The north African nation is in its fourth year of drought and inhabitants of rural communities are grappling with the nation's worst water scarcity in years. "Elderly people left due to water scarcity. Today, our only request is to have paved roads and water for this village." The World Bank predicts that by 2030 the Middle East and North Africa region will fall below the "absolute water scarcity" threshold of 500 cubic meters yearly per person. Tunisia, already the 33rd most water-stressed country according to the World Resources Institute, has dropped to 450 cubic meters per inhabitant.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 07, 2023 14:52 UTC