Mediterranean Experts Discuss World Bank Report “Turn Down the Heat”
Dec 09, 2014 / Highlight
December 9, 2014 – Marseille, France
An expert panel discussion followed the presentation of a newly-launched World Bank report, Turn Down the Heat III. One of the report’s main authors was present and was joined by the Tunisian Minister of Infrastructure, Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development, as well as representatives from the...
Two Scenarios for a Hotter and Drier Arab World—And What We Can Do About It?
Dec 01, 2014 / Blog entry
By Maria Sarraf
If you think the summers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are hot—think again. Summers are likely to become much warmer. Global temperatures are rising; the question now is by how much and what the impact of them will be. People in the region already face very high summer temperatures—and these could get worse....
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...
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...
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...
Apply now for a free e-learning course organized by the WB e-Institute on Policy Instruments for Low Emissions Development: From Design to Implementation
Apr 28, 2014 / Highlight
This course has the following modules – (i) Introduction to Low Carbon Development Planning; (ii) Overview for Policymakers; (iii) Power; (iv) Household; (v) Transport - which introduce you to climate change mitigation, explore the concepts surrounding low carbon development planning on an economy-wide basis and take a detailed look at what this...
Apply now for a free e-learning course organized by the WB e-Institute on Low Carbon Development:Planning & Modelling
Apr 28, 2014 / Highlight
Low Carbon Development: Planning & Modelling
This course has the following modules – (i) Introduction to Low Carbon Development Planning; (ii) Overview for Policymakers; (iii) Power; (iv) Household; (v) Transport - which introduce you to climate change mitigation, explore the concepts surrounding low carbon development planning on an economy-...
CMI 2019 Mediterranean Water Heroes Contest Winner
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...
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...
Regional Workshop: “Natural Capital Accounting for Green Growth in the Middle East and North Africa” (Marseille)
Aug 14, 2013 / Highlight
The objective of the workshop, a project of the Green Accounting and WAVES partnership, was to discuss the potential for green accounting and explore candidate countries in the MENA region. The “Natural Capital Accounting” workshop presented the rationale and tools to better monitor and manage natural assets and enhance their productive use to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 & 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
Information...
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...
UKP Launch - Press Release
Supporting Innovation in Climate Technologies and Job Creation in Morocco
Oct 01, 2012 / Blog entry
This blog has been authored by Roger Coma-Cunill, Jonathan Coony and Manaf Touati
Last year, Mr. Berrada patented a new invention for solar-water heaters at the Moroccan Office of Property Rights (OMPIC). His idea is to improve the efficiency of solar-water heaters by introducing a heat-transport fluid system specially designed for buildings and...
Conference on Climate Change and Natural Hazard Risks
Nov 02, 2011 / Highlight
The Middle East and North Africa region has the highest coastal concentration in the world and most of the forecasted population growth in the region will happen in coastal cities. Indeed, MENA coastal cities are home to over 60 million people today and an estimated 100 million by 2030. In addition, The Mediterranean region is one of the most...
Workshop on Services for Innovating Firms, CMI
Nov 02, 2011 / Highlight
This workshop, jointly organized by the CMI, the EIB and the World Bank Institute took place in Villa Valmer, Marseille.
The objective of the workshop was to respond to the concerns of science park and incubator managers from the Mediterranean partner countries (MPCs) in order better to identify and assess the services required by the innovating...
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