Advocacy in Tétouan for the participation of civil society in local governance

Speakers at a meeting on "Urban planning law and issues related to the organisation of the urban domain: what local governance?" called on Friday in Tétouan for strengthening the participation of civil society in local governance. In this context, they stressed the need to adopt new integrated approaches to territorial management, to involve various local actors in the analysis of the reality of urbanisation, and to ensure an alignment between urban planning schemes and the needs of the local population, in order to address the social problems of urbanisation. The speakers also called for strengthening the legal framework related to urban management in order to accelerate the implementation of urban planning schemes, ensure the effectiveness of launