ABSTRACT
Environmental protection has become a theoretical foundation of Tunisia's long-term development strategy. It acted as a conduit for the drafting of a national Agenda 21 programme in 1995. This programme developed strategies for three environmental sectors: water management; biological diversity and a national anti-desertification plan. Tunisia's national Agenda 21 programme defined the some objectives for the sustainable management and utilization of the country's water resources. Tunisia contains three different climate zones: Mediterranean, semi-arid and arid, which experience differing water availability. Increased water consumption by the agricultural sector has been mirrored by the industrial and service sectors. This reflects the growing contribution of these sectors to the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Two case studies are used to describe contrasting water management techniques: traditional.
