Gabes Jeffara Aquifers Management in Relation with Oasien Ecosystems

Jean-Francois Vernoux (1) , Faten Horriche (2) , Rhida Ghoudi (3) , Slah Abdedaiem (4) , Mekki Hamza

1 BRGM - Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
2 CERTE - Centre de Recherche et Technologies des Eaux
3 CRDA de Gabès, Ministère de l’Agriculture des Ressources Hydrauliques et de la Pêche
4 IRA - Institut des Régions Arides

The socio-economic development of the Jeffara of Gabes, located in the southeast of Tunisia, has led to a strong exploitation of the coastal aquifers groundwater which has induced a drying up of the springs that supplied the oases.

Keywords: Gabes Jeffara aquifers; Oasien ecosystems; Hydrodynamic modeling; Water resources management

Domains: Earth Sciences

Jean-Francois Vernoux, Faten Horriche, Rhida Ghoudi, Slah Abdedaiem, Mekki Hamza. Gabes Jeffara Aquifers Management in Relation with Oasien Ecosystems. Recent Advances in Environmental Science from the Euro-Mediterranean and Surrounding Regions, Springer International Publishing, pp.599-601, 2018, Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation, ⟨10.1007/978-3-319-70548-4_181⟩. ⟨hal-03702925⟩