“…This problem is even more pronounced in the case of coastal Mediterranean aquifers where the climatic conditions in combination with the observed global changes, have resulted in increased water demands for several uses (mainly agricultural). Overexploitation of groundwater resources in such systems is a rather typical problem for the Circum-Mediterranean, as recorded in many studies (Ahmed et al, 2013;Astaras and Oikonomidis, 2006;FAO, 1997;Garing et al, 2013;Giannoulopoulos, 2000;Melloul and Goldenberg, 1997;Polemio et al, 2009;Psychoyou et al, 2006;Stamatis et al, 2006;Trabelsi et al, 2012;Recinos et al, 2015;Gkiougkis et al, 2015;Pedreira et al, 2015;Pliakas et al, 2015).…”