ABSTRACT

Noureddine Gaaloul is a water expert and full researcher in the National Research Institute for Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry (INRGREF-Tunis) from the University of Carthage. Working as a hydraulic engineer in Tunisia, he has more than 15 years of experience as a national and international expert on water management, with a focus on management and environmental aspects. He holds a PhD in Sciences and Technology of Water, from the University of Bordeaux I, France, in 1992. His work is in the Geology Company of Mining and Research (B.R.G.M.—French). He was involved in several strategic studies with the Tunisian Ministry Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources and has contributed to both the development of the Tunisian strategy for agriculture and water resources adaptation to climate change. He has published several papers and he is also author or co-author of several reports, consulting and expertise reports. He has given several scienti¢c presentations in national and international high standard conferences such as international conference on Seawater Intrusion in Coastal Aquifers, and international seminars.