SHAMS (“sun” in Arabic) – Sustainable Human Activities in Mediterranean Urban Systems
General Aim
Contribute to the establishment of sustainable partnerships between European and Mediterranean cities in order to further the gain and exchange of experience in the development, promotion and implementation of sustainable urban development strategies.
Specific Aims
- Capacity building at local level: it will ensure the support of those in charge at local urban level in their actions to define, promote and implement sustainable urban development strategies and increase their access to suitable information and technical and methodological tools;
- Facilitate a South-South transfer: it will contribute to regional integration by encouraging the exchange of South-South experiences in sustainable urban development;
- Reinforce and extend co-operation initiated in the area of sustainable urban development within the framework of the MED’ACT project to other cities in the EU and South.