README file
Data Set Title: MADFORWATER. WP5 Strategies and economic instruments for basin-scale water resources management. Task5.1 Review and assessment of the use of economic instruments and policies in water management in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia
Data Set Authors: Consuelo Varela-Ortega (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3714-4097; Paloma Esteve (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1216-9156; Irene Blanco-Gutiérrez (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6105-3339; Marta Suárez-Varela Maciá (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3765-7885; Atef Jaouani (University of Tunis El Manar) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6772-1959; Raoudha Gafrej (University of Tunis El Manar), https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2284-8363; Yasmine Souissi (Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sidi Thabet), http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3435-3165; Alaa Abdel-Motaleb (National Water Research Center); Faycel Chenini (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations); Redouane Choukr-Allah (Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II), http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9754-798X ; Philippe Ker Rault (Stichting Wageningen Research), https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3965-4031 .
Data Set Contact Person: Consuelo Varela-Ortega (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid), https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3714-4097, consuelo.varela@upm.es;
Data Set License: unless otherwise specified, this data set is distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
Publication Year: 2020
Project Info: MADFORWATER (DevelopMent AnD application of integrated technological and management solutions FOR wasteWATER treatment and efficient reuse in agriculture tailored to the needs of Mediterranean African Countries), funded by European Union, Horizon 2020 Programme. Grant Agreement num. 688320; http://www.madforwater.eu/. 
Data set Contents
The data set consists of 3 tabular files saved in .xlsx format, 2 textual files saved in .rtf format, and  1 README file saved in .rtf format

File	License	
M4W_WP5_T5-1_WaterManagement_README.rtf	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ 	
M4W_WP5_T5-1_Supply-from-non-conventional-water.xlsx		
M4W_WP5_T5-1_Water-management-policies.xlsx		
M4W_WP5_T5-1_State-of-water-resources.rtf	Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 InterGovernmental Organizations (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO), https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/ 	
M4W_WP5_T5-1_Water-management-instruments.rtf		
M4W_WP5_T5-1_Water-management-instruments.xlsx		
Data set Documentation
Abstract
This dataset includes a review of and compilation of water policies and management approaches and of the use of economic instruments in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. Special attention is paid to the adoption of the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM), such as the consideration of equity and efficiency issues and the introduction of economic principles in water management. The dataset includes information at the country level sourced from official data sources, public studies and previous research works. An overview of the main water management instruments at disposal for policy makers is included, along with a description of the current state of those instruments in the Mediterranean countries and an assessment of the most suitable ones for tackling the detected challenges. Moreover, for each target country within MADFORWATER project (Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco), a holistic assessment of the legal and institutional background, and the economic and policy instruments that are currently in place has been collected.
Finally, the dataset includes a description of the potential needs and gaps detected in terms of the design and implementation for water management policies and economic instruments in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
Content of the files 
•	file M4W_WP5_T5-1_Supply-from-non-conventional-water.xlsx contains a data on non-conventional water resources employed in some of the countries of the Mediterranean.
source: Burak, S.; Margat, J. 2016. Water Management in the Mediterranean Region: Concepts and Policies. Water Resour. Manag. 30, 5779–5797. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-016-1389-4
•	file M4W_WP5_T5-1_Water-management-policies.xlsx contains a summary of water management policy for the three MADFORWATER target countries (Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia), with special emphasis on economic instruments.
source: Easter, K. William; Liu, Yang. 2005. Cost recovery and water pricing for irrigation and drainage projects (English). Agriculture and Rural Development Discussion Paper; no. 26. Washington, DC: World Bank.
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/493201468135598958/Cost-recovery-and-water-pricing-for-irrigation-and-drainage-projects
•	file M4W_WP5_T5-1_State-of-water-resources.rtf contains a summary of the state of water resources in Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. 
sources: 
o	Burak, S.; Margat, J. 2016. Water Management in the Mediterranean Region: Concepts and Policies. Water Resour. Manag. 30, 5779–5797. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11269-016-1389-4
o	FAO. 2016. AQUASTAT main database, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). http://www.fao.org/nr/water/aquastat/data/query/index.html?lang=en   
[Last accessed: February 2018].
