Climate Finance Push: Tunisia’s Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries ministry is preparing a pipeline of projects to tap international climate funding, aiming to help agriculture, water and fisheries adapt to climate change while also cutting emissions and addressing loss and damage. Plastic Pollution Costs: Greenpeace MENA warns plastic pollution is draining Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia between $1.7bn and $5.5bn a year, with inaction potentially costing up to $98bn by 2040—ahead of talks on the Global Plastics Treaty. Extreme Weather Impacts: Torrential rains across the Maghreb have killed people and triggered flash flooding, with Tunisia reporting recovered bodies and damage to infrastructure including rail lines. Olive Oil Sector Snapshot: Tunisia’s olive sector spans 2.1m hectares and 309,000 farms; exports averaged about 212,000 tonnes over five years, while 2025/26 production jumped to around 500,000 tonnes. Energy Transition: Tunisia reiterated the need to accelerate renewable energy and energy transition to strengthen security and competitiveness, with more solar and wind projects in the pipeline. Disaster Readiness in Sfax: Sfax held a large disaster drill to test coordination and readiness of civil protection, utilities and rescue services ahead of the rainy season. Governance & ESG: Tunisia’s Institute of Directors announced the first core group for an African Institute of Directors to strengthen corporate governance and ESG responsibility, including environmental reporting.