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Climate change in the Tunisian cities: lessons learned and best practices

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  • Adel Ben Youssef

    (GREDEG-CNRS & University Côte d’Azur)

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The aim of this policy paper is to characterize the current situation of Tunisian municipalities in matters of climate change policies and actions and to understand the barriers and best practices. By surveying municipalities in Tunisia, we were able to provide an overview of the Tunisian municipalities in matters of climate change actions and strategies, as well as finding the main barriers and best practices. First, we found that most Tunisian municipalities are facing different effects of climate change. Second, the majority of municipalities do not have a strategy for mitigation and adaptation of climate change at the local level. Third, the main barrier that municipalities face in investing in climate change actions is the lack of financial resources and funding. Four, we have identified some of the best climate change mitigation and adaptation practices of surveyed cities, which should be taken into consideration and implemented also by the other cities.

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  • Adel Ben Youssef, 2024. "Climate change in the Tunisian cities: lessons learned and best practices," Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Springer;Society for Environmental Economics and Policy Studies - SEEPS, vol. 26(2), pages 145-164, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envpol:v:26:y:2024:i:2:d:10.1007_s10018-022-00353-x
    DOI: 10.1007/s10018-022-00353-x
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