Tunisia in a Changing Climate : Assessment and Actions for Increased Resilience and Development

This report assesses climate risks and opportunities and proposes actions. It provides a synthesis of evidence of climate variability and change, impacts, and uncertainties associated with climate change that may affect Tunisia s water, land, agric...

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Main Author:	Verner, Dorte
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	Climate change Adaptation sustainable development Public sector management Water scarcity Food prices Socioeconomic effects Vulnerability Livelihood strategies Social protection Energy Collaboration Resilience Rural communities Weather stations Floods
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/17473528/tunisia-changing-climate-assessment-actions-increased-resilience-development http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13114

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spelling	okr-10986-131142021-04-23T14:03:06Z Tunisia in a Changing Climate : Assessment and Actions for Increased Resilience and Development Verner, Dorte Verner, Dorte Climate change Adaptation sustainable development Public sector management Water scarcity Food prices Socioeconomic effects Vulnerability Livelihood strategies Social protection Energy Collaboration Resilience Rural communities Weather stations Floods This report assesses climate risks and opportunities and proposes actions. It provides a synthesis of evidence of climate variability and change, impacts, and uncertainties associated with climate change that may affect Tunisia s water, land, agriculture, and coastal zones. The report then provides a detailed analysis of the potential impacts of climate change on food security and gross domestic product (GDP) as well as on local populations looking in particular at seven governorates. The report goes on to discuss possible policy options for reducing human vulnerability and for better adapting to climate variability and change. The report provides guidance to policy makers in Tunisia in three ways. First, it provides a Framework for Action on Climate Change Adaptation, represented by an adaptation pyramid. Second, it puts forward a typology of policy approaches that are relevant to the region in order to facilitate the formulation of effective policy responses by decision makers. Finally, a matrix is provided, which outlines key policy recommendations. Actions align with the World Bank s 2012 Interim Strategy Note (ISN) for Tunisia, which guides the World Bank investments in Tunisia over the next two years and is focused on three main areas of intervention: (1) sustainable growth and job creation, (2) the promotion of social and economic inclusion by improving access to basic services for underserved communities and improving the efficiency of social safety net programs, and (3) strengthening governance through improved access to public information as the basis for increased social accountability and transparency. 2013-04-09T21:28:53Z 2013-04-09T21:28:53Z 2013-03-20 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/03/17473528/tunisia-changing-climate-assessment-actions-increased-resilience-development 978-0-8213-9857-9 10.1596/978-0-8213-9857-9 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13114 English en_US A World Bank study; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Publications & Research :: Publication Publications & Research :: Publication Middle East and North Africa Tunisia
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description	This report assesses climate risks and opportunities and proposes actions. It provides a synthesis of evidence of climate variability and change, impacts, and uncertainties associated with climate change that may affect Tunisia s water, land, agriculture, and coastal zones. The report then provides a detailed analysis of the potential impacts of climate change on food security and gross domestic product (GDP) as well as on local populations looking in particular at seven governorates. The report goes on to discuss possible policy options for reducing human vulnerability and for better adapting to climate variability and change. The report provides guidance to policy makers in Tunisia in three ways. First, it provides a Framework for Action on Climate Change Adaptation, represented by an adaptation pyramid. Second, it puts forward a typology of policy approaches that are relevant to the region in order to facilitate the formulation of effective policy responses by decision makers. Finally, a matrix is provided, which outlines key policy recommendations. Actions align with the World Bank s 2012 Interim Strategy Note (ISN) for Tunisia, which guides the World Bank investments in Tunisia over the next two years and is focused on three main areas of intervention: (1) sustainable growth and job creation, (2) the promotion of social and economic inclusion by improving access to basic services for underserved communities and improving the efficiency of social safety net programs, and (3) strengthening governance through improved access to public information as the basis for increased social accountability and transparency.
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title	Tunisia in a Changing Climate : Assessment and Actions for Increased Resilience and Development
title_short	Tunisia in a Changing Climate : Assessment and Actions for Increased Resilience and Development
title_full	Tunisia in a Changing Climate : Assessment and Actions for Increased Resilience and Development
title_fullStr	Tunisia in a Changing Climate : Assessment and Actions for Increased Resilience and Development
title_full_unstemmed	Tunisia in a Changing Climate : Assessment and Actions for Increased Resilience and Development
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publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate	2013
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Tunisia in a Changing Climate : Assessment and Actions for Increased Resilience and Development

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