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Explainers

Understand

Explainers to understand the climate, step by step. We start from the basics — what the climate is, how it differs from the weather — and work up to what makes Tunisia particularly exposed. Each explainer stands on its own; follow the reading order if you are starting out.

Climate basics

  1. What is the climate?The climate is the 'average' of the weather over decades, in a given place. beginner
  2. Weather or climate: what's the difference?The weather is the mood of the day; the climate is the character over the long term. beginner

Tunisia and the climate

  1. Why Tunisia is particularly exposedMediterranean location, scarce water, rain-fed agriculture, a densely populated coastline: several vulnerabilities compound one another. beginner
  2. Water stress, explainedWater stress measures the gap between the water available and the water needed. Tunisia lives lastingly in the red. advanced