(ANSAmed) - TUNIS, DECEMBER 18 - NETTUNIT is an
Italian-Tunisian platform being set up to issue alerts about
weather conditions and atmospheric and marine pollution related
to them. The project is designed to address environmental
hazards through the regular exchange of environmental data and
information, especially for coastal and marine habitat, a
statement noted. It will be operational in early 2023 as part
of the European Neighbourhood Instrument (ENI) and its
cross-border cooperation programme. The news was announced by
the National Institute of Meteorology (French: INM), the
Tunisian lead partner that held an online event for the setting
in motion of the project. NETTUNIT, with a budget of 1.066
The Arctic is a unique region and is becoming more important in international politics. The region is under high attention as the Arctic itself is changing, mostly due to climate change. However, with the attention, also must come the responsibility, writes Urmas Paet.
Urmas Paet is the vice-chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee and chair of the European Parliament-Arctic Friendship Group.
Sustainability is a key challenge for all interested in operating in the high north. There needs to be strong cooperation and coordination amongst the actors. It is clear that with the increasing attention, also the policies involving the Arctic region must be up to date.