The Tunisian Sustainable Consumption and Production National Action Plan (SCP-NAP) was developed under the coordination of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development under the EU-funded SwitchMed programme, with advisory services and technical support from the United Nations Environment Programme. The Plan is part of Tunisia’s efforts to achieve Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals. The SCPNAP (SDG12.1) addresses two priority sectors Tourism and agri-food and was developed in Tunisia through nationally owned multistakeholder processes. Switch to Circular Economy: Under SwitchMed II, a short document "How Tunisia is switching to a Circular Economy" was prepared to present an overview on how the country is implementing activities/policies/programs on SCP and Circular Economy. In this document you will see 10 success stories inspired by the work of SwitchMed in the Tunisian Republic. They show how what began in workshops developed into plans that created a ripple that flowed out around the country. This short publication shows that opportunities for countries from sustainable consumption and production are rich and varied. The Switch to SCP is off and running. SwitchMed is proud to have supported Tunisia in its work to build a society where people and planet thrive and prosper together Tunisia has already developed integrated plans and a regulatory framework that have SCP at their core. For some time now, it has been building on these, expanding its waste reduction plan, establishing a circular economy, and further developing its work on sustainable water managements and energy solutions. It is clear that SCP is no longer just something discussed in meeting rooms. Now it is happening on the ground, across business and industry, in cities and regions, reducing pollution, improving the air we breathe, and promoting better use of nature’s gifts through resource-efficient and low-carbon consumption and production practices.
Low‑carbon construction is advancing from ambition to implementation as the UK embeds rigorous sustainable building design principles into national policy. The Warm Homes Plan is placing Whole Life Carbon Assessment and lifecycle thinking in construction at the centre of housing retrofit programmes, with engineers stressing that installer competence and design quality are pivotal to cutting embodied carbon in materials and operational emissions.
New training frameworks integrating BREEAM and BREEAM v7 standards promote low embodied carbon materials and renewable building materials as baseline knowledge for sustainable building practices. Industrial collaborations such as PuriFire Energy’s partnership with Severn Trent on converting wastewater into hydrogen and biomethane exemplify circular economy in construction thinking. This evolution of infrastructure into decentralised clean‑energy assets aligns with carbon neutral construction and resource efficiency in construction, underscoring how the circular economy and decarbonising the built environment are redefining investment strategies.
While national policymaking remains fragmented, local authorities are demonstrating applied environmental sustainability in construction through green infrastructure and eco‑design for buildings. London’s £4.6 million allocation to green and blue space projects links sustainable urban development with flood resilience and community value. These initiatives illustrate the growing emphasis on life cycle cost analysis and end‑of‑life reuse in construction as performance indicators for sustainable architecture.
Growing recognition of data‑driven building lifecycle performance marks a shift towards low carbon design achieved through smart asset management. Whole life carbon data, environmental product declarations (EPDs), and lifecycle assessment now determine whether net zero carbon buildings meet intended standards. The carbon footprint of construction is narrowing through precise oversight of materials, systems and usage, signalling that true sustainability lies in intelligent design, measurable outcomes and continuous knowledge loops within the built environment.
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