Highlights

General information:

• Program
• Executive summary of the Urban Development Strategies Report - عربي
• Urban Development Strategies Report - French only
• The Barcelona Call for Local Empowerment in the Mediterranean
• Conclusions of the workshop
• Link to the website of the conference

Objectives of the Conference: 
 

The objective of this conference is to lead the different Mediterranean agents (local authorities, governments, fund backers, cities network etc.) towards a common approach in their concepts of urban development and towards methodologies that can be adapted to a range of contexts. 

To achieve this objective the debates will focus on: 
- The challenge of the different approaches on strategic urban planning , and the results expected from each approach; 
- The methodologies which have proved useful in analysing complex situations, searching for consensus and facilitating strategic projects;
- The institutional background and different types of organisation which have facilitated dialogue between local governments and their partners and the adoption of specific agreements;
- The expected evolution of strategic urban planning in the context of the new challenges facing 21st–century cities;
- The support that may be given to local authorities and other involved parties through cooperation networks between cities, as well as programmes for bilateral and multilateral cooperation. 
 

• Welcome remarks, Mr. Jordi Hereu, Mayor of Barcelona
• Mr. Mats Karlsson, Director of the Marseille Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI)
• Dr. Rafiq Husseini, Deputy General Secretary of the Union for the Mediterranean (UpM)
• Mr. Senen Florensa, Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Government of Catalonia; President of the Executive Committee, European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMED)

   

• "Presentation of the report prepared for the conference", Farouk Tebbal, (French only)

• "Medcities’ approach to Cities Development Strategies", Joan Parpal, General Secretary, MedCities
• "UCLG and Strategic Planning in Metropolitan areas: The Case of Durban, South Africa", Michael Sutcliff, President of the UCLG-Durban Commission
• "Analysing Urban Development Strategies: the OECD Approach", Adam Ostry, Advisor, OECD
   

SESSION 2-1 : VIEWPOINT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS: WHAT ARE THE CONDITIONS FOR A SUCCESSFUL UDS?
 

• "Málaga: 17 años concertando el futuro", José Estrada, General Director of CIEDES Foundation and Director of the Malaga Strategic Plan, City of Málaga - (Spanish only)
• "Stratégie de Développement du Grand Sfax 2016, Processus, résultats et lecons a tirer", Riadh Haj Taieb, Technical Director, City of Sfax - (French only)
• "Plan Communal de Développement 2011-2016", Dr. Mohamed Idaomar, President, Urban Community of Tetouan - (French only)

SESSION 2-2 : VIEWPOINT OF DONORS AND NETWORKS: WHAT VALUE DOES A UDS CONTRIBUTE TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT?
 

• "The contribution of city development strategiesto urban development", Alexandra Ortiz, Urban Economist, World Bank
• "Planification Stratégique urbaine et interventions d'une banque de développement dans le secteur urbain", Thierry Gonzalez, Agence Française de Développement - (French only)

• "Multilateral and bilateral Organizations", Mariana Ruiz Alvarado, Urban Economist, EIB/FEMIP
• "Financing of private investments", Bertrand Nora Agence Française de Développement (AFD) et Inframed Frédéric Ottavy - (French only)
• "Private operators in charge of financing operations of urban renewal" Angus Gavin, Director of Urban Development Department and the Urban Development of Solidere International (SI)
• "Développement Urbain : Stratégie pour l’Amélioration du cadre de vie des citoyens", Tariq Kabbage, Mayor of Agadir - (French only)
• "Financer le développement urbain des pays de la Méditerranée", M. Michel Sudarskis, General Secretary, INTA - (French only)

• "City Development Strategies-a Multi -Level GovernanceChallenge", Ingrid Schwoerer, Expert, GIZ

• "Planification & Développeurs privés", Myriam Bakhoum, Orascom - (French only)
• "Planification urbaine, projet du lac de Tunis, réalisations et stratégie d'avenir", Tarek Bouguerra, Directeur de l’Urbanisme, Société de Promotion du Lac de Tunis - (French only)

• Synthesis of the Session 1: Presentation of the different approaches of urban development strategies (UDS) and a critical analysis of these approaches - (French only)
• Synthesis of the Session 3: What are the solutions for funding investments linked to UDSs (projects, infrastructure etc.)? - (French only)
• Synthesis of the Session 4-2: Good governance: multi-level participation and institutionalisation of the strategy
• Other synthesis coming soon

• Conclusions of the conference