AGADIR | MOROCCO ALEXANDRIA | EGYPT PROJECT FOR THE PROJECT FOR THE CREATION OF A BUS REHABILITATION OF RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM ALEXANDRIA’S COTTON IN GREATER AGADIR DISTRICT AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA (MINAT AL BASSAL AND KAFR ASHRY) © IBF for AFD for © IBF AFD for © I NTA THE PROJECT DETAILS THE PROJECT DETAILS Agadir is modernising its public transport system to Project progress A new life for brownfield sites from 19th century Project progress strengthen its economic and tourism attractiveness Alexandria Greater Agadir, which is responsible for urban mobility for nine Identification Minat Al Bassal, the old 19th century industrial cotton district, is Identification municipalities, is upgrading its public transport network. This a unique site of modern Egyptian heritage, whose rehabilitation modernisation rests on the creation of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) would provide an opportunity for local economic redevelopment. line, which will be efficient and environmentally friendly, and the This restoration of industrial heritage would also stimulate the creation of a Local Development Corporation responsible for the rehabilitation of the neighbouring district of Kafr Ashry, located in Feasibility Feasibility management of urban mobility. the central part of Alexandria. This 15-km BRT line, running from the port of Agadir to Tikiouine, will This project, promoted by the Governorate of Alexandria, aims amongst others connect the souk and the universities. Transit hubs to develop synergies and complementarities between the two will be created along this first BRT line to be built in Morocco in order Financing neighbourhoods, and consists in restoring the industrial warehouses Financing to regenerate nearby public spaces. and setting up of Minat al Bassal through an adaptive urban reuse, to improve public and setting up spaces and the area around the Mahmoudieh canal, to carry out With the creation of a Local Development Corporation for urban small public works with high labour intensity for public spaces and mobility, the strategic planning of mobility and the inter-municipal facades in Kafr Ashry and to improve its accessibility. This project will nature of the initiative, the Agadir BRT is a truly innovative project. Implementation promote industrial culture and heritage to the citizens of Alexandria, Implementation and will also develop a new urban hub, creating opportunities and jobs for its inhabitants. 9 MUNICIPALITIES 15 km 60,000 1 MILLION SOME 20 BENEFICIARIES OF EFFICIENT AND INHABITANTS, EGYPTIAN AND PER DAY ENVIRONMENTALLY BROUGHT 2 8 INTERNATIONAL TOGETHER TO NEIGHBOURHOODS URBAN HERITAGE FRIENDLY BUS LINE STAKEHOLDERS CARRY THE RESTORED BUILDINGS INVOLVED PROJECT COVERED © IBF for AFD © INTA for AFD Project promoter GREATER AGADIR ALEXANDRIA Greater Agadir Project promoter With one million inhabitants, Greater Agadir Urban Cluster Alexandria is Egypt’s biggest port and is the main coastal resort of Morocco, with the country’s second largest city. With Governorate of Alexandria a flourishing economy and tourism. Created 4.5 million inhabitants and a total area Alexandria Cotton Holding in 2015, the inter-communal establishment Agadir of 300 km2, population density is high, of the Greater Agadir Urban Cluster brings especially in Minat Al Bassal and Kafr Egyptian banks together nine municipalities: Agadir, Ashry, in the central part of Alexandria. Inezgane, Dcheira, Ait Melloul, Lqliaaa, Dragua, Temsia, Taghazout and Aourir. UPFI UPFI 6. Urban Projects Finance Initiative Urban Projects Finance Initiative 7. AQABA | JORDAN BOUREGREG | MOROCCO URBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT FOR THE PROJECT IN AQABA DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOUREGREG VALLEY IN RABAT (ZONE 3) © INTA for AFD for © INTA © AAVB THE PROJECT DETAILS THE PROJECT DETAILS Modernisation and rehabilitation of Aqaba Project progress Integrated and sustainable development of the Project progress through integrated urban development Bouregreg Valley The city of Aqaba is launching an urban development programme to Identification Since 2006, the Bouregreg Valley Development Agency (AAVB) has Identification revitalise several neighbourhoods by developing their public spaces been working for the development of the Bouregreg Valley in order while improving public transport and waste management. to provide, within the Rabat-Salé-Témara metropolitan area, a new space for living, working and recreation. Based on an integrated This development programme, led by the Aqaba Special Economic urban development model, this creation of an eco-city rests on Feasibility Feasibility Zone Authority (ASEZA), focuses on the rehabilitation and four principles: protecting the environment of the valley, promoting