A comprehensive overview is provided of processes and challenges related to
Mediterranean groundwater resources and associated changes in recent decades. While …

Groundwater, a predominant reservoir of freshwater, plays a critical role in providing a
sustainable potable water and water for agricultural and industry uses in the In Salah desert …

The khettaras constitute a hydraulic system for mobilising water by gravity from the water
table to the surface to irrigate fields in oases. This system, which has been fairly widespread …

Due to scarcity, irregular rainfall and increasing water demand, several reservoirs have
been built in recent decades in Tunisia to meet water needs for essential uses, which is …

Groundwater serves as the most reliable source of water both for domestic use and for
irrigation in arid zones, which are characterized by low rainfall and high evaporation. To …

La foggara est un élément structurant de l'univers mental et spirituel des populations de la
région saharienne d'Adrar et le fondement de leur organisation sociale. Le système …

Silicified fossils collected in ploughed fields at Gavrus (Calvados, France), mainly mollusc
shells, are Bajocian in age, and come from the Oolithe ferrugineuse de Bayeux Formation …

RESUME A travers ce modeste papier, nous essayons d'apporter quelques enseignements
sur un système hydraulique millénaire qui fonctionne depuis plus de 10 siècles en signe de …

In the oasis areas where climate and hydrological context is more sensitive because of
irregularities in water availability in time and space, water management is of vital …

People working in the field of vernacular architecture located in arid zones acknowledge that
these settlements have developed urban and architectural morphologies well adapted to the …