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The North-African coasts are characterized by a severe hydric stress while the potable water demand keeps increasing; this situation implies inter alias the implementation of desalination equipment with judicious types and locations. Site selection for a desalination plant is a very challenging task as various aspects are affected such as technical criteria, costs, time schedule, environmental impacts...