The Maghreb nations of Tunisia, Libya, Algeria and Morocco are among the 30 most water-stressed countries in the world, the World Resources Institute says. The receding reservoir of the Sidi Salem dam in the northern Tunisian area of Testour, in the Beja province. The Sidi Salem reservoir supplies water to almost three million Tunisians but years of drought across North Africa has left it critically low, an ominous sign for the region's future. An employee at the Sidi Salem dam looks at the receding water level in the reservoir. The Medjerda River flowing through Sidi Salem dam.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 15, 2021 08:50 UTC