Water scarcity in the Mahdia region of Tunisia: Are improved water policies needed?

Soula, Rania; Chebil, Ali; McCann, Laura; Majdoub, Rajouene

doi:10.1016/j.gsd.2020.100510

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“…Koliousis et al (2018) drew their attention to industrial clusters, the key drivers of regional development. Similar studies were done by Odhiambo (2017), da Silva et al (2018), Murshed and Kaluarachchi (2018), and Soula et al (2021).…”

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Resource-Deficient Regions: The Specificity of State Support

Sorokina

2021

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The success of Russia's socio-economic development heavily depends on resource avail abi li ty , resource sufficiency, and resource diversity. Because economic resources (natural, human, capital, information, and material) represent a key barrier to regional social and economic development, the regional federal systems should take into account the effects of regional development drivers. This study aims to assess the level of economic development across economic regions in Russia regarding resource availability and develop state regulation measures to improve regional economic performance. For thi s, a l l regions were divided into groups by their gross regional product estimates. Fac to rs re fl ec ti ng e c onomi c performance were identified through factor analysis, and the cyclical nature of resources av ai la bil it y w a s discussed. The paper offers a resources availability model that allows determining the minimum a moun t o f resources required for a region having a specific level of economic development to a c hi ev e t he ma x imu m economic performance possible inless time. In addition, the paper presents a state regulatory framework for a regional economy that integrates financial support measures, state projects and programs, and me a sure s to modify the regulatory framework and the regulation of human resources. The proposed sta te re g ul ati on framework takes into account the full range of regional resources and makes it possible to choose t h e mo st effective tools with the view to meeting regional development goals

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Resource-Deficient Regions: The Specificity of State Support

Sorokina

2021

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“…The important role played by water in our daily lives makes it one of the most fragile natural resources. The sustainable management as well as the preservation of this resource against pollution from uncontrolled industrial and urban effluent discharge is a worldwide challenge, especially in countries suffering from water scarcity [1][2][3]. Textile industry is considered as one of the highly water-polluting sectors in the world [4].…”

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Optimization of a cationic dye desorption from a loaded-lignocellulosic biomass: factorial design experiments and investigation of mechanisms

Azzaz¹,

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“…In fact, this overexploitation can be explained also by the growth of the illegal drilling (boreholes and wells) in the Mahdia region (Soula et al, 2021). As a result, this situation ensures the deterioration of the groundwater quality (such as nitrate pollution due to domestic and excessive agricultural activities).…”

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Application of geochemical tracers for the investigations of groundwater resources in semi‐arid region (Central‐East Tunisia)

Gammoudi,

Trabelsi,

Zouari

2024

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Groundwater resources in Mahdia‐Ksour Essef region, located in the central‐eastern part of Tunisia, suffer from intensive exploitation and degradation of water quality. The assessment of groundwater vulnerability, the well‐understanding of geochemical processes and the investigation of groundwater quality variations are of particular importance for water resources management in this semi‐arid region. The results of this multi‐disciplinary investigation show that groundwaters of Mahdia‐Ksour Essef region are flowing from El Jem and Boumerdes regions in the South, towards the Mediterranean Sea and the sebkha of Moknine in the North. The groundwaters are classified as either Na‐Cl or Ca‐SO4. Stable oxygen and hydrogen isotope compositions (δ18O and δ2H) confirm a recharge by rapid water infiltration, evaporate surface water and water‐rock interaction processes in the salinity increase. The rock‐water interaction processes of the mineralization of groundwaters include the cation‐exchange reactions and the dissolution of carbonates and evaporate. The high values of the water quality index (WQI) and of the total dissolved solids (TDS) (3.7–11 g/L) of these groundwaters indicate their unsuitability for drinking purpose. Moreover, the combination of the WQI, TDS and nitrate results prove the vulnerability of the studied groundwater to the anthropogenic pollution linked to agriculture and domestic activities and to the salt water contamination.

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Water scarcity in the Mahdia region of Tunisia: Are improved water policies needed?

Cited by 16 publications

References 39 publications

Resource-Deficient Regions: The Specificity of State Support

Resource-Deficient Regions: The Specificity of State Support

Optimization of a cationic dye desorption from a loaded-lignocellulosic biomass: factorial design experiments and investigation of mechanisms

Application of geochemical tracers for the investigations of groundwater resources in semi‐arid region (Central‐East Tunisia)

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