Tunisia Country Environmental Analysis (1992-2003)
The main objectives of the Country Environmental Analysis for Tunisia are: (a) to facilitate the integration of environmental issues into sectoral development strategies, which could affect the sustainability of development in particular with respect to economic growth, poverty reduction, and quality of life, and (b) to improve, adapt, and strengthen institutional capacity and decision-making processes in line within this integration requirement and the international economic context. Three outcome and progress indicators, which despite being incomplete and could be improved, made it possible to assess the trends and environmental progress for this study: The cost of environmental degradation is estimated at 522 million Tunisian dinars, or 2.1 percent of gross domestic product (GDP)-the lowest rate among the Mashreq and Maghreb countries. Adjusted Net Savings (ANS) rose from 2.6 percent of GDP in 1980 to 19 percent in 1999, with a prevalence of around 15 percent and steady growth between 1993 and 1999. In the Environmental Sustainability Index, Tunisia ranks 61st among 142 countries rated. Its ranking places it in the middle of the countries of the Mediterranean Basin and first in the group of southern Mediterranean countries.
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| Format: | Report biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2004-04
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| Subjects: | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/765701468123549587/Tunisia-Country-Environmental-Analysis-1992-2003-Final-Report https://hdl.handle.net/10986/33921 |
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| Summary: | The main objectives of the Country
Environmental Analysis for Tunisia are: (a) to facilitate
the integration of environmental issues into sectoral
development strategies, which could affect the
sustainability of development in particular with respect to
economic growth, poverty reduction, and quality of life, and
(b) to improve, adapt, and strengthen institutional capacity
and decision-making processes in line within this
integration requirement and the international economic
context. Three outcome and progress indicators, which
despite being incomplete and could be improved, made it
possible to assess the trends and environmental progress for
this study: The cost of environmental degradation is
estimated at 522 million Tunisian dinars, or 2.1 percent of
gross domestic product (GDP)-the lowest rate among the
Mashreq and Maghreb countries. Adjusted Net Savings (ANS)
rose from 2.6 percent of GDP in 1980 to 19 percent in 1999,
with a prevalence of around 15 percent and steady growth
between 1993 and 1999. In the Environmental Sustainability
Index, Tunisia ranks 61st among 142 countries rated. Its
ranking places it in the middle of the countries of the
Mediterranean Basin and first in the group of southern
Mediterranean countries. |
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