[Capacity Building Workshop] 2nd Capacity Building Workshop on Strategic Planning for Local Economic Development
Jun 04, 2019 / Highlight
Photo Credit: Ezzldeen Al-Natour
Context
Local governments are in a strategic position to address the needs of host communities and the displaced. Forcibly displaced populations are not evenly spread through the host countries but rather tend to concentrate in some regions, and especially within cities. Despite their strategic position, local...
Jordan, GIZ Waste to Positive Energy – Labor Intensive Waste Collection and Sorting
May 28, 2019 / Blog entry
Considering the increasing amount of waste in Jordan’s municipalities and the high unemployment rate, the project aims to address the lack of adequate waste disposal services, while at the same time creating employment opportunities for Jordanians and Syrian refugees.
Lead Authority or Organization: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale...
Palermo Book of Abstracts
Summit of the Two Shores of the Mediterranean - Forum on Environment and Sustainable Development
May 09, 2019 / Highlight
Strategies Towards More Sustainable Food Systems in the Mediterranean Region
Background & Context: Summit of the Two Shores of the Mediterranean
On 27th August 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a Mediterranean summit penciled for 23rd and 24th June 2019 in Marseille, France: the Summit of the Two Shores of the Western...
Enabling Business Environment and Private Sector Mobilization: Turkey, Syrian Economic Forum; "Rukhsati Project"
Apr 16, 2019 / Blog entry
This project aimed at licensing and formalizing “informal” Syrian businesses in Gaziantep. It also strengthened awareness among Syrian refugee business owners on the Turkish business environment and legal regulations. The project ensured Syrian businesses’ sustainability and development, and improved Syrian refugee integration in the Turkish host...
The Middle East and North Africa Cannot Miss The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Mar 25, 2019 / Blog entry
Le modèle d’industrialisation qui s’appliquait traditionnellement aux pays en développement n’est peut-être plus opérant pour la région du Moyen-Orient et de l’Afrique du Nord (MENA). Mais il n’y a pas lieu de s’en désoler. D’abord parce que l’horizon des chaînes de montage automobile n’est plus celui auquel aspirent les générations jeunes et...
Enabling Business Environment and Private Sector Mobilization: Jordan, Sarhan Municipality; Partnerships with the Private Sector for Business Creation
Feb 15, 2019 / Blog entry
The project has created a diversified local economy within the craft area, to train and upgrade the skills of youth to work in the various businesses working in the area.
Lead Authority or Organization: Municipality of Sarhan
Area: Sarhan, Jordan
Beneficiaries: Jordanian and Syrian women and youth, private entrepreneurs, the municipality of...
Brochure - Cycle 2019 : L'Atelier métropolitain du projet à l'action
Press Review - 2018 Cycle of Metropolitan Workshops: Greater Tunis
Agenda - 2018 Cycle of Metropolitan Workshops: Greater Tunis
2018 Cycle of Metropolitan Workshops: Greater Tunis
Jan 17, 2019 / Highlight
Contexte
Le second atelier du cycle 2018 sur le développement urbain et territorial organisé par l’Avitem, le CMI, l’AFD et la GIZ a eu lieu dans le Grand Tunis, après un premier atelier tenu à Tanger et Tétouan en mai 2018. Trois raisons principales peuvent être identifiées pour expliquer le choix du Grand Tunis :
Un contexte de grande mutation...
"Archibat", The Tunisian Journal of Urban Planning and Architecture
Jan 17, 2019 / Library
This special issue of the Tunisian Journal of Urban Planning and Architecture Archibat gives the floor to the participants, organizers and speakers of the workshop held in Greater Tunis from 23 to 27 September 2018, as part of the 2018 Metropolitan Workshop Cycle co-organized by Avitem, CMI, AFD and GIZ.
Ce numéro spécial de la revue tunisienne...
UN Habitat Commits to Implementing the Global Compact on Migration
Dec 12, 2018 / Highlight
On the back drop of the Intergovernmental Conference to adopt the Global Compact for Migration for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, UN-Habitat contributed to the 5th Mayoral Forum Mayoral Forum on Human Mobility, Migration and Development and organized a side event alongside the Intergovernmental Conference. Together with partners from the...
