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I4CE takes action in Tunisia to raise awareness in the banking sector

12 July 2018 - Blog post - By : Romain HUBERT

On Wednesday 11 July in Tunis, Romain Hubert, climate finance specialist at I4CE, participated in a climate risks and opportunities training day for banking sector actors.

 

This followed the participation of Benoit Leguet and Pierre Ducret in a lunch-debate on 18 June to raise awareness of climate change issues among the banking sector, and to discuss the consequences of the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

 

These two events were organized by the United Nations Development Programme, the National Agency for Energy Conservation, and the Tunisian Professional Association of Banks and Financial Institutions.

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