Àrea Metropolitana de Barcelona

MedCities and the AMB, together with the City Council of Tunis, are to launch the ASIMA-Tunis Project, whose objective is to strengthen multi-level governance in the city by articulating metropolitan actors around a city strategy.

The project, which is carried out within the frame of the Local Authorities: Partnerships for sustainable cities programme of the European Commission (EuropeAID), has a budget of 2.6 million euros and a duration of 48 months.

ASIMA-Tunis will provide support to the city of Tunis in the definition of their strategic plan to face the metropolitan challenges of sustainable development, linking them with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It will also strengthen the capacity of the City Council of Tunis to carry out policies to face environmental challenges related to waste management, and fostering circular economy and its valorisation.

In order to achieve these results, the project will promote cooperation among cities, placing value on exchanges promoted by the MedCities network in order to create long-term associations among its different members and the city of Tunis. In this regard, the role of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB), a member of the project, will be key in order to transfer knowledge and experience, not just in waste management but also in strategic metropolitan planning. It is expected that city councils of different world cities associated to the project, including Barcelona, will also take part in the project through the Metropolis network.