revitalisation of Aqaba city centre and the strengthening of links a social and civic approach, preserving and rehabilitating heritage, between the different parts of the city: the city centre, its souk, the and improving the living environment of the population. old town, the fishing harbour, residential areas, the hotel sectors and the cruise terminal. Financing The UPFI is supporting the AAVB in the development of zone 3 of this Financing and setting up project, which is broken up into 6 zones. When it is completed, zone and setting up The aim of this UPFI project is to ensure a balanced urban expansion 3 – which covers the largest surface area – will see the construction and structured development planning in order to establish a coherent of mixed-use facilities (residential buildings, offices, retail spaces, framework that can absorb the city’s future economic and population public areas, hospital, university, etc.). The project will also see growth. This urban upgrade strategy will ultimately enhance the Implementation the restoration of the Chellah, a Marinid necropolis designated as Implementation touristic and economic appeal of Aqaba and improve quality of life a UNESCO world heritage site and the development of peri-urban for its residents. agriculture. The project’s vision of creating a benchmark eco-city in Morocco earned zone 3 the UfM label, which was given in May 2015. THE PROJECT COVERS AN ECO-CITY 3,200,000 M² 120,000 280,000 2 375 KM OF NEARLY OF BUILT AREA INHABITANTS IN 2010 POTENTIAL PROJECT ZONES OF THE AQABA 6 OVER ZONE 3 BENEFICIARIES DEVELOPED STRATEGIC OF THE PROJECT ZONE 6,000 HECTARES AQABA RABAT-SALÉ-TÉMARA © AAVB The main gateway to international trade METROPOLITAN AREA and a major industrial centre of Jordan, © INTA for AFD With 2 million inhabitants, Rabat-Salé- Project promoter Aqaba is also one of the top tourist Témara is the second most important Project promoter Bouregreg Valley destinations in the country thanks to its Aqaba urban area in Morocco, both in size and Rabat Development Agency (AAVB) location on the banks of the Red Sea and Aqaba Special economic importance, as well as the its proximity to Petra and Wadi Rum. Economic Zone political centre of Morocco, home to Authority (ASEZA) Rabat, the capital of the Kingdom. The metropolitan area is divided by the Valley of the Bouregreg River. UPFI UPFI 8. Urban Projects Finance Initiative Urban Projects Finance Initiative 9. GIZA NORTH | EGYPT JERICHO | PALESTINE URBAN DEVELOPMENT MULTI-SITE URBAN PROJECT IN NORTHERN REGENERATION GIZA IN CAIRO PROJECT IN JERICHO (POPULAR NEIGHBOURHOOD OF KAWMEYA – IMBABA AND AL WARRAK) © Pierre-Arnaud BARTHEL, AFD BARTHEL, © Pierre-Arnaud AFD for © UGP THE PROJECT DETAILS THE PROJECT DETAILS Kawmeya, a model of sustainable urban Project progress Jericho: an urban regeneration project with many Project progress redevelopment in a poor neighbourhood benefits for its inhabitants and its economy Since the 1990s, the Governorate of Giza has launched an integrated urban Identification In order to boost economic development, the UPFI is working with Identification redevelopment project for the 950,000 inhabitants of the neighbourhoods the Jericho Municipality to restore strategic installations connected to of Imbaba and Al Warrak. Following the transformation of the old Imbaba agricultural activities and tourism, the drivers of the local economy. airport site into a mixed-use urban zone, plans are now underway for the The relocation of facilities with a high urban nuisance factor into less development of the Kawmeya sector. This urban redevelopment project Feasibility Feasibility will provide new basic public facilities, job and revenue-creating activities residential zones will allow the development of municipal land in the and public spaces. Two public service centres will thus be created in city centre in order to expand public spaces open to all. Kawmeya and neighbouring zones will be developed through restoration A new abattoir meeting health and environmental international of buildings, improved roads and upgrading of essential services (water, • standards. energy, sanitation, etc.). The project is also exploring the feasibility of a Financing Financing and setting up and setting up development plan for the urban zone to the west of the ring road, which A new municipal garage. has been strongly impacted by the expansion of irregular settlements. • Enlarging the Spanish Gardens; new green spaces open to all. This project for the development of a precarious neighbourhood received • the UfM label in 2014. Implementation This UPFI project was given the UfM label in June 2016 by the UfM and Implementation its 43 member states. The Giza North project will be included in the Egyptian government’s 2018 budget. 70 50,000 250,000 REHABILITATION IMPROVEMENT OF MUNICIPAL HECTARES OF