The Tunisian National Sanitation Office (ONAS) and partner of MENAWARA has presented its progress on the MENAWARA project for the safe re-use of treated wastewater at an Info Day held in Tunis.
Researchers, engineers, and local stakeholders, shared their experiences after two field visits to the sites of Choutrana and Sidi Amor. They discussed the challenges of working with limited water resources, which is a daily reality for many Tunisians, who recently experienced water rationing from 2 to 6 am for the current period. The situation is not expected to improve with the arrival of summer and the dry season.
The initiative highlighted the critical situation of water scarcity in the country and the need to prepare for a range of different scenarios, including working on non-conventional water sources.
The MENAWARA project is pioneering the safe re-use of treated waste water, and its producers aim to create a consortium of stakeholders to deal with the issue. While each institute works independently, they are aiming to leverage the added value of shared goals. This is the first time an institute has had the capacity, network, and drive to take the project to the next level.
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