Development of a Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Plan for a Tunisian Municipality

In its updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), Tunisia considers cities as essential pillars to national mitigation policies through the adoption of new urban development and design models as well as lifestyles that are sustainable, environmentally friendly, and resilient to climate change.

In this context, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) mandated Econoler to assist the municipality of Houmt Souk – Djerba in developing a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission mitigation plan. Econoler experts facilitated a series of discussions between the municipality and a European municipality to exchange experiences and good practices related to the development and implementation of climate plans as well as to identify and establish synergies. 

Under the mandate, Econoler carried out the following tasks:

• Hosted a series of exchanges and peer review learning events between the Tunisian municipality and a French municipality (Grenoble-Alpes Métropole) as well as other stakeholders;
• Assisted the Tunisian municipality in developing a GHG emission mitigation plan:

  • Established a map of municipal stakeholders;

  • Estimated GHG emissions;

  • Analyzed GHG emission reduction potential;

  • Defined a climate vision for the municipality; 

  • Produced an implementation action plan and road map;

  • Outlined the implementation modalities to be followed and identify a dedicated structure;

  • Provided advice to the municipality on possible national and international finance options and public relations work to implement the climate plan. 

• Prepared and hosted an event to present the climate plan to the public.

Upon project completion, a GHG emission mitigation plan was developed for the municipality of Houmt Souk – Djerba, and municipal representatives acquired the technical capacity necessary to develop, implement, and monitor subsequent climate plans.