soukaina Ait El Kadi
Facilitator
The medinas (Ancient urban fabrics) a resilience strategy for sustainable cities
November 6, 2024 | 15:00 - 16:30
Multipurpose room 06
Ministry of National Territory and Urban Planning Housing and City Policy
Morocco
French
Reference:
NE 06-05
Summary
This Side event will bring together experts and practitioners who have worked in the Medinas of Morocco and other ancient urban fabrics in different countries to discuss the current situation and perspectives of a new intervention approach aimed at connecting the Medina with the rest of the modern city.
The event will also provide an opportunity to exchange views among various institutions and international experts on the approaches adopted in the Mediterranean region to promote sustainable development in these territories.
Objectives
• Exchange and debate on the approaches adopted by the invited countries in their intervention actions in the medinas;
• Analyze the mechanisms and tools used to support actors in financing projects in the medinas of the concerned countries;
• Plan collaborations with partner countries on management methods and governance of projects and the good practices adopted.
Partners
Organization
Country
Ministry of National Territory and Urban Planning Housing and City Policy of Morocco
Morocco
UN Habitat Morocco office
Morocco
Session panelists
Panelist
Role
Organization
Country
Ms. Safa Boumrah
Directrice of City Policy and Territorial Development Support
Ministry of National Territory Planning Urban Planning Housing and City Policy of Morocco
Mr. Mly Ismail Alaoui
Deputy Director of the Agency for the Development and Rehabilitation of the Medina of Fes (ADER-Fes)
Agency for the Development and Rehabilitation of the Medina of Fes (ADER-Fes)
Mr. Amjad K. Taweel
Projetc Manager UN-HABITAT Office, Palestine
UN-HABITAT Office, Palestine
Ms. Nathalie Fustier
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Morocco
United Nations System Morocco