Metropolitan Workshops: From Projects to Action - 2019 Edition
Dec 11, 2018 / Highlight
Défis
Des défis communs au pays du pourtour méditerranéen : en ce début du 21ème siècle, la méditerranée doit relever les défis majeurs de sa mutation urbaine, de son insertion dans la mondialisation, de sa transition écologique, de sa cohésion sociale et territoriale ou encore de la massification des flux au premier rang desquels les flux...
Territorial and City Development in the Mediterranean - Newsletter #4 (EN/FR/AR)
Three questions to Dr. Brigitte Hoermann, Senior Migration Specialist at The Cities Alliance
Nov 27, 2018 / Blog entry
Cet entretien a été réalisé pour les besoins de la quatrième newsletter sur le développement territorial et des villes de l’Urban Hub du CMI, et plus particulièrement sa rubrique « coup de projecteur » consacrée aux liens entre urbanisation et migrations.
Brigitte Hoermann a rejoint le secrétariat de Cities Alliance, hébergé par le Bureau des...
How Can Transit Data Make Mobility Easier?
Oct 15, 2018 / Blog entry
Source : Transport for Cairo
La vie urbaine devient de plus en plus complexe en raison des densités élevées, de l’augmentation de la population et d’un étalement urbain toujours plus important. Ces facteurs expliquent l’augmentation de la demande de mobilité. Néanmoins, les usages conventionnels du transport ne garantissent pas un bon bilan...
HMLN Annual Event Call 4P Rules
Territorial and City Development in the Mediterranean - Newsletter #3 (EN/FR/AR)
CMI and AViTeM Partner for Urban and Territorial Development
Apr 24, 2018 / Highlight
An agreement was signed in April 2018 between the Agency for Sustainable Mediterranean Cities and Territories (AViTeM) and the Center for Mediterranean Integration strengthening the partnership linking the two institutions on the topic of urban and territorial development in the Mediterranean.
Through this partnership agreement, the CNMI and...
[Press Release] CMI and AViTeM Partner for Urban and Territorial Development
Pathologies des bâtiments traditionnels dans le contexte spécifique des médinas
État des lieux synthétique dans les villes du réseau marocain des anciennes Médinas (REMAM)
Territorial and City Development in the Mediterranean - Newsletter #2 (EN/FR/AR)
“Strategic Planning for Local Economic Development in Host Communities” - Regional Capacity Building Workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network
Feb 23, 2018 / Highlight
RATIONALE
In the context of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network (HMLN), the CMI organized a capacity building workshop on “Strategic Planning for Local Economic Development in Host Communities”, targeted at local government representatives, local economic development practitioners and experts.
The workshop took place on March...
9th World Urban Forum – Side Event: Migration, Displacement and Inclusive Cities: Challenges and Opportunities for Local Governments in the Arab Region
Feb 10, 2018 / Highlight
Context/ Rationale
People have been increasingly moving into cities, voluntarily seeking new economic opportunities or escaping forcibly from mounting political conflicts or unprecedented natural disasters. Associated with this development is the overwhelming demand for affordable urban housing, adequate jobs, quality health care, education...
Cities of Refuge in the Middle East: Bringing an Urban Lens to the Forced Displacement Challenge
Jan 23, 2018 / Library
Based on the policy note by the World Bank “Cities of Refuge in the Middle East : Bringing an Urban Lens to the Forced Displacement Challenge”. This policy note aims to advance our understanding of urban forced displacement, induced by conflict, by looking at the issue from the perspective of receiving towns and cities. It explores why we need a...
9th World Urban Forum - Agenda
Cities of Refuge: Bringing an Urban Lens to the Forced Displacement Challenge
Jan 22, 2018 / Blog entry
Le nombre de réfugiés et de déplacés dans le monde a atteint un record sans précédent depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en raison notamment du conflit en Syrie, où plus de la moitié des habitants ont été contraints de quitter leur foyer (a).
Continuez à lire cet article sur le site de la banque mondiale, ici.
Du « hitiste » au cycliste. Vers une Vélorution en Tunisie
Jan 15, 2018 / Blog entry
Du « hitiste »[1] au cycliste. Vers une Vélorution en Tunisie.
Traversez Tunis et vous ferez ce constat étonnant pour une capitale : à première vue, le vélo est quasiment absent des rues. Pourtant, la capitale tunisienne est confrontée à l'essoufflement de son modèle urbain : ville saturée par les embouteillages, accroissement des maladies de...
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