by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Mar 3, 2024 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: More Rationing, Price Increases as Water Supply Strained Summary: On 28 February 2024, an official responsible for rural water resources announced that restrictions on the use of potable water distributed by SONEDE will continue for the foreseeable future. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 24, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Dam Fill Rates Lag as Citrus Production Expected to Drop 20% Summary: This week, local agricultural labor union officials in Nabeul reported that citrus production is expected to fall by as much as 20% due to lack of water as well as disease. Nabeul has...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 1, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Water Crisis Persists Despite Slight Rise in Dam Fill Rates Summary: This week, government data indicated that Tunisia’s dams reached an average fill rate of 36.7% nationally, pointing to a persistent water shortage that continues despite heavy late-spring...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | May 25, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: As Drought Plagues North Africa, Groundwater in Spotlight Summary: May 2023 reports have raised the possibility of a potential conflict over shared groundwater resources increasingly drawn upon by Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya as all three countries struggle...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Apr 24, 2023 | Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Water Crisis Looms as Potential for Economic, Social Damage Build Summary: On 23 April 2023, the Tunisian government reported that four of the country’s dams are completely dry as the national water crisis looms heading into the summer months. Multiple...
