work on understanding the natural groundwater recharge trends in Chiba watershed at the General Assembly of the European Geosciences Union (EGU2024) in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Khaoula Khemiri presented the work on… ...
- Visit to the Regional Agricultural Authorities of Nabeul governorate (CRDA of Nabeul) and field visit in Korba MAR facility - On 28 February 2024, Dr. Panagiotou (ERATOSTHENES CoE) and Prof. Chekirbane (INAT) visited the headquarters of the Agricultural authorities of Nabeul governorate (CRDA) to discuss the quality status of the aquifer system in Korba and the risks associated with the… ...
- Meeting between INAT and the Tunisian Association of Nature and Environment Protection (ATPNE) in Korba, Tunisia - On 13 November 2023, INAT team met the representatives of the Tunisian Association of Nature and Environment Protection (ATPNE). The NGO has the objective of contributing to nature and environment protection in CapBon peninsula in general and specifically in the… ...
- Validation workshop of the MAR feasibility maps in Tunisia - On 13 July, the MAR feasibility maps developed by the AGREEMAR team at INAT were validated in a participative workshop attended by representatives of relevant stakeholders in Tunisia. Participants of the AGREEMAR validation workshop organised by INAT on 13 July… ...
- Meeting of the Steering Committee of AGREEMAR in Tunisia - The first meeting of the Steering Committee (STC) of AGREEMAR project in Tunisia took place in the National Agronomical Institute of Tunisia on 14 March 2023 from 09:00 to 12:30. First meeting of the Steering Committee of AGREEMAR in Tunisia.… ...
- Assessing the stakeholders’ needs and demo site requirements in Tunisia - After having successfully conducted needs assessment missions to Spain and Portugal in November, Tunisia was next on the list from 12-16 December 2022. The project team, consisting of INAT, TU Dresden and adelphi met with general (national), regional as well… ...
Type of problem:
Intensive groundwater exploitation for irrigation.
Specific challenges:
Seawater intrusion; severe depletion of groundwater levels.
Solutions proposed:
MAR feasibility mapping at regional scale: Chiba watershed in the Cap Bon peninsula; validation at local scale: use of treated wastewater in infiltration ponds, dam water release and in-channel modifications, and injection of transferred water resources in existing pumping wells.
AGREEMAR expected impacts:
Improved water quality and increased availability of recovered water for irrigation; guaranteed lifetime duration of MAR schemes by integrated planning.