RSS holds ‘Policy Dialogue for Climate’ conference in Tunisia

AMMAN - The Royal Scientific Society organised a conference titled “High-Level Policy Dialogue” at the municipal level in Tunisia, within the framework of MINARET project “The MENA Region Initiative as A Model of Nexus and Renewable Technologies”. 

The conference aimed to put local governance structures at the driver’s seat of integrated and innovative climate action, and highlighted cities as the engines of economies and municipalities as the heart of demand-driven resources management.

The regional initiative “MINARET” is being implemented by the Royal Scientific Society with the support of the Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), targeting municipalities in Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia, with the aim to empower municipal governance for climate resilience by adopting the water-energy-food Nexus Approach. 

The conference brought together a number of decision-makers and representatives from Line Ministries (Interior, Energy, Water and Environment), as well as the targeted municipalities, international organisations, experts and activists in the fields of climate change in Tunisia to discuss the important role that local governance structures play in preparing their societies to meet the challenges of climate change with integrated solutions.

Side workshop was also convened by the Royal Scientific Society under “Public-Finance for Municipalities” to equip the governance structures with tool and hands on techniques to make their cities inclusive, safe, resilient, sustainable and climate-friendly.

The workshop was led by an  Access to Finance Expert specialised in economic governance and decentralisation at the municipal level.