Agroforestry and climate resilience: Tunisia joins AfDB to revitalize rural areas

The Tunisian government and the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group recently launched a project in Tunis to strengthen climate resilience and revitalize fragile rural ecosystems, totalling $23.72 million (over 73 Mtnd). The project, called "Promoting Agroforestry and Restoring Degraded Forest Landscapes" (PARFD), is funded by AfDB to the tune of US$17 million through the Strategic Climate Fund. The remaining US$6.06 million is provided by the …