The social-economic development of the oases, the creation of new job-opportunities, the development of income-generating activities, the promotion and valorisation of the cultural, historic and tourist potential of the oases are also among the main goals of this project.
The six project beneficiary oases are those of Tameghza, Chebika, Mides, El Guettar, Noueil and Zarat.
They classified these
oases into six different types.
She also called for urgent decisions to be taken and for effective solutions to be put in place to elevate
oases to the status of economic poles.
The
oases are located in Hili, Al Qattara, Al Mutaredh, Al Jimi, Al Muwaiji, Al Jahili, and Al Markazyyah (Town Centre) districts.
A delegation from the World Bank and the Global Environment Facility visited these two
oases last week, added the same source.
He highlighted on the sidelines of a working session to monitor the progress of the project, whose work will continue until July 13 that adaptive management and monitoring of oasis systems aims to build the capacity of stakeholders in the field of
oases in the three countries and to establish an information system that follows all the changes and problems related to the
oases, assists in the decision-making process and in the management of the oasis system.
Project manager Ali Abdelaziz said the association seeks to launch five projects worth 462 thousand dinars for the
oases of Chebika, Tamaghza and Midas, among which, in particular, a biodiversity project that will be completed on January 31, 2017.
This event aims to raise awareness of the different economic actors to investment opportunities in Tozeur in activities relating to the
oases product and not only dates.
The event's agenda includes exhibitions and workshops on climate change, research and investment in
oases. More than 400 civil society activists, researchers and experts from Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania, Libya, Italy, France and Spain are taking part in this forum that will see Ibn Chabbat Prize awarded on its close on October 18.