Overview of the project

Euroméditerranée and Rêve de scènes urbaines propose to combine the skills of a public developer and the know-how of French companies to dialogue with African cities and contribute to their urban projects.
The initiative for the African sustainable city is part of the continuity of the partnership between the two “Industrial Demonstrators for the Sustainable City” (DIVD), Rêve de scènes urbaines and EuroMediterranée Urban Lab (EMUL). This initiative aims to offer local authorities expertise in the development and construction of sustainable neighborhoods and cities.
Euroméditerranée and Rêve de Scènes Urbaines have expertise in setting up a development project, managing public-private partnerships and implementing innovative projects. As for French companies, they can provide technical expertise on a specific subject, their own experience of public/private partnerships and contacts in Africa.
Thus, the African Sustainable City Initiative (ASCI) proposes to share a method for building the city based on

• Building a long-term dialogue with a community to better understand its needs;
• The development of partnerships between the public developer, French companies and the local ecosystem to collectively implement sustainable and innovative projects.

This initiative is intended to be innovative and operational, with a flexible and complete formula to act quickly and freely. RSU and Euroméditerranée have brought together the varied skills of volunteer companies, which can be mobilized according to the calls for projects. This allows the initiative to have a veritable library of French companies’ know-how in sustainable cities, from which the sponsoring community can choose according to its interests.