North Africa Braces for a Dangerously Dry Future

Drip irrigation, seen here on Karim Daoud's farm on the outskirts of Tunis, helps save water but many Tunisian farmers rely on more intensive irrigation. It's one reason why farming consumes the majority of the country's water supplies. Karim Daoud is moving away from raising milk cows to goats and sheep, which consume less water on his family's farm on the outskirts of Tunis, Tunisia. Fruit sellers in Tunis. Five years of drought have sent the price of produce soaring. Water expert Raoudha Gafrej says Tunisia’s water shortage is complex and not enough is being done to tackle it. Farmer Karim Daoud adds residue from a processing plant to add nutrients to hay for his cows, a water-saving alternative to fresh fodder. A guestroom at Karim Daoud's farm. The family is trying to diversify its business.

At his farm on the outskirts of Tunis, Karim Daoud is taking steps to accommodate a climate-changed future.