Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Map of Tunisia -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Executive Summary -- The Climate Is Getting Hotter, Dryer, and More Variable -- Warming and Drying Trends Continue Exacerbating Water Scarcity -- Increased Climate Variability and Change Impact Food Security and GDP -- Poor People and Communities Are Among the Most Vulnerable to Climate Change -- Climate Change Adaptation Should Be an Integrated Part of Public Sector Management for Sustainable Development -- Adaptation Decision Making Must Be Supported by a Range of Policy Measures -- There Are a Number of Priority Investments for Tunisia -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 1 Climate Change Is Happening and People Are Affected -- Climate Change Is Happening Now -- Climate Change Impacts Are Socially Differentiated -- Climate Change Impacts People and the Economy -- Climate Change Adaptation Is about Reducing Vulnerability -- Climate Change Adaptation Should Be an Integrated Part of Public Sector Management for Sustainable Development -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 A Synthesis of Climate Change Scenarios and Impacts -- Finding Evidence of a Changing Climate -- A Land of Contrasting Climates -- Warmer Everywhere, Drier in the North, and Rising Seas -- Climate Models Suggest More Local Warming and Drying -- Building Climate Change Scenarios for Tunis, Downscaling Methods -- Greater Scarcity of Water and Harm to Natural Systems -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Economic Impacts of Climate Change in Tunisia: A Global and Local Perspective -- Analytical and Empirical Framework -- Impacts of Climate Change on Global Food Prices and Local Yields -- Global Climate Change Impacts -- Local Climate Change Impacts -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Socioeconomic Effects of Climate Change in Central and Southern Tunisia.

Projected Climate Change in Central and Southern Tunisia and Impacts on Livelihoods -- Methodological Principles and Data-Gathering Techniques -- Climate Change Impacts on Livelihoods -- Perceptions of and Vulnerability to Climate Change Impacts -- Livelihood Strategies and Assets for Adapting to Climate Change -- Operational Recommendations for Adaptive Responses and Institutional Measures -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Recommended Climate Policy Responses and Actions in Tunisia -- Policy Responses to Climate Change Impacts in Tunisia -- Climate Change Adaptation Should Be an Integrated Part of Public Sector Management for Sustainable Development -- Policy Options Are Available to Support Climate Change Adaptation -- Facilitate the Development of Publicly Accessible and Reliable Information and Analyses Related to Adaptation -- Provide Human and Technical Resources and Services to Support Adaptation -- Build Climate Resilience of the Poor and Vulnerable Through Social Protection and Other Measures -- Develop a Supportive Policy and Institutional Framework for Adaptation -- The Reform of Tunisia's Energy Strategy Could Offer Important Opportunities for Economic Growth, Increased Climate Resilience, and Climate Change Mitigation -- Horizontal and Vertical Collaboration Is Critical for Effective Climate Change Policy Making -- Regional and International Collaboration Is Also Essential for Building Climate Resilience -- Build Capacity to Generate and Manage Revenue and to Analyze Financial Needs and Opportunities -- Improving Resilience and Adaptability of Rural Communities -- Notes -- References -- Appendix A List of Daily Weather Stations in NCDC Archive that Were Reporting in 2011 -- Appendix B Notable Floods in Tunisia (Dartmouth Flood Observatory) -- Appendix C Supplementary Tables and Figures for Chapter 3.

Appendix D Analytical Framework and Field Strategy -- Appendix E Questionnaire Format -- Boxes -- Figures -- Tables -- Back Cover.