Looking Local: Migrant Labor Market Integration At An Urban Scale
Oct 29, 2014 / Blog entry
By Casey Weston*
European countries have designed a wide variety of national policies to improve the labor market integration of migrants. Migrant employment outcomes, however, seem uncorrelated to the intensity of these national-level strategies. On November 3rd, the World Bank/Center for Mediterranean Integration International Labor Mobility (...
Conversation on Cities and Citizens: Game Changers for Inclusive Development
Oct 16, 2014 / Highlight
How can a city become a place where people are empowered, opportunities exist for all, and policies promote the well-being of its citizens? Can new technologies make governments more accountable to citizens? In this event, development leaders will discuss the transformative power of inclusive institutions and citizen engagement for enhancing...
Sustainable Urban Development - SUD-MED
Oct 16, 2014 / Program
These initiatives are linked to the identification and preparation of sustainable urban development investment projects, finding innovative financing approaches, and overcoming key barriers to project development – “Medinas” focusing on historic urban cores, and “UPFI” and the Network of Urban Developers covering wider city investment programmes...
Medinas 2030
Oct 16, 2014 / Program
The rehabilitation of medinas, the ancient centers of Arab cities, is more than a matter of urban renewal: It is an opportunity to celebrate cultural heritage, and to give it new life. The Medinas 2030 program aims to:
raise awareness among public policy makers of the importance of rehabilitating historical urban centres;
identify and define the...
Network of Mediterranean Sustainable Urban Developers
Oct 16, 2014 / Program
Lead Organizations
French Urban Authority Euroméditerranée in Marseille (EPAEM), Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC), Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI).
Partners
European Investment Bank, French Development Agency
Challenges
Through annual conferences, workshops and field visits on pilot projects, the Network aims at...
Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI)
Oct 16, 2014 / Program
The Urban Projects Finance Initiative (UPFI) is co-managed by the European Investment Bank and the Agence Française de Développement, and is in partnership with the the Union for the Mediterranean. Its objective is to identify, prepare and present for financing integrated, sustainable, and innovative urban development projects that meet the...
Leaders in Urban Transport Planning Training Sessions
Oct 13, 2014 / Highlight
“Leaders in Urban Transport Planning” (LUTP) training sessions were developed under the CMI Sustainable Urban Transport Program.
The LUTP capacity building program is offered by the World Bank on a regular basis in cooperation with several partners especially AFD for French speaking sessions. It is designed for high level policy officials and...
New Knowledge Sharing Tool on Urbanization and Urban Development in MENA
Oct 01, 2014 / Highlight
This is the inaugural Middle East and North Africa Urbanization Knowledge Platform (MENA UKP) newsletter on urban development. The newsletter is designed to facilitate knowledge exchange on policies and initiatives that aim to leverage urbanization. It is oriented towards decision makers, individuals and groups from all realms interested in urban...
Disaster Risk Management: Planning Together For Efficiency - Interviews with Decision-Makers and Experts from MENA Region and Beyond
Oct 01, 2014 / Highlight
The MENA Urbanization Knowledge Platform (MENA UKP) team is proud to release the second round of its six video blogs series on the resilience of cities in MENA and beyond.
These interviews see city leaders, decision-makers, development experts, academics, private sector representatives, from the MENA region and beyond, reflect on the rising...
Launch of 2014's 100 Resilient Cities Challenge: Is Your City Ready to Become Resilient? Apply until September 10, 2014
Sep 05, 2014 / Highlight
Is Your City Ready To Become Resilient?
The 100 Resilient Cities Challenge seeks to find 100 cities that are ready to build resilience to the social, economic, and physical challenges that cities face in an increasingly urbanized world.
We can't predict the next disruption or catastrophe. But we can control how we respond to these challenges....
Newly released World Bank study on Climate Change in MENA
Sep 05, 2014 / Highlight
New World Bank study
Do households living in climate-affected areas in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region believe that changes in climate patterns and their environment are taking place? Have households been affected by extreme weather events, and in that case to what extent and which events have had the largest impact? What are the...
World Bank Quick Note on the Impact of Weather Shocks on MENA Households
Sep 05, 2014 / Highlight
World Bank Quick Note on the Impact of Weather Shocks on MENA Households
Introduction: Do households living in climate affected areas in the MENA region believe that changes in climate patterns and their environment are taking place? Have households been affected by extreme weather events, and if so to what extent and which events have had the...
UKP Multi-Partner Thematic Newsletter - Issue 1 - City Resilience
Aug 17, 2014 / Library
Middle East and North Africa Urbanization Knowledge Platform Newsletter on City Resilience
A New Knowledge Sharing Tool on Urbanization and Urban Development in MENA
This is the inaugural Middle East and North Africa Urbanization Knowledge Platform (MENA UKP) newsletter on urban development. The newsletter is designed to facilitate...
Why Does City Resilience Matter? Interviews with Decision-Makers and Experts from MENA Region and Beyond
Jul 31, 2014 / Highlight
The MENA Urbanization Knowledge Platform (MENA UKP) team is proud to launch a series of six video blogs on the resilience of cities in MENA and beyond.
These interviews see city leaders, decision-makers, development experts, academics, private sector representatives, from the MENA region and beyond, reflect on the rising concern of urban risk...
Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster
Jul 07, 2014 / Blog entry
To read the blog authored by World Bank President Jim Kim for Bloomberg View titled "Seven Steps to Surviving a Disaster" please click here: http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2014-02-18/seven-steps-to-surviving-a-disaster
Launch event for "Municipal Finances: A Handbook for Local Governments" on June 19 3pm EST
Jul 07, 2014 / Highlight
Thursday June 19 at 3:00 PM in J1-050 Auditorium (to live stream on the day of the event, click here)
From Detroit to Lahore, cities face financing challenges. In an ever urbanizing world, cities are important for national economies and social prosperity and stability, but they are also very vulnerable to any global financial crisis. Municipal...
Welcoming Migrants: Planning for Inclusion
Jun 02, 2014 / Blog entry
By Casey Weston*
Living in Marseille should give those of us working at the Center for Mediterranean Integration a unique perspective on the MENA region; after all, 20% of Marseille’s population is foreign-born, including many immigrants from MENA. In my particular neighborhood, tagines are more popular than ratatouilles, and “Salaam” more...
Welcoming Migrants: Cities offer a Beacon of Hope
Jun 02, 2014 / Blog entry
By Manjula Luthria*
When US-born 24-year old aspiring physician Ms. Nina Davuluri was crowned Miss America in September last year, she inspired a celebration of beauty, brains, ambition and America’s diversity. At the same time twitter exploded with angry tweets protesting the crowning of a “foreigner, terrorist, Miss 7-11.” In January this year...
Increasing the Resilience of Cities in MENA
Apr 28, 2014 / Highlight
In a context of demographic pressure and rapid urbanization, MENA cities are particularly sensitive to exogenous hazards and shocks. Most cities in MENA are especially exposed to natural disaster and climate-related shocks, and the impact on cities has been aggravated by the rise in population density (62% of the total population of MENA live in...
21 Ways to Make European Cities More Resilient
Apr 28, 2014 / Highlight
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s post-political career has been all about urban resilience, a fact probably influenced by the massive hurricane that concluded his three-term administration. Perhaps the centerpiece of this push has been Bloomberg Philanthropy’s Mayor’s Challenge, an initiative designed to draw out concrete proposals for...
Water in the Arab world: From droughts to flood, building resilience against extremes (WB feature story in Arabic, English and French)
Apr 28, 2014 / Highlight
To read the World Bank feature story on Arab city resilience and Water, please click here.
Pour lire l'article de la Banque mondiale sur le renforcement de la résistance des villes arabes aux extrêmes climatiques veuillez cliquer ici.
لقراءة مقال البنك الدولي حول بناء قدرات الدول العربية لمواجهة الكوارث الطبيعية، إضغط هنا.
MOOC on Climate Change: Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided
Mar 05, 2014 / Highlight
About the Course
Under current pledges and commitments, the world is likely to reach 4°C degree warming by the end of the century and 2°C warming as early as 2040. This MOOC brings together renowned scientists to provide a synthesis of the most recent scientific evidence and presents an analysis of likely impacts and risks, with a focus on...
HE Governor of Alexandria visits the CMI to talk collaboration between AFD, the Center and Egypt
Dec 17, 2013 / Highlight
His Excellency Mr. Tarek Mahdi, Governor of Alexandria, Egypt, visited the CMI on December 3rd during a trip organized by the City of Marseille as part of the ongoing cooperation between Marseille and Alexandria. He was welcomed in the Villa Valmer by Mourad Ezzine, the CMI Manager.
In a group comprising of: Dominique Rojat, the AFD program...
Steering Committee Validation of Phase 1 of the Report on “Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in Algiers” (Algiers)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
The Steering Committee of the study, which is made up of Algerian officials and partners, as well as CDC and World Bank staff, assessed the final draft of phase 1 of the report “Assessment and Representation of Vulnerability Sources” and validated it. The second phase of the study, consisting of recommendations on an action plan, was therefore...
Regional Dialogue on Citizen-Participation in Urban Planning (Tunis)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
CoMun and the CDC organized regional dialogue between municipalities in Morocco and Tunisia to exchange on citizen participation. Key interest was dedicated to supporting cross-border experience-sharing on participatory urban planning, especially in the fields of waste management, city development strategies and urban mobility.
Lebanon Workshop: Land Management (Beirut)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
At the request of CRD, CDC/CMI launched a land management study in 2012. The workshop provided the opportunity for Lebanese experts to comment on the draft report before it was finalized and disseminated more broadly.
Regional Workshop: Sustainable Projects in Medinas (Marseille)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
The CMI and EIB organized a regional workshop focused on the implementation of sustainable projects in medinas. Sessions revolved around: (i) the regulatory, legal, and political framework; (ii) institutional adjustments and projects management; and (iii) sustainable projects funding, 50 participants from the region attended.
Inception Mission for the “Cities and Climate Change” Program in Jordanian Intermediate Cities (Jordan)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
The CDC-led mission had the objective of meeting with Jordanian counterparts to develop the program “Cities and Climate Change,” which is co-led by the WB, in several Jordanian intermediate cities. During the mission, meetings took place with the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, the Ministry of Municipal Affairs, the Ministry of...
MENApolis Tool Training Session (Tunis)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
Upon the request of the Direction de l'Urbanisme, of the Ministry of Public Facilities, a training session was organized, dedicated to technical staff from a broad range of Tunisian institutions responsible for urban planning.
CMI and Cities Alliance Joint Work Program for the MENA Region (Tunis)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
Cities Alliance and the CMI (i) presented the regional Joint Work Program created under the aegis of the two institutions, and their commitment to collaborate in providing multi-year support to Tunisian local and national government; and (ii) gave the floor to international experts who presented a wider analysis on the potential and challenge of...
