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The brief discusses transboundary climate risks in the MENA region. It highlights governance challenges and calls for improved adaptation financing and regional cooperation, emphasizing the need for international support to enhance resilience.
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This paper assessed the application of the African indigenous knowledge of and practices for climate change and disaster risk management by African governments in policy formulation and implementation.
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This paper presents the composite drought indicator (CDI) that Jordanian, Lebanese, Moroccan, and Tunisian government agencies now produce monthly to support operational drought management decision making.
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This paper investigates the effects of severe drought shocks on Tunisia’s agriculture sector during 2000–19. The authors test whether agricultural workers faced a job displacement as a consequence of severe drought events that occurred.
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This Climate Change and Development Report (CCDR) establishes the case for a new economic model to address Tunisia’s challenging economic and social context and vulnerability to climate change.
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
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This seismic risk profile of Tunisia, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
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Tunisian technology entrepreneurs are helping farmers to cope with water shortages as the country struggles with years of drought
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Rising seas, droughts fuelled by climate change, dam building and overdevelopment are causing a coastal crisis in Tunisia. In the Maghreb, Tunisia acutely hit by coastal erosion. Rising seas, dams and development cited as main drivers.
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