Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) (Marseille)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
The Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA) held its first grantees workshop to bring together the first GPSA grant recipients and other leaders in the field of Social Accountability. This three-day event primarily focused on understanding how to leverage the political economy elements for effective implementation of social...
CMI at Anna Lindh Forum: 5 events - April 2013 - Palais du Pharo, Marseille
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
The CMI participated in the Anna Lindh Forum to discuss socio-economic issues raised in the Euro-Mediterranean region. The Forum gathered around 1000 people including experts, policy makers and civil society actors. The CMI contributed to the strategic debates on April 5-6: Inger Andersen, Vice President of the World bank for the MENA region,...
CMI to support Groundwater Resources Management in Morocco – Skhirat
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
CMI to support Groundwater Resources Management in Morocco – Skhirat, March 26-27, 2014
Groundwater often serves as a last resort in contexts of water scarcity, and this common pool resource is heavily overexploited in Morocco and throughout the Mediterranean. Current ineffective centralized regulation calls for innovative and participatory...
Sixth Annual Conference on International Migration and Development, Rabat and the University of Ifrane, Morocco
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
Organized by the World Bank, the CMI, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Center for Global Development, in partnership with Morocco's Ministry for Moroccans residing abroad as well as with several international universities, the conference will focus on the impact of migration on the development of countries of origin. The conference will...
6th Project Steering Committee Meeting for the GEF Project (Regional Governance and Knowledge Generation) Implemented by Plan Bleu (Marseille)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
This meeting aimed at completing the project’s work plan and to draw lessons from activities which have already been implemented. The event was attended by representatives from the Ministries of Environment of Tunisia, Morocco, Lebanon, Egypt, and Palestinian Territories.
Justice Sector Services
Aug 14, 2013 / MDF
Towards more justice for disadvantaged people: count on civil society
Two years on, post-Arab spring democracies debate courses of action that must deliver results to their people, against a backdrop of heightened expectations. Perhaps no issue is more pressing than the improvement of government accountability and ensuring full respect of citizens...
Global Innovation Index 2013
Aug 08, 2013 / Highlight
Launch of the Global Innovation Index 2013 - The Local Dynamics of Innovation.
This GII 2013 report contains Chapter 6: Local Innovation Dynamics: Examples and Lessons from the Arab world, by Jean-Eric Aubert, Tamer Taha, and Anuja Utz, CMI, 2013.
Full report available HERE.
CMI-EIB Workshop for Young MENA Entrepreneurs (Beirut)
Jul 30, 2013 / Highlight
The CMI and EIB, in collaboration with the Beirut office of the Junior Chamber International (NGO), organized a workshop on “Innovation and Entrepreneurship” at the Darwazah Center for Innovation. The workshop aimed to enhance collaboration and the transfer of knowledge and best practices among innovation stakeholders with the participation of...
Water Demand Management
Jul 30, 2013 / Program
Lead Organizations
French Development Agency (AFD) and Plan Bleu.
Partners
Partners include the Mediterranean Water Institute and Tunisia’s National Public Water Supply Utility (SONEDE); ONEMA (French Agency for Water and Wetlands) is a funding partner.
Challenges
Water demand in the Mediterranean is increasingly met by over-exploitation of...
Key Messages "Transforming Arab Economies: Towards Knowledge and Innovation" report
Jun 19, 2013 / Highlight
Anuja Utz, CMI Task Team Leader and main contributor to the report said its approach reflects the rich differences in challenges and opportunities across the MENA region. “Given the diversity of the Arab world, the study does not provide a cookie-cutter approach.” she said. “It offers examples of good practice from countries around the world and...
Workshop and launch of the report "Climate Change and Migration: Evidence from the Middle East and North Africa"
Jun 19, 2013 / Highlight
The Center for Mediterranean Integration (CMI) is organizing a workshop to launch the AFD-World Bank report "Climate Change and Migration: Evidence from the Middle East and North Africa". This report is the main output of a research project launched in 2010 and follows two previous workshops held in 2010 in Marseille, and 2012 in Paris.
Climate...
