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.
Medinas 2030 Initiative (Marseille)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
The EIB and CMI organized the 2nd Scientific Committee meeting in Marseille. The meeting was attended by the 25 members of the committee, representatives from Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Tunisia, and Morocco, and the consultants of the Medinas study which had been launched at the beginning of March 2012. The meeting discussed the objectives and...
7th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns (Geneva)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
Medcities, in close coordination with CMI, organized a panel on cooperation and urban development which focused on decentralized city-to-city cooperation involving national governments, city stakeholders, and citizenship. Cooperation is considered as a tool for launching and implementing projects towards a local sustainable development and...
APAL/CMI workshop – Anticipating and mitigating the impacts of climate change and natural disasters in Tunisian coastal cities
AUGT/CMI workshop - Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in Greater Tunis
May 22, 2013 / Highlight
Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in Greater Tunis
Tunis, May 9, 2012
This workshop is the third step of a long dissemination process of the results of the regional study in Tunisia, the first one being the national workshop that was organized at the end of phase 1, and the second one the regional workshop that took place...
Algeria: 1st Awareness meeting for the dissemination of the study "Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in Algiers"
May 21, 2013 / Highlight
Involving Algeria's civil society and local governments for increasing the city's resilience
The first awareness meeting based on phase 1 of the study on “Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in Algiers”, financed by CDC and co-led by CDC and World Bank in the framework of CMI's Cities and Climate Change program took place on...
Planning, Connecting and Financing - Now: What city leaders need to Know
Apr 24, 2013 / Highlight
BASEL, Switzerland January 22, 2013 – Rapid urbanization can hold long-term economic, social and environmental promise for developing countries if investments made now in infrastructure, housing and public services are efficient and sustainable, the World Bank says in a new report “Planning, Connecting, and Financing Cities – Now: Priorities for...
Conference on Urban Development Strategies in the Mediterranean
Feb 20, 2013 / Highlight
This event took place in Barcelona.
Lear more about the conference on Conference on Urban Development Strategies in the Mediterranean dedicated page.
MENApolis Workshop - Tunis
Feb 20, 2013 / Highlight
The MENApolis project is a prospective study showing urban sprawl and demographic trends in Mediterranean cities, available on Google Earth and Google Map.
It shows urban population figures from 1960 to 2010, and it makes use of statistical and spatial data as well as of satellite imagery to predict urbanization trends by 2030.
Thus, the study...
Tunisia: Workshops with AUGT and APAL on Adaptation to Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management in Greater Tunis
Feb 19, 2013 / Highlight
Anticipate and mitigate vulnerabilities of Tunisian coastal cities facing climate change and disaster risk
May 9 and 10 in Tunis
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To achieve the third objective, 3 national workshops were organized at the end of the 1st phase in Alexandria, Tunis and Casablanca, in order to present the vulnerability...
CoMun
Feb 18, 2013 / Program
Municipal Cooperation for Local Participatory Governance in the Maghreb Region
Lead Organization
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ GmbH).
Partners
Tunisian Ministry of the Interior; General Directorate for Local Government (DGCPL, Tunisia); General Directorate for Local Government (DGCL, Morocco); Center for Training...
Natural Capital Accounting for Green Growth in MENA
Feb 18, 2013 / Highlight
Egypt, Lebanon and Morocco have expressed interest in joining the WAVES Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) initiative. They are among the first countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to consider natural capital accounting as a means to encourage green growth, poverty reduction and job creation.
These countries, along with...
UCLG conference on decentralization
Feb 18, 2013 / Highlight
The JWP was presented back to back the UCLG conference on decentralization in Tunis, May 29-30, 2012, to shed light on this unique collaboration in the Mediterranean region. It was the opportunity to discuss the potential and challenges of decentralization as well as hear voices of Tunisian local governments, national institutions, and civil...
Joint Work Program: a multi-level approach to foster dialogue on cities and urban development
Feb 18, 2013 / Highlight
To better respond to their citizens’ needs, the Mediterranean cities need to be efficiently managed, economically competitive and financially viable to be livable and accountable. The Arab spring has raised critical needs and challenges regarding participatory processes and decentralization, and citizens are demanding to be fully involved in the...
Urbanization Knowledge Platform
Feb 06, 2013 / Program
Lead Organizations
The World Bank, Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI).
Partners
World Bank Institute (FY13, FY14); GFDRR (FY14); AFD; CEFEB (FY15).
Challenges
62% of the total population of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) live in cities. The MENA urban population is expected to double by 2040 which will create important economic...
Cities for a New Generation
Jan 08, 2013 / Program
Lead Organization
The World Bank.
Partners
Caisse des dépôts et consignations (CDC), MedCities.
Challenges
Limited municipal capacities and competences to implement the city development strategy (CDS) and liaise with civil society to create inclusive solutions.
Limited coordination between policy making at national level and the CDS at local...
Green Growth
Jan 08, 2013 / Program
Lead Organizations
The World Bank, Plan Bleu, CMI, GIZ.
Partners
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), Municipalities of Beirut, Rabat and Tunis, Ministries of Environment of Lebanon, Morocco, and Tunisia, The World Bank, French Development Agency, European...
Cities & Climate Change
Jan 08, 2013 / Program
Lead Organizations
The World Bank, Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations (CDC).
Partners
World Bank Institute; Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) (FY14); European Space Agency; Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and Maritime Transportation; Egis Group ; Institut d’Urbanisme d’Ile de France; BRGM.
Challenges
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UKP Launch - Press Release
