Rising sea levels could affect almost a quarter of Tunisia’s coastal zone by 2050, resulting in a total loss of land worth $1.6 billion, warns the “Country Climate and Development Report for Tunisia” released by the World Bank Group Wednesday, ahead of COP28.
However, “this figure can be reduced to $44 million by adopting a rigorous integrated coastal zone management approach”.
“The likelihood of catastrophic flooding is expected to increase almost tenfold, and the cost of repairing roads…