•	file M4W_WP5_T5-1_Water-management-instruments.rtf contains data on the main water-related policies and key actors in the three MADFORWATER countries (Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco). The tables reporting the “water management in practice” in each country are also provided in .xlsx format (see file M4W_WP5_T5-1_Water-management-instruments.xlsx).
sources: 
o	Thivet, G.; Fernandez, S. 2012. Water demand management: the Mediterranean experience. Global Water Partnership (GWP) Technical Focus Papers No.1, ISSN: 2001-4023, ISBN: 978-91-85321-88-9. Global Water Partnership. https://www.gwp.org/globalassets/global/toolbox/publications/technical-focus-papers/01-water-demand-management---the-mediterranean-experience-2012-english.pdf  
o	FAO. AQUASTAT. Country profile: Tunisia. Version 2015. http://www.fao.org/aquastat/en/countries-and-basins/country-profiles/country/TUN  
o	CEDARE. 2014. Tunisia Water Sector M&E Rapid Assessment Report. Monitoring & Evaluation for Water In North Africa (MEWINA) Project, Water Resources Management Program, CEDARE. http://web.cedare.org/wp-content/uploads/2005/05/Tunisia-Water-Sector-Monitoring-and-Evaluation-Rapid-Assessment-Report.pdf  
o	Bureau de Planification et des Equilibres Hydrauliques; Ministère de l’agriculture des ressources hydrauliques et de la pêche. 2015. Rapport National du secteur de l’eau. Année 2017. République Tunisienne. http://www.onagri.nat.tn/uploads/statistiques/PRINT-2019%20Secteur-eau.pdf
o	FAO. AQUASTAT. Country profile: Morocco. Version 2015. http://www.fao.org/aquastat/en/countries-and-basins/country-profiles/country/MAR    
o	Ministry of Energy, Mining, Water & Environment (MEMEE). 2012. Politique de l’eau au Maroc. In: Workshop on Water Accounts and Statistics for the French speaking countries of North Africa (Algeria, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Tunisia). Rabat, Morocco, September 2012. https://seea.un.org/sites/seea.un.org/files/4_54.pdf 
o	Oates, N.; Jobbins, G.; Mosello, B., Arnold J. 2015. Pathways for irrigation development in Africa – Insights from Ethiopia, Morocco & Mozambique. Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC) Working Paper 119. https://www.future-agricultures.org/publications/working-papers-document/pathways-for-irrigation-development-in-africa-insights-from-ethiopia-morocco-and-mozambique/ 
o	UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), Division for Sustainable Development; UN Partners (ECA, FAO, WMO, UNISDR, UNEP, UNCCD, UNDP). 2014. Supporting Morocco’s Water Scarcity and Drought Management and Mitigation Plan. https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/18763043Mission%20to%20Morocco%20presentation.pdf .
o	CEDARE. 2014. Egypt Water Sector M&E Rapid Assessment Report. Monitoring & Evaluation for Water In North Africa (MEWINA) Project, Water Resources Management Program, CEDARE. http://web.cedare.org/wp-content/uploads/2005/05/Egypt-Water-Sector-Monitoring-and-Evaluation-Rapid-Assessment-Report-Final.pdf 
o	FAO. AQUASTAT. Country profile: Egypt. Version 2016. http://www.fao.org/aquastat/en/countries-and-basins/country-profiles/country/EGY
o	Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation (MWRI) Planning Sector. 2005. National Water Resource Plan for Egypt – 2017. Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt. http://extwprlegs1.fao.org/docs/pdf/egy147082.pdf 
Other data sources
World Bank. 2013. Tunisia - Second Water Sector Investment Project : procurement plan (Vol. 17) : Tunisienne - Deuxième Secteur de l'Eau Projet d'Investissement : procurement plan (French). Washington, DC ; World Bank Group. 
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/132331468334875415/Tunisienne-Deuxi%C3%A8me-Secteur-de-lEau-Projet-dInvestissement-procurement-plan 
(it contains data about water management policies in Tunisia)