The preparation of this policy breif has been a collaborative effort involving professionals from Houloul consulting and support, under the coordination of Najwa Bouraoui, Houda Mazhoud and Arij Ferjani from APEDDUB and Fraj chemak from INRAT. This policy brief was funded by the SSN team as part of the international project Reseauclima. The coordinating authors thank the following expert from Houloul for their valuable effort. They also acknowledge the SSN team for their effective cooperation and support to achieve this work.
This policy brief analyzes the challenges facing Tunisia's municipal waste management system and proposes potential solutions for reform. It highlights issues such as inadequate infrastructure, insufficient funding, and weak governance. It suggests implementing a comprehensive waste management strategy, improving citizen participation, and strengthening regulatory enforcement to overcome these challenges and create a sustainable waste management system.
Executive Summary: Since the 25th July 2021, Tunisia has been undergoing radical changes, particularly on the political level. These changes have affected the prerogatives of the three branches of government, especially the judiciary. This being said, the judiciary is now reduced from a proper branch of government to a mere instrument or “function,” as the
It seems that the Ground-Up Building project is the ultimatum of change that President Kais Saied wants. Although he did not mention it as a president so far, as a candidate, he referred to it briefly, and he did not receive a reaction from the political and intellectual sphere at the time, mainly because of the state of separation that this sphere is going through with regard to its surroundings, which led to ignoring the possibility of a similar project finding its way towards implementation. Perhaps this is the reason behind the support many expressed towards Kais Saied, believing that he is unable to change the rules of the political game, which until recently were in the hands of certain parties, converging and diverging according to their positions and interests.
