Priority Actions and Bottleneck analysis (EN and AR)
Working Group Session detailed notes (EN)
CMI Survey on local economic development among the Host Municipalities Network
R For Resilient Refugees
Jun 20, 2017 / Blog entry
June 20 is an international day to salute the resilience of refugees worldwide. Five years into the Syrian crisis, refugees have proved strength, courage, and perseverance.
We tell here some stories on their status and lives.
The Three Neighboring Countries
A young Syrian girl playfully hides from our camera at an adhoc compound for...
[Webinar] The Impact of the 9.45 US$ Cents CSP Bid on the MENA Region
Jun 14, 2017 / Highlight
The webinar, taking place online on Tuesday 20th of June, 2017 at 2pm time in Dubai, is free to attend and it is organized by the World Bank MENA CSP Knowledge & Innovation Program. Places are free but limited, offered on a first come first served basis at http://bit.ly/2sJEovn
The recent tender of the CSP project in Dubai DEWA 200 has...
[Summary] CMI Urban Hub Regional Workshop “Addressing the Challenges of Territorial Cohesion and, Promoting the Role of Cities in the MENA Region”
Women Driving the Middle East and North Africa Forward, One Business Innovation at A Time
Jun 12, 2017 / Blog entry
Our continued belief in the enormous resourcefulness, resilience and sheer drive of young Arab women has yet again been reconfirmed. In Cairo, Yara Yassin and Rania Rafie are agents of change. These young women work with local artisans to transform plastic bags into high-quality fashion products sold around the world.
Continue reading this...
Mediterranean Refugees and Migrants Newsletter - Issue 8
[Agenda] Youth and Employability in MENA: Better Skills, More Jobs
أزمة اللاجئين.. مشاريع اقتصادية في لبنان والأردن لخلق فرص عمل وتحسين البنية التحتية
May 31, 2017 / Library
الجزء الثاني من برنامج حواري عبر فرانس 24 العربية، حول آثار اللجوء المترتبة على عاتق البلديات في دول المشرق، تم إنجازه ضمن ورشة عمل شبكة البلديات المضيفة للاجئين حول موضوع "التنمية الإقتصادية المحلية".
الضيوف المشاركون في الحوار:
- حنين السيد، مسؤولة برامج التنمية البشرية لدى البنك الدولي في الشرق الأوسط (مكتب بيروت)
- مها قطاع، مها قطاع، منسقة...
أزمة اللاجئين.. آثار اقتصادية ملحوظة على البلديات المضيفة في لبنان والأردن
May 31, 2017 / Library
الجزء الأوّل من برنامج حواري عبر فرانس 24 العربية، حول آثار اللجوء المترتبة على عاتق البلديات في دول المشرق، تم إنجازه ضمن ورشة عمل شبكة البلديات المضيفة للاجئين حول موضوع "التنمية الإقتصادية المحلية".
الضيوف المشاركون في الحوار:
- حنين السيد، مسؤولة برامج التنمية البشرية لدى البنك الدولي في الشرق الأوسط (مكتب بيروت)
- مها قطاع، مها قطاع، منسقة...
[Agenda] Digital Transformation in The Euro-Mediterranean Area: Financial Inclusion and Stability
Digital Transformation in The Euro-Mediterranean Area: Financial Inclusion and Stability
May 30, 2017 / Highlight
Rationale
In recent years, digital technologies have created new financial sector challenges and opportunities. In many Euro-Mediterranean countries, technology innovation is allowing for the digital deployment of traditional financial services (remittances, payments, credit, savings), and second-wave services (money transfer, wealth management...
Transport & Land-Use Policies to Build Inclusive Cities
[Summary] Host Municipalities Network Webinar Data Production for Strengthening Social Cohesion in Host Communities
[Compendium] Best Practices in Hosting Refugees
Data Collection and Analysis
Municipalities at the Forefront of the Refugees’ Crisis
Amid Growing Need, Refugee Health Workers could Fill Key Gaps
Apr 10, 2017 / Blog entry
Over the past six years, at least half of Syria’s 30,000 physicians—perhaps more, no one knows for sure—have fled the country. Like other Syrian refugees, they have gone wherever they can: Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey, Europe, and, in much smaller numbers, Canada and the United States.
Continue reading this article on The Brookings website...
Regional Workshop for Decision-makers on Groundwater Management
Apr 10, 2017 / Highlight
As part of the CMI program on Water Demand Management, a regional workshop on decentralized and participatory groundwater management was organized on March 9-10, 2017 in Marseille by AFD and the World Bank with the co-funding of the MENA Multi Donor Trust Fund, water scarce cities initiative, and GIZ, and a valuable technical partnership and...
Education for Competitiveness (E4C): Technical Workshop on School Disciplinary Climates in MENA
Apr 10, 2017 / Highlight
Background
The Education for Competitiveness (E4C) initiative was launched to support MENA countries improve their education systems to achieve higher productivity, inclusive growth, and global competitiveness. The E4C 21st Century Skills team and their partners aim to shed light on the critical importance of promoting not only cognitive but...
[Webinar] Data production for Strengthening Social Cohesion in Host Communities
Apr 05, 2017 / Library
Agenda
[Webinar] Data Production for Strengthening Social Cohesion in Host Communities
Apr 05, 2017 / Highlight
Context and Rationale
Producing reliable data on social cohesion often presents a challenge to municipalities hosting large numbers of refugees. This is not only due to the complexity of the topic, but also to capacity constraints and a fragile and rapidly changing environment. Social cohesion plays however an important role in urban settings,...
[Agenda] Improving Local Economic Opportunities for Host Communities and Refugees
Apr 04, 2017 / Library
tentative agenda for the 2nd Annual Peer-to-Peer Learning Workshop of the Mediterranean Host Municipalities Learning Network.
Improving Local Economic Opportunities for Host Communities and Refugees
Apr 04, 2017 / Highlight
Context
Over the five years of the Syrian conflict, affected municipalities have had to develop extraordinary resources and solutions to host refugees and ensure service delivery for all. 89% of Syrian refugees are hosted in by 3 of Syria’s neighbors (Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey), and affecting already vulnerable contexts in the region such as...
Rainwater, Greywater and Efficient Irrigation of Green Roofs in Jordan
Apr 04, 2017 / Library
Presentation by Lina Al-Kurdi, Switch-Med Green Entrepreneur, Green Roof, Jordan
How do Education and Unemployment Affect Support for Violent Extremism? Evidence from Eight Arab Countries
Apr 03, 2017 / Blog entry
The year 2016 saw a spate of global terrorist attacks in United States, Ivory Coast, Belgium, France, Pakistan, Turkey and Nigeria, which has led to an increased focus on ways to combat terrorism and specifically, the threat of Daesh (Arabic acronym for ISIS, Islamic State of Iraq and Syria).
Continue reading this article on The Brookings...
