Day: March 15, 2019

Water month: awareness campaign on water consumption rationalization for children

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On the celebration of World Water Day, which coincides each year on March 22, the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries organizes, in coordination with the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GIZ), a series of events from March 14 to 24 in the governorates of Sidi Bouzid and Kairouan so as to involve the stakeholders in water saving process and the urgent need to preserve it. The water month celebration includes awareness campaigns meant for the different fringes of society, especially children. These campaigns include telling stories and myths on…

EBRD lends €13 million to ATL to support SME lending

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in a statement Friday it has provided a €13-million loan to Arab Tunisian Lease to support SME lending.. The local currency financing will support lending to local SMEs. The EBRD said “in a country where access to funding and liquidity remain constraints on the growth of many private businesses, the EBRD loan will allow ATL Leasing to provide long-term funding to small companies. ATL Leasing will extend leases for the acquisition of equipment, light commercial vehicles, trucks, trailers and real estate.”…

Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM): Indicator of good governance in water sector

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Tunisia has adopted sustainable water resources management, safe water supply and sanitation.  This necessarily coordinated management should encompass all dimensions: social, economic, environmental, legal and cultural, taking into account the entire surface, underground and non-conventional hydrological system and also the needs of the various sectors (drinking water, agriculture, tourism, industry). This is commonly referred to as Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The aim is to maximize equitably the resulting economic and social well-being, without compromising that of future generations and the sustainability of vital ecosystems. IWRM is not a technical…