Tunisia: Green Economy a Job Creation Niche
5 May 2014
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International environmental expert, Faouzi Hammouda, estimated that green economy programs could fill 30% of additional job demands in Tunisia by 2030, if all necessary mechanisms are implemented to develop and regulate this activity.
The expert stressed yesterday, in a statement to the TAP Agency, on the sidelines of the first forum on the green economy, organized by the Ennahdha movement party, the need to create a specific structure for this type of economy, given that the interventions of the national commission for sustainable development have not been sufficiently efficient.
He called for the need to give the green economy a strategic place, especially since sustainable development programs have demonstrated their inability to achieve equitable development, both locally and internationally, due to the lack of coordination between the different stakeholders in the sector.
In contrast, green economy programs implemented in the field of renewable energies have been very successful worldwide, as one billion dollars of investment in alternative energies created 18,000 jobs, Hammouda said.
For the sustainable development expert, Adel Hentati, the principle of a green economy can be applied in the housing, construction, clean technology production and transport sectors, through the use of sustainable materials. However, he indicated that Arab countries import 80% of their seed needs, reflecting their inability to develop green economies.
Worldwide, he specified that investments in renewable energies (wind, solar and organic materials) have, according to some studies, exceeded 243 billion dollars, noting that Tunisia has already begun to move towards investments in renewable energies.
In his speech, the member of the Ennahdha executive office, Abdellatif Mekki, indicated that Tunisia needs to radically revise its development model in order to increase the contribution of several vital sectors, such as agriculture, to GDP.
Referring to the problem of water resources, Mekki estimated that the only possible solution is seawater desalination. The green economy, according to him, is a choice that allows solving the employment problem and reducing the trade balance deficit and thus boosting growth in Tunisia.
Achieving such an objective requires political climate stabilization, an agreement at the regional level (Maghreb or Arab) for the establishment of green economies, in addition to guaranteeing the necessary funding, he concluded.
Tunisiait.com
Published May 2, 2014.
Posted online May 5, 2014.
The expert stressed yesterday, in a statement to the TAP Agency, on the sidelines of the first forum on the green economy, organized by the Ennahdha movement party, the need to create a specific structure for this type of economy, given that the interventions of the national commission for sustainable development have not been sufficiently efficient.
He called for the need to give the green economy a strategic place, especially since sustainable development programs have demonstrated their inability to achieve equitable development, both locally and internationally, due to the lack of coordination between the different stakeholders in the sector.
In contrast, green economy programs implemented in the field of renewable energies have been very successful worldwide, as one billion dollars of investment in alternative energies created 18,000 jobs, Hammouda said.
For the sustainable development expert, Adel Hentati, the principle of a green economy can be applied in the housing, construction, clean technology production and transport sectors, through the use of sustainable materials. However, he indicated that Arab countries import 80% of their seed needs, reflecting their inability to develop green economies.
Worldwide, he specified that investments in renewable energies (wind, solar and organic materials) have, according to some studies, exceeded 243 billion dollars, noting that Tunisia has already begun to move towards investments in renewable energies.
In his speech, the member of the Ennahdha executive office, Abdellatif Mekki, indicated that Tunisia needs to radically revise its development model in order to increase the contribution of several vital sectors, such as agriculture, to GDP.
Referring to the problem of water resources, Mekki estimated that the only possible solution is seawater desalination. The green economy, according to him, is a choice that allows solving the employment problem and reducing the trade balance deficit and thus boosting growth in Tunisia.
Achieving such an objective requires political climate stabilization, an agreement at the regional level (Maghreb or Arab) for the establishment of green economies, in addition to guaranteeing the necessary funding, he concluded.
Tunisiait.com
Published May 2, 2014.
Posted online May 5, 2014.
