Perceptions Data Reveal Patterns of Tenure Insecurity in the Middle East and North Africa

By |2024-01-04T14:25:15+01:00March 23rd 2021|

Understanding what drives perceived security can help policymakers and urban planners make better choices. Shahd Mustafa shares new findings from Prindex’s report on land rights in the Arab region.

“We need to empower the people living in informal settlements” – An interview with Howaida Barakat from the Ministry of Housing, Egypt

By |2023-12-19T15:10:31+01:00March 21st 2017|

In Egypt there are almost 850 000 people living in unsafe areas. We talked to Howaida Barakat, International Cooperation Advisor at the Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities in Egypt about how the country deals with informal settlements, how the government is attempting to understand and include the people living in informal settlements and what sustainable housing in Egypt could look like in the future.

“I want to stay.” New perspectives for migrants and refugees in Morocco

By |2023-12-19T14:33:19+01:00December 14th 2016|

In a four-part series, URBANET takes a closer look at specific projects that contribute to making cities more liveable. This third part describes efforts to better integrate and reintegrate migrants, refugees and returning migrants into local life in Morocco.

Collaborating for a geographical information system in Kairouan

By |2023-12-19T14:46:14+01:00November 8th 2016|

For sustainable urban planning, administrative bodies, service providers and citizens need to work together. In Kairouan, Tunisia, different actors are collaborating to put in place a comprehensive geographical information system for their city.

Municipal Knowledge Sharing – German and Maghrebian cities in dialogue

By |2023-12-19T14:46:28+01:00November 3rd 2016|

If the New Urban Agenda is to be a success, it is of vital importance that cities form partnerships and learn from each other. Such activities are already under way: in this article, URBANET presents an example of municipal knowledge sharing between cities in the Maghreb region and cities in Germany.

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