Tunisia to host the 1 st International Environmental Investment Forum
Tunis , September 10, 2007 (TunisiaOnline)--The first International Environmental Investment Forum also dubbed "Green Ifriqia 2007", will be held in Tunisia from November 9 to 11, 2007 at the El Kram Exhibition Hall, North of the capital.
The event which is jointly organized by the Tunisian Ministry of the environment and sustainable development, as well as the German technical cooperation agency (gtz) with the help other regional and international organizations, will be attended by 300 Tunisian and foreign enterprises.
"Green Ifriqia" aims to stimulate new economic opportunities through green investments, as well as developing technological innovation and cooperation for environmental protection and explore new business opportunities on the African continent based on environmental protection and sustainable development.
It also aims at promoting partnership between European firms and African countries in the field of environmental technologies and natural resources preservation.
Among the targeted areas of activity the forum purports to explore, one can find: natural resources protection and conservation, water management and saving, solid waste management and recycling, renewable energies, bio- agriculture and bio-products, green tourism, environmental information, communication and education application of ICTs in environmental protection.
Thematic workshops and commercial presentations, an African culture and historical exhibition, as well as a 'green business market', are also scheduled to take place during the forum.
Tunisia which is ranked 30 th in the world and the first in Africa and in the Arab World, by the Davos World Economic Forum in terms of Global Competitiveness for 2007, also assigns 1,2% of its GDP to environmental protection expenditures.
For more informations please visit this web site :
http://www.pagesvertestunisie.com/ifriqiya.php
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