29 AUG 2023 | 11:30 AM — 1:00 PM
Palais Kheireddine
— Input (FRENCH) by Olfa Chebaane, Heinrich-Boell-Foundation Tunis
In a world where natural resources are becoming more and more precious, the question of water management takes on particular urgency. Water, a vital and fundamental element, transcends its simple function as a resource to become a cultural, social, and collective link within communities. Beyond traditional governance schemes, an alternative perspective is emerging: that of water as a commons. This approach, based on collaboration and sharing, offers a new way of conceiving and managing this crucial resource.
Defining the local contexts, topics to be touched on are:
– Exploring water as a social and cultural fabric
– Checking into the cultural heritage of water in Tunisia
– Brief explanation of the concept of the commons and its application to water
Discovering water governance:
– Learning about collective approaches
– Assessing traditional methods of water management
– Examples of water-sharing and cooperative management systems
Insights into present water scarcity
– Presentation of current water scarcity challenges in Tunisia
– Discussion of existing governance efforts and inter-community collaborations to address these challenges.
– Examples of multi-stakeholder water conservation projects
We will discuss the benefits of participatory and cooperative water governance, and how this can contribute to preserving and managing water as Commons.
FEATURED IMAGE
Achref Guesmi. WATER — LIGHT — EXPERIMENTS Tunis 2023. Videostill.