Arab Urban Development Institute’s Event at the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction: “MENA Urbanization Knowledge and Disaster Risk Management”
Apr 15, 2015 / Blog entry
By Nuha Mohamed Eltinay*
In line with the great initiatives administered by the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) to increase the level of city resilience worldwide, the Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI) organized a Public Forum-Side Event, in the context of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk...
[Regional Workshop] Developing Key Performance Indicators to evaluate Science and Technology Parks in the MENA region
Apr 15, 2015 / Highlight
The European Investment Bank (EIB), through the Centre for Mediterranean Integration (CMI), the UN ESCWA Technology centre, the ISESCO in their joint efforts to promote science and technology parks in the MENA region will organize in cooperation with El-Gazala Technopark a workshop on Key Performance...
The Time is Ripe for a Mediterranean Energy Union
Apr 15, 2015 / Blog entry
Par Silvia Pariente-David*
Alors que la Commission européenne vient de présenter son nouveau paquet « Union de l’énergie », soit un ensemble de trois communications définissant la stratégie à suivre pour une énergie sûre, durable, compétitive et abordable, le moment semble idéal pour que les pays méditerranéens entrent dans le mouvement de...
[E-Learning Course] Safe and Resilient Cities
Apr 15, 2015 / Highlight
This World Bank e-learning course focuses on disaster risk management (DRM) at the city level. Participants will learn, in particular, about planning and decision making under uncertainty and how to make their cities more resilient to climate change impacts and natural disasters. The course provides cutting edge tools on vulnerability assessment,...
[CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS] MEDCOP21 Workshop on "Sustainable Cities and Territories"
Apr 15, 2015 / Highlight
As part of the workshop on "Sustainable cities and territories" organized by the AVItem and IPEMED in the context of the MEDCOP21, the Mediterranean Civil Society Forum Laying Ground for Paris Climate 2015, a call for papers was launched on the theme "The people of Mediterranean cities and territories and expertise to meet...
Ten Facts You Didn’t know about Women in the Arab World
Apr 15, 2015 / Blog entry
By Maha Abdelilah El-Swais
Women currently make up 49.7% of around 345.5 million people in the Middle East and North Africa region. But despite the many advances made in terms of closing the gender gap in health, political representation, and labor force participation, many other barriers remain. To celebrate International Women’s...
[SEMINAR] Implementation of Urban Development Strategies and Participatory Approach
Apr 15, 2015 / Highlight
On the southern shore of the Mediterranean, cities grow fast and create high expectations amongst the population, in particular with regards to public services’ provision and social infrastructures. Faced with the need to master increasingly complex tasks in a short period of time, cities can benefit from peer-to-peer exchange of experiences to...
Egyptian Nationals Living in France: Invitation to World Bank discussion session in Paris
Apr 15, 2015 / Highlight
As part of its work on the Mediterranean diaspora, the World Bank and the Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) consults Egyptian nationals abroad living abroad about instruments they would like to use to contribute to the economic development of their country of origin.
A discussion session will be held in Paris this ...
CMI Welcomes Italy and the Palestinian Authority as Newest Members
Apr 15, 2015 / Highlight
By joining the CMI, Italy and the Palestinian Authority join the Center’s existing members:
Governments: Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, France.
Local authorities: City of Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region.
International financial institutions: European Investment Bank (EIB), the World Bank Group (WB...
Program: Building Integrated Social Protection (SP) Delivery Systems
Concept Note: Building Integrated Social Protection (SP) Delivery Systems
Toward a New Contract?
Apr 15, 2015 / Blog entry
Agnès Levallois*
Quatre ans après le déclenchement des mouvements de contestation dans les pays arabes et la période de transition qui s’en est suivi, l’urgence à traiter des questions socio-économiques s’impose et c’est là le défi majeur que les nouvelles autorités doivent relever. Mais cela ne peut se faire que dans un contexte...
Migration, Territories and Development: In Search of a New Model for Interactions
Apr 14, 2015 / Blog entry
[Episode n° 8] : Extension du concept de Communauté de Développement Solidaire au Maroc et dans le reste du monde
Par Jacques OULD AOUDIA*
De quoi allons-nous parler ? De la migration internationale, des diasporas, du développement, des territoires d’origine des migrants, des pays d’accueil, .... et des liens que les migrants tissent chaque...
Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) Newsletter #10 [February 2015]
Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) Newsletter #11 [March 2015]
Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) Newsletter #9 [January 2015]
Climate Change and Migration in the Middle East and North Africa
Apr 07, 2015 / Blog entry
By Quentin Wondon and Andrea Liverani
The links between climate change and migration have been studied in detail, but the data for the Middle East – North Africa (MENA) zone remained limited until the World Bank and the French Development Agency carried out a survey of five countries in the region in 2010.
A region...
[Interview] What Does Cheap Oil Mean for the Arab World?
Apr 07, 2015 / Library
As the price of oil falls, the discussion is heating up on what the impact will be for countries in the Arab. The World Bank’s Chief Economist for the Middle East and North Africa, Shanta Devarajan, weighs in on the conversation.
