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 EUMED Cities – EuroMed Cities Network on Good Local Governance
Location of Activities: Lebanon, Morocco,
Theme: Economic Development and Social Inclusion
Theme: Good Governance and Urban Development Policy
Sector: Good Governance
Lead Partner:
Barcelona City Council (Spain);
Contact: Xavier Godás - email: xgodas@bcn.cat
The cities of Fes, Tangier and Ghobayré are currently experiencing rapid population growth, immigration and a concentration of vulnerable populations. This challenges local authorities to develop strategies to enhance sustainable human and economic development for the benefit of all citizens, particularly those in vulnerable communities. |
 Save WHL Cities War Free World Heritage Listed Cities
Location of Activities: Georgia, Lebanon,
Theme: Good Governance and Urban Development Policy
Sector: Cultural Heritage
Lead Partner:
Council of the United Municipalities of Jbail-Byblos (Lebanon);
Contact: Rachid CHAMOUN - email: rchamoun@lau.edu.lb;
Claudio Cimino - email: c.cimino@eyeonculture.net
Both Byblos (Lebanon) and Mtskheta (Georgia) are World Heritage Listed (WHL) cities which have recently been threatened by the ravages of war. Despite the fact that WHL sites have a significant impact on the image of countries and local economies, few measures are put in place to safeguard them. In part this is due to a lack of awareness of civil and military concerned authorities (and even less concern is shown by attacking forces) of the provisions of 1954 Hague Convention and its two Protocols. An even more significant impacting factor is the lack of structures, guidelines, and capacity to develop appropriate policies, and prepare and implement risk management plans. |
 PPRU - Partnership for urban renewal towards regional economic development
Location of Activities: Jordan, Lebanon,
Sector: Economic Development and Employment
Sector: Sustainable Tourism
Sector: Good Governance
Lead Partner:
Province of Turin (Italy);
Contact: Mario ARTUSO - email: mario.artuso@provincia.torino.it
The operational capacity of local authorities as well as the physical conditions within small local communities, both in Lebanon and Jordan, needs to be enhanced. They lack both funding and skills. But these can be addressed by helping them build networks that bring together the administration, the private sector, and civil society in a collaboration that benefits everyone. |
 GODEM - Optimised Management of Waste in the Mediterranean
Location of Activities: Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia,
Theme: Environmental Sustainability
Sector: Solid Waste Management
Lead Partner:
Capital Region of Brussels / ACR+
Contact: Barbara DEWULF - email: bde@ibgebim.be
Not only does the average person in the EU produce twice as much waste as their southern neighbours, but in the south almost twice as much of the waste produced is organic. In general, however, on both sides of the Mediterranean, the quantity and changing composition of waste is making it urgent to find sustainable methods of waste disposal. Of particular concern in the South is the fact that waste is mainly thrown away in an uncontrolled manner, with only 5% being recycled. |
 WADI - Urban Water Management
Location of Activities: Lebanon, Palestine,
Theme: Environmental Sustainability
Sector: Water and Wastewater
Lead Partner:
Municipality of Pisa (Italy);
Contact: Sandra Bertini - email: s.bertini@comune.pisa.it
Improved and more efficient water and waste water management is a major challenge facing local governments in the Eastern Mediterranean, where natural water resources are scarce and threatened by over-exploitation. Although there are piped sewerage systems in parts of larger cities, there is usually no waste water treatment and, in most urban areas, particularly smaller ones, households still rely on cesspits or septic tanks. This results in continuous contamination of groundwater resources. |
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