Regional Workshop for Decision-makers on Groundwater Management
Apr 10, 2017 / Highlight
As part of the CMI program on Water Demand Management, a regional workshop on decentralized and participatory groundwater management was organized on March 9-10, 2017 in Marseille by AFD and the World Bank with the co-funding of the MENA Multi Donor Trust Fund, water scarce cities initiative, and GIZ, and a valuable technical partnership and...
Decentralized Waste Water Treatment Units for Rural Areas in Egypt
Apr 04, 2017 / Library
Presentation by Ola Odel Mohsen and Hoda Ellattar, University of Science and Technology, Zewail City, Egypt
How do Education and Unemployment Affect Support for Violent Extremism? Evidence from Eight Arab Countries
Apr 03, 2017 / Blog entry
The year 2016 saw a spate of global terrorist attacks in United States, Ivory Coast, Belgium, France, Pakistan, Turkey and Nigeria, which has led to an increased focus on ways to combat terrorism and specifically, the threat of Daesh (Arabic acronym for ISIS, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria).
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How do Education and Unemployment Affect Support for Violent Extremism? Evidence from Eight Arab Countries
Mediterranean Refugees and Migrants Newsletter - Issue 7
Cycling in Egypt Compared to The French Experience
Mar 28, 2017 / Blog entry
During the last 9 years, Egypt has increased its number of people using bicycles as a mean of transport for daily trips; bike’s users are less than 5 % of the population whereas 95 % still depends on private cars and public transport.
In other countries, as in Netherlands, more than 30 % of people use bicycles for daily trips, so why do this not...
Conception et aménagement des espaces publics dans les médinas
Aménagement des carrefours en milieu urbain
Amélioration des performances du transport public
Le cadre législatif et réglementaire de la gouvernance participative locale
#WaterHeroes أبطال المياه#
Mar 28, 2017 / Highlight
Youth has an important role to play in working towards water security and increased water awareness. We asked young people who are involved in innovative water-related projects around the Mediterranean to speak up and share their message, these are the results.
للشباب دور مهم في الأمن المائي وزيادة الوعي حول قضايا الثروة المائية....
[Agenda] Youth Innovating with Wastewater for a Sustainable Mediterranean
SAHWA National Case Studies
Mar 07, 2017 / Library
In line with SAHWA’s methodology -based on a mixed method- these National Case Studies (NCS) summarise the main findings coming from the Ethnographic Fieldwork and SAHWA Youth Survey with a focus on the national level (Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia). Basically, every National Case Studies are structured following the clusters...
Youth Innovating with Wastewater for a Sustainable Mediterranean
Mar 06, 2017 / Highlight
Background
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is the most water scarce region in the world, with 15 countries in the region suffering from extreme water scarcity (less than 500 m³/year of renewable water per capita per year). Numerous phenomena are further worsening water security in the region, notably climate change and...
[Regional Workshop] Performance Indicators for Arab Technology Parks, Innovation Cities and Clusters
Feb 23, 2017 / Highlight
Background
Science and Technology Parks (STPs), Innovation Cities, or Innovation Clusters constitute regional innovation ecosystems, where actors from the public, private, financial, and academic sectors (sometime called the Quadruple Helices) co-exist in a synergetic way, benefitting from shared infrastructure and the physical proximity. If...
[Regional Workshop] Performance Indicators for Arab Technology Parks, Innovation Cities and Clusters
Egyptian Youth Speak their Minds in Essays: We Need Better Skills for More Jobs
Feb 22, 2017 / Blog entry
هل من الممكن للشباب في بلد ترتفع فيه معدلات البطالة مثل مصر أن يطور حلولا جديدة؟ هل يمكن للعقول الشابة المبدعة أن تأتي بأفكار جديدة لم يُنظر إليها أو لم تُختبر بعد؟ هل الشباب أنفسهم هم الإجابة لمواجهة تحدي البطالة؟
تابع قراءة هذا المقال على الموقع الإلكتروني للبنك الدولي، هنا.
Economic Challenges in the MENA Region: MENA Chief Economist Interview
Feb 20, 2017 / Library
Shanta Devarajan, chief economist of the World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa Region, joins host Paul Salem to discuss economic challenges facing Egypt and crisis areas in the region, how the World Bank is adapting its approach to handle ongoing conflicts, and where there may be signs for optimism looking to the future for regional economies.
Analysis of Youth Approaches in the MENA Region: Challenges and Opportunities of Youth Participation
Climate Change and Migration: Evidence from the Middle East and North Africa
Migration and Development: A Role for the World Bank Group
Conditions and Risks of Mixed Migration in North East Africa
The Economic Impact of Conflicts and the Refugee Crisis in the Middle East and North Africa
Transitions vers l’âge adulte et attentes des jeunes
Jan 31, 2017 / Library
Dans les pays de la Méditerranée, malgré l’élévation rapide du niveau d’études des jeunes, l’insertion sociale d’une fraction de la jeunesse est longue et difficile. Or, pour appuyer l’action en faveur des jeunes, il parait indispensable de bien connaître leur situation, mais aussi leurs attentes. C’est l’objectif de l’enquête pilote de l’Office...
Arab Human Development Report 2016
Jan 31, 2017 / Library
Sixth in the series, Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) 2016: Youth and the Prospects for Human Development in a Changing Reality examines challenges and opportunities facing youth in the region, especially since the transformative changes that had swept across many Arab countries in 2011.
Forcibly Displaced : Toward a Development Approach Supporting Refugees, the Internally Displaced, and Their Hosts
Cities Welcoming Refugees and Migrants
People on the Move: Global Migration's Impact and Opportunity
Mediterranean Water Heroes Youth Contest
Jan 19, 2017 / Highlight
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Background
World Water Day
Every year, World Water Day draws the world’s attention to key global water issues. World Water Day 2017 focuses on Water and Wastewater. Wastewater can be a valuable resource in the circular economy and an...
