. 🔸The water shortage and drought crisis in Tunisia has become one of the most acute environmental, economic and social challenges in North Africa, and the government has declared a state of emergency for it.

🔸The images shared on social media show that the water shortage crisis in Tunisia has reached such a level that people climb onto a water truck and take part of its load of bottled water with them.

🔸The water shortage and drought crisis in Tunisia results from a combination of factors such as climate change, successive droughts, severe infrastructure deterioration, and mismanagement of water resources.

🔸The Tunisian government and the country’s national water supply organization have taken steps to cut off daily water—especially during nighttime hours and for up to 10 hours a day—in cities and the capital. In addition, the use of drinking water for washing cars, watering green spaces, and for agriculture has been banned.

🔸Frequent water cuts during the hot season have led to the formation of a wave of popular protests with slogans such as “We’re thirsty” in different regions of Tunisia; protests that are referred to as the “Thirst Revolution.”