Sustainable Urban Transport - Middle East and North Africa - Issue #2
Promoting Public Private Partnership "PPP" to Include Transportation Start-ups in Greater Cairo
Oct 03, 2016 / Blog entry
Transportation has direct impact on the economy, the environment and people’s mobility. On one hand, the air quality is getting worse and there is pollution due to vehicle emissions resulted from the increasing fuel consumption. On the other hand, the large number of people working in places far away from their residence directly affect traffic...
Florida Bikes and Cycle Egypt: An Exemplary Synergy between a Start-up and a Cultural Initiative
Oct 03, 2016 / Blog entry
Cycling still has to fight so many battles to be accepted as a sustainable urban mode of transport in Egypt. Being not socially accepted, cycling is perceived as not suitable for respectful people.
On the one hand, the Egyptian society is very conservative and, historically, cycling always had a bad reputation: those who cannot afford buying a...
Sustainable Urban Transport - Middle East and North Africa - Issue #1
Jun 22, 2016 / Library
First Webinar organized by the Community of Practice for Sustainable Urban Transport : How to implement a mass transport project?
Monday, July 18, 2016
Rabat 10:00 / 11:00 Algiers, Tunis / Paris 12:00 / 13h00 Beirut
The implementation of mass transit projects includes difficult challenges for many southern cities in the Mediterranean. With...
Community of Practice on Sustainable Urban Transport
Jun 22, 2016 / Program
Countries Targeted
Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, West Bank and Gaza, and also Libya, Syria and other MENA countries
Lead Organization(s)
Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Partners
CODATU (Cooperation for Urban Mobility in the Developing World)
CEREMA (Center for Studies and Expertise on Risks,...
Urban Transport in the Mediterranean Region Guidance and Recommendations
La Régie de données, un chainon manquant
Réseau des opérateurs et aménageurs de la ville durable en Méditerranée
De l’ambition urbaine a la realite operationnelle du projet
La SERM et la SAAM, aménageurs de la Ville et de Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole
Linking Urban Upgrading and Led in 4 of Cairo’s Unplanned Areas
Mécanismes financiers décentralisés pour l’amélioration de quartiers précaires
Retour d’expériences sur l’intégration de la mixité à l’échelle des opérations d’aménagement
Innovative Urban Projects and New Business Models
Le « making of » de la genèse d’un quartier
L'Incubateur de la Ville durable (IVD)
The Challenge of New Urban Fabric Facing Planners
Network of Mediterranean Planners, 2015 Annual Conference
Beyond Organization, the Eco-neighborhood of the Union
Building the Sustainable Mediterranean Cities of Tomorrow - Conference PowerPoint
Building the Sustainable Mediterranean Cities of Tomorrow - Conference Summary
[Regional Conference] Sustainable Mediterranean Cities of Tomorrow: Innovative Urban Projects and New Business Models
Dec 03, 2015 / Highlight
Network of Mediterranean Sustainable Urban Developers: 4th Annual Conference
Lead Organization(s)
Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
EPA Euroméditerranée (EPAEM)
Partners
Co-organizing & hosting the event:
OCEMO (in the context of the Mediterranean Economic Week)
SERM : Montpellier metropolis urban authorities...
[PHOTO COMPETITION] Change Mobility, Not Climate
Oct 06, 2015 / Highlight
This does not escape anyone’s attention: in December, Paris will host the 21st Annual Conference of Parties (COP21) on climate change, with the objective of reaching, for the first time, a universal agreement that must focus on mitigation (limiting global warming to below 2°C) and societies’ adaption to existing climates changes. Sustainable...
Urban Mobility in Mediterranean Cities: Feedback & Perspectives
Jul 31, 2015 / Highlight
The program « Sustainable Urban Transport » of the CMI, coordinated and funded by the AFD, that delegated implementation to CODATU, started in 2010 with an inaugural conference in Damascus (Syria).
In its first phase the program activity has consisted mainly in the organization of regional seminars and thematic workshops (Damascus...
Qui paie quoi en matière de transport urbain ? Guide de bonnes pratiques
Jul 31, 2015 / Library
Le présent “Guide de bonnes pratiques de financement du transport urbain” met en relief, sans prétendre à l’exhaustivité, des expériences significatives de mobilisation des principales possibilités de financement du secteur. Il s’agit ainsi de fournir une base de référence à tout décideur, du Sud comme du Nord, qui serait amené à participer à la...
WDR 2014, Risk and Opportunity: Managing Risk for Development
Climate change, disaster risk, and the urban poor: cities building resilience for a changing world
WB Quick Note #105, “Natural Disasters in MENA: A Regional Overview”
Weather and climate resilience : effective preparedness through national meteorological and hydrological services
