Publication: Tunisia Country Environmental Analysis (1992-2003)
Date
2004-04
ISSN
Published
2004-04
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
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.
Citation
“World Bank. 2004. Tunisia Country Environmental Analysis (1992-2003); Tunisie analyse de la performance environnementale. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/33921 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”