Hassenforder, E;
Chrii, S;
Pluchinotta, I;
Tosunlu, HB;
Ghoudi, R;
Braiki, H;
Guillaume, JHA;
... Tsoukias, A; + view all
(2025)
Identifying solutions to face groundwater overexploitation and degradation: A policy design experiment in Tunisia.
Water and Environment Journal
10.1111/wej.12986.
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Abstract
Groundwater plays an important role in achieving sustainable development goals, particularly in the Maghreb. There, groundwater management policies have been unable to stop groundwater degradation and overexploitation. In this context, it is urgent to propose concrete methodologies allowing local stakeholders to identify solutions that (1) take into account water issues but also energy and food production (i.e. solutions that are “bundled”); (2) are innovative; and (3) create a sense of collective belonging among participants. This article analyses to what extent the P-KCP method, derived from policy design, can tackle this challenge. P-KCP was used in the Lymaoua area in Tunisia. The article analyses the 39 solutions identified by Lymaoua participants and discusses the limitations and lessons learnt from this experiment. These concern the choice of the geographical area, farmers' engagement, gender representation and the use of models. The conclusion includes recommendations for coupling P-KCP with participatory planning to detail how the solutions can be concretely implemented and monitored, as well as the governance arrangements needed. Another recommendation is to expand the scope of collective groundwater organizations to encompass energy, agricultural production, land use, social equity and ecosystem preservation issues. Finally, avenues for future research are suggested.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Identifying solutions to face groundwater overexploitation and degradation: A policy design experiment in Tunisia |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1111/wej.12986 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12986 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non-commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. © 2025 The Author(s). Water and Environment Journal published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of CIWEM. |
| Keywords: | aquifer, bundles of solutions, energy, innovation, nexus, participation, P-KCP, SDGs |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10209282 |
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