Today, almost 55% of the world’s population lives in urban areas.
This proportion is expected to rise to between 70 and 80% by 2050. Sustainable cities are a genuine political project that must guide policies on urban development and access to services and infrastructures in the fields of health, education, transport and so on. Bringing together a wide range of players, cities are a decisive place for mobilizing future generations and implementing actions that will enable cities to become carbon-neutral.
The concept of a sustainable city is based on several issues, including the importance of promoting built and natural heritage (heritage protection and rehabilitation, responsible tourism and economy, development of structuring public facilities), of developing access to culture for local populations, but also of capitalizing on the history of each territory.
Director acting DG NEAR
Round Table 1
Deputy Director, Strategy, Partnerships and General Affairs (SPAG)
Head of AFD's Urban Development, Planning and Housing Division
Regional Director, ICLEI Africa
Mayor of Kloto 1 (Togo), President FRM-CoMSSA
General Manager, Eamau
Round Table 2
Doctorate in geography, expert in urban development and the circular economy
Delegate of the Chambre des Métiers du département du Zou and President of the Abomey Craftsmen's Collective
Technical manager, Patrimoine 3000 project (Tunisia)
Expert for the French Ministry of Culture, former President of the Mucem
Moderator