Overview
This flagship project consists in enhancing climate resilience and sustainable agriculture in the Ghar El Melh wetland area of Tunisia through smart irrigation, under the ACCISI-GEM initiative led by Malta’s Ministry for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade, in partnership with the GEF UNEP MedProgramme.
Main project activities include:
- Implementing a holistic, community-based, gender-sensitive, and partnership-driven approach to sustainable coastal agriculture using a WEFE Nexus lens.
- Expanding the application of smart irrigation—originally piloted under the GEMWET project—to five additional farms, integrating renewable energy and hydrological monitoring of the wetlands.
- Launching a Policy Dialogue to foster an enabling environment and explore financial incentives for national-level upscaling and regional dissemination.
- Continuing efforts in 2025 to unlock the project’s transformational potential for sustainable water use and reducing inequalities.
