Tunisia’s already modest economic recovery almost halted in 2023, amidst a severe drought, tight financing conditions and the modest pace of implementing reforms. With this slowdown, the Tunisian economy in 2023 was still below its pre-Covid level, marking one of the slowest recoveries in the Middle East and North African …
There has been progress towards malaria elimination in the last decade. In response, WHO launched the Global Technical Strategy (GTS), in which vector surveillance and control play important roles. Country experiences in the Eliminating Malaria Case Study Series were reviewed to identify success factors on the road to elimination using …
Tunis — Prime Minister Habib Essid pointed out the need to take all the necessary measures to implement priority projects as part of the national drinking water supply programme. The total cost of these projects amounts to 1,687 million dinars, Essid said during an inner Cabinet meeting, Tuesday. The Cabinet …
Tunis — Prime Minister Habib Essid said that his visit, Monday to Brussels, has two aspects, namely, discussing fight against terrorism and economic co-operation. Essid, who took part in the European Union Foreign Ministers Council Meeting, affirmed that members countries are determined to help Tunisia to make of its democratic …
Tunis, — The mobile application "Zoomi" to report environmental abuses and violations was launched, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Nejib Derouiche announced Wednesday. This application launched by operator Ooredoo allows its users to report any environmental violations by sending a photo with a comment to all stakeholders (Ministry of …
Kef, — A study on the phosphate extraction project in Sra Ouertane mine, Governorate of Kef, will be conducted in the coming period, Minister of Industry, Energy and Mining Zakaria Hamad said on Wednesday. This study will focus on the economic, technical and regulatory aspects of the project as part …
Tunis — An earth tremor measuring 2.5 degrees on the Richter scale was registered Monday at 8:03 pm in the governorate of Beja, northern Tunisia, the National Institute of Meteorology (INM) said Tuesday in a press release. The epicentre was located 36.79 degrees latitude and 9.33 degrees longitude 7 km …
Waste dumped at landfill sites represents a growing threat to poor communities in Tunisia, polluting air and water supplies Salah Darghouth's frustration is visible. "You see that guy working on the ninth floor," says the adviser to Tunisia's sustainable development ministry, pointing at a labourer on the half-built tower block …
The report looks back on the past years and discusses the evolution of NAMAs, it presents five case studies (Chile, Indonesia, Kenya, Tunisia, and Peru) and draws insights from hands-on NAMA experience and dialogues with peers, and it looks into the future of NAMAs as essential building block for a …
The disease, like SARS which had its origin in south-east Asia some years ago, has already claimed close to 90 lives. The Indian travel industry is still in denial on the impact that Middle-Eastern Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) could have on tourism. The disease, like SARS which had its origin in …
Limiting global temperature rise to 2°C above pre-industrial levels will require billions of dollars in investments each year to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and shift to low-emissions development pathways. This report draws on the experiences of six developing countries to examine how public climate finance can help meet the significant …
Old world Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ZCL) is a vector-borne human disease caused by Leishmania major, a unicellular eukaryotic parasite transmitted by pool blood-feeding sand flies mainly to wild rodents, such as Psammomys obesus. The human beings who share the rodent and sand fly habitats can be subverted as both sand …
Global food prices rose in March for a third straight month with more hikes to come, the UN's food agency said on Thursday, adding to fears of hunger and a new wave of social unrest in poor countries. Record high prices for staple foods last year were one of the …
On January 4, websites of the Tunisian government were taken offline by a group, which calls itself Anonymous. It attacked sites perceived to be anti-WikiLeaks. On the same day, it targeted websites of the Zimbabwean government. According to BBC, it was in retaliation after president’s wife Grace Mugabe sued a …
The groundwater recharge zone mapping often requires a large amount of spatial information and criteria. Geographic information systems are capable of managing large amount of spatially related information, providing the ability to integrate multiple layers of information for multi-criteria analysis. To show the capabilities of GIS techniques for mapping groundwater …
The global economic downturn has aggravated human rights violations and distracted attention from abuses, Amnesty International said on Thursday. The world faced a grave danger that "rising poverty and desperate economic and social conditions could lead to political instability and mass violence," the rights group's secretary-general, Irene Khan, wrote in …
This report aims to provide a general framework for the implementation of adaptation in the Mediterranean context, based on a number of important clarifications and accompanied by operational recommendations. In the first part the scientific basis of the study will be set, notably from the works of the IPCC. It …
Mideast Can Avert Impending Water Crisis - World Bank MOROCCO: April 11, 2008 RABAT - The Middle East is overusing limited water resources and the amount of water available per head will halve by 2050, leading to social strains as more people quit the countryside, the World Bank said on …
The southern Mediterranean region faces one of the most important water crises in the world. The combination of aridity, foreign dependency, climate change, misallocation of the resources and escalating human demand make water supply a primary issue for health, economy and poverty reduction. In this context, institutional reform of the …
