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Cairo, Egypt, 15-16 May 2017. Second UfM Ministerial Conference on Sustainable Urban Development will take place in Cairo, Egypt on 15-16 May 2017. Participation is restricted to government representatives of the UfM Member States. For further information about the event, please contact Transport & Urban Development Division: transport@ufmsecretariat.orgLire la suite

Brussels, 28 February 2017.  The second UfM Ad-Hoc SOM on Sustainable Urban Development will take place in Brussels on 28 February 2017. First  UfM Ad-Hoc SOM on Sustainable Urban Development took place in Barcelona on 24 November 2016. For further information about the event, please contact Transport & Urban Development Division: transport@ufmsecretariat.orgLire la suite

Waste management is one of the main environmental problems in Turkey’s cities, including Izmir, and it is also a key strategic issue with particular relevance at regional level. Izmir’s current solid waste landfill facility is reaching its full capacity. The new facility will provide high-quality integrated solid waste management for Izmir at a critical time, and will adopt an exemplary, innovative and environmentally friendly urban infrastructure approach.

The Multi-Site Urban Regeneration Project in Jericho Project will improve living conditions for 50,000 inhabitants of the city and Jericho Governorate by reorganising and upgrading important public and leisure facilities and extending the city’s green spaces. These interventions will bring about the revitalisation of those areas, benefiting commercial activities and local economic development. Moreover, the Project will play a key role in improving the food security chain.

• Le Secrétariat général de l’UpM et ONU-Habitat signent un protocole d’accord afin de renforcer la collaboration pour une approche intégrée du développement urbain, notamment dans les domaines de la gestion de l’eau, de la réduction des risques et de la résilience.

• Encourager le développement urbain durable est crucial pour faire progresser efficacement l’intégration régionale, la stabilité et le développement humain dans la région méditerranéenne.

UfM Secretariat Headquarters, Barcelona, 15 December 2015 The UfM Working Group on Urban Development, created by the Transport and Urban Development Division as a consultative body in the early days of UfM Secretariat, will hold its VII Meeting in Barcelona on 15 December  2015. The event will bring together eminent experts from several partner institutions toLire la suite

Barcelona, 24-25 November 2015 “EUROMED Invest Academy”, bringing together between 60 to 80 representatives of BSOs and territorial actors and constituted by the Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME), EUROCHAMBERS, ANIMA and BusinessMED networks, will conduct a two day capacity building workshop in the Casa Llotja de Mar (Barcelona), on 24-25Lire la suite

Barcelona, 17 November 2015 The city of Barcelona will host the “First International Conference PPP for Cities: Fostering sustainability and innovation in cities through Public Private Partnerships”, on 17 November 2015, in the framework of the Smart City Expo World Congress. The Conference, organized by The Specialist Centre on Public Private Partnership in Smart andLire la suite

UfM Secretariat Headquarters in Barcelona, 10 June 2015 The Third Meeting of the UPFI Project Committee will gather all the Urban Project Finance Initiative (UPFI) partners, namely, the UfM Secretariat, the European Commission, the Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Investment Bank (EIB), the German KFW, the Caisse des Dépôts (CDC), the as wellLire la suite

L’atelier de l’UpM sur l’Initiative pour le financement de projets urbains (UPFI) rassemble pour la première fois l’ensemble des parties prenantes et des promoteurs concernés et impliqués dans cette initiative, marquant ainsi le début de sa seconde phase.

La ministre d’État de la Rénovation urbaine et des Secteurs informels d’Égypte, Laila Iskandar, le secrétaire d’État au Logement du Gouvernement de Tunisie, Anis Ghdira, et le maire de Jéricho (Palestine), Mohammed Jalayta, ont participé à l’atelier, qui a réuni des représentants de haut niveau des institutions financières internationales et 60 participants impliqués dans 15 projets de l’UPFI émanant de 6 pays.