The Waters of Chenini| 16mins
Director: Elisa Mereghetti | Producer: COSPE
Focus Years: 2010 | Country: Italy
Synopsis:
The oasis of Chenini, near Gabès (Tunisia) is the only marine oasis of the Mediterranean. In 2008, the Tunisian Ministry of Environment proposed to include it in the UNESCO World Heritage Site list. The oasis, a little earthly paradise, is in danger. The palm trees disappear; the water sources which once made it prosperous dry out, and are substituted by water pumps that distribute water at high prices. The waterbed gets lower day by day. The peasants are asking for help to save the oasis. Biodiversity is at risk, due to cement factories and phosphate industries that were created in the last decades in the area, causing pollution and the spreading of various diseases. Young people leave Chenini to study far away, looking for fortune. Kamel stayed behind, and continues to cultivate using natural methods. Together with other older peasants, he created an association to distribute the oasis products in the markets and to save a natural heritage and a wealth of knowledge that is at risk to disappear.
The Waters of Chenini
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