{"author":"welovetunisia.com Editorial Team","reviewer":"Mohamed Nizar Yaiche","confidence_level":"high","limitations":"Data reflects latest available official sources. Some figures may have a 6-12 month lag. Estimates are clearly labeled.","languages_available":["en","fr"],"machine_formats":["/api/v1/answers/water-management","text/markdown (Accept: text/markdown)"],"expires_at":"2026-09-30","refresh_interval":"quarterly","id":"water-management","question":"What are the investment opportunities in water management in Tunisia?","question_fr":"Quelles sont les opportunites d'investissement dans la gestion de l'eau en Tunisie?","short_answer":"Tunisia faces water stress (450 m3/person/year vs 1,000 threshold). 37 large dams, 250+ hill reservoirs. Opportunities: desalination (Sfax plant operational, Djerba planned), wastewater reuse (only 30% reused currently), smart irrigation (80% water goes to agriculture), leak reduction (urban networks lose 25%). SONEDE (national water utility) open to PPP. World Bank and EU fund water projects. Market estimated at EUR 2B over 10 years.","answer_fr":"Stress hydrique: 450 m3/personne/an. 37 grands barrages. Opportunites: dessalement (Sfax operationnel), reutilisation eaux usees (30% seulement), irrigation intelligente, reduction fuites (25% pertes). Marche estime a 2 Mrd EUR sur 10 ans.","evidence":[],"related_entities":[],"tags":["investment","water","infrastructure","desalination","sustainability"],"audience":"investor","last_reviewed":"2026-04-08","evidence_resolved":[],"related_resolved":[]}