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Tunisia in a Changing Climate: Assessment and Actions for Increased Resilience and Development ispart of the World Bank Studies series. These papers are published to communicate the resultsof the Bank's ongoing research and to stimulate public discussion.This book provides an assessment of climate risks, as well as opportunities and possibleactions for addressing climate change, in Tunisia. It recognizes that the Tunisian revolution ofJanuary 14th, 2011, created significant change in the country, resulting in new challenges andopportunities for addressing further change. Following the revoluti

Climate change is the defining development challenge of our time. More than a global environmental issue, climate change and variability threaten to reverse recent progress in poverty reduction and economic growth. Both now and over the long run, climate change and variability threatens human and social development by restricting the fulfillment of human potential and by disempowering people and communities in reducing their livelihoods options. Communities across Latin America and the Caribbean are already experiencing adverse consequences from climate change and variability. Precipitation ha