Building Integrated Social Protection Delivery Systems in MENA Countries
Mar 26, 2015 / Highlight
As part of the CMI Employment and Social Protection Program and the MENA CoP on employment and Social Safety Nets (SSN), the World Bank together with the AFD organized a knowledge sharing and capacity building activity on the establishment of integrated Social Protection (SP) systems.
The activity was highly relevant and timely for...
World Bank Launches Women Risk Management Start-up Competition in the Middle East and North Africa
Feb 23, 2015 / Highlight
CONCEPT FRAMEWORK
The World Bank is organizing a women risk management start-up competition in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This competition is a public-private partnership between the World Bank, the IFC, MIT Enterprise Forum, IE Business School, Johnson and Johnson, Arab Urban Development Institute, the MENA Early Stage Investment...
CoMun Program Presents Findings at Annual German-Maghreb Dialogue on Urban Development
Feb 02, 2015 / Highlight
February 2-4, 2015 – Berlin, Germany
GIZ/CMI experts working on the CoMun program attended the annual German-Maghreb Dialogue on Urban Development, organized by the GIZ. Some 100 participants (including representatives from the Maghreb region and Germany, central governments, associations, civil society and academics) were able to discuss...
Migration, Territories and Development: In Search of a New Model for Interactions
Jan 28, 2015 / Blog entry
Episode n°2 : Une modification progressive de la migration et de sa perception.
Par Jacques OULD AOUDIA*
De quoi allons-nous parler ? De la migration internationale, des diasporas, du développement, des territoires d’origine des migrants, des pays d’accueil, .... et des liens que les migrants tissent chaque jour entre tous ces mots. Nous en ...
Migration, Territories and Development: In Search of a New Model for Interactions
Jan 26, 2015 / Blog entry
[Episode n° 7] : Les « Communautés de Développement Solidaire », réponse aux nouvelles caractéristiques du territoire et des diasporas
Par Jacques OULD AOUDIA*
De quoi allons-nous parler ? De la migration internationale, des diasporas, du développement, des territoires d’origine des migrants, des pays d’accueil, .... et des liens que les...
Migration, Territories and Development: In Search of a New Model for Interactions
Jan 23, 2015 / Blog entry
[Episode n° 6] : Que faire pour dynamiser le lien entre la migration et le développement du pays d’origine ?
Par Jacques OULD AOUDIA*
De quoi allons-nous parler ? De la migration internationale, des diasporas, du développement, des territoires d’origine des migrants, des pays d’accueil, .... et des liens que les migrants tissent chaque jour...
Consultations with MENA Diaspora on their Contributions to their Countries of Origin (Part 2)
Jan 23, 2015 / Highlight
January 23 and 26, 2015 – Paris, France
The World Bank/CMI MENA integration program partnered with IPEMED and organized focus group discussions with Moroccan and Algerian members of diaspora, to investigate instruments contributing to the economic development of their countries of origin, thus enhancing regional and global integration...
CMI Participates in Marseille Debate on Climate Change in Preparation for “Conference Paris Climat 2015” (COP 21)
Jan 21, 2015 / Highlight
January 21, 2015 – Marseille, France
In preparation for the “Conference Paris Climat 2015” (COP 21), CMI Green Growth experts participated in a debate on climate change focusing on the questions resulting from the Lima climate change conference (December 2014). The debate was organized by Aix-Marseille University and involved...
Migration, Territories and Development: In Search of a New Model for Interactions
Jan 21, 2015 / Blog entry
[Episode n° 5] : Le migrant comme catalyseur du développement d’un territoire
Par Jacques OULD AOUDIA*
De quoi allons-nous parler ? De la migration internationale, des diasporas, du développement, des territoires d’origine des migrants, des pays d’accueil, .... et des liens que les migrants tissent chaque jour entre tous ces mots. Nous en...
Migration, Territories and Development: In Search of a New Model for Interactions
Jan 16, 2015 / Blog entry
[Episode n° 4] : Développement, Migrations : quelles relations, quels enchainements?
Par Jacques OULD AOUDIA*
De quoi allons-nous parler ? De la migration internationale, des diasporas, du développement, des territoires d’origine des migrants, des pays d’accueil, .... et des liens que les migrants tissent chaque jour entre tous ces mots. Nous...
Demographic Changes: Were the Revolutions in the Arab Countries Inevitable?
Jan 16, 2015 / Blog entry
Youssef Courbage*
Dans l’histoire régionale ou même de l’humanité, l’année 2011, restera comme l’Annus mirabilis. Les bouleversements politiques : Tunisie, Egypte, Libye, Syrie, Yémen, Bahreïn etc. sont porteurs de transformations considérables sur tous les plans : sociaux, économiques, culturels, idéologiques, religieux. Se rend-on suffisamment...
Migration, Territories and Development: In Search of a New Model for Interactions
Jan 16, 2015 / Blog entry
[Episode n° 3] : La migration : problème ou miroir des sociétés
Par Jacques OULD AOUDIA*
De quoi allons-nous parler ? De la migration internationale, des diasporas, du développement, des territoires d’origine des migrants, des pays d’accueil, .... et des liens que les migrants tissent chaque jour entre tous ces mots. Nous en parlerons en 8...