[Study Tour] Employment Policies in Australia
Jun 16, 2013 / Highlight
The World Bank organized a study tour to Australia aiming to expose participating officials from the MENA region to the Australian experience regarding Employment Policies and Social Safety Nets. This visit was part of the activities of the World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Community of Practice on Active Labor Market Programs (...
Rabat Declaration - Moving Towards New Development Strategies for Countries in the Arab World
Jun 15, 2013 / Highlight
Knowledge has always been central to development. To cope with the daunting challenges they face, particularly the need to create jobs and to develop more productive economies, Arab countries would do well to embrace a strategy for a knowledge-and innovation-driven economy. This is the main issue that is examined in the new report: “Transforming...
Towards more justice for disadvantaged people: count on civil society
Jun 15, 2013 / Highlight
Two years on, post-Arab spring democracies debate courses of action that must deliver results to their people, against a backdrop of heightened expectations. Perhaps no issue is more pressing than the improvement of government accountability and ensuring full respect of citizens' rights - with the gaining of individual liberties and social...
Opening Doors: Gender Equality in the Middle East and North Africa
Jun 15, 2013 / Highlight
On April 5, Inger Andersen, World Bank Vice President for the MENA region and Tara Vishwanath, World Bank Lead Economist in the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management group, were at the CMI to present the report “Opening Doors: Gender Equality and Development in the Middle East and North Africa”.
The report identifies a whole set of...
Cairo University Social protection and employment workshop Reflections from international experiences
First workshop in Tunis - What emergency social measures for a successful transition in Tunisia? Reflections from international experiences
Jun 14, 2013 / Highlight
In the aftermath of the so-called “jasmine revolution”, Tunisian authorities are seeking the most effective mechanisms to reduce social pressure and quickly boost the economy. Despite many public announcements, the Tunisian government, as the governments of the region, is struggling to find actionable solutions to contain economic and social...
[Virtual Workshop] Tunisia’s Implementation and Evaluation of Entrepreneurship Programs Targeted to High Skilled Individuals
Jun 10, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organized a set of virtual workshops. This workshop focused on regional best practices for the implementation and evaluation of entrepreneurship programs...
[Study Tour] Employment and Social Safety Nets in Georgia
May 28, 2013 / Highlight
The World Bank organized a learning visit to Georgia. The aim of this visit was to explore and expose the Georgian experience to the MENA region participants so they could learn from it. This visit was part of the activities of the World Bank’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Community of Practice on Active Labor Market Programs (ALMPs)...
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...
Morocco: National KE Consultation in Rabat
Apr 25, 2013 / Highlight
As a follow up to demand from the Moroccan Ministry of Economy and Finance, the CMI organized a national consultation: "Un nouveau modèle de développement pour le Maroc: Quelle feuille de route pour l’économie fondée sur la connaissance?" on April 9 at ISESCO HQ in Rabat.
This high level consultation brought together policymakers (Director...
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...
[Virtual Workshop] Egypt’s Delivery of Social Programs Using Smart-Cards Technology
Apr 10, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the Community of Practice on Employment and Social Safety Nets, the World Bank organizes a set of virtual workshops. The following one focused on the Best Practices for the Delivery of Social Programs Using Smart-Cards Technology.
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Rencontre Valmer "The Transforming Arab City. Local Empowerment and Urban Governance"
Apr 08, 2013 / Highlight
Essentially anchored in towns and cities, the protests synonymous with the Arab Spring reflected a population’s deep-rooted desire for political and social change across the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean region. Whilst access to jobs, along with the democratization of the political system, represented a primary concern, citizens also voiced...
[Virtual Workshop] Djibouti’s and Palestinian Territories’ Monitoring of Social Programs
Feb 27, 2013 / Highlight
In order to ensure a constant follow-up to the face-to-face trainings and knowledge activities provided within the community of practice on employment and social safety nets, the World Bank organized a set of virtual workshops. The following workshop focused on the monitoring of social programs.
Links to Resources
Full Agenda...
Open Government Initiative
Feb 20, 2013 / Program
Lead Organization
The World Bank.
Partners
Droit et Justice (Moroccan Non-Governmental Organization); Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training; Justice Center for Legal Aid (Jordan); Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA); European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ); Open Society Institute; UK Consultation Institute;...
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...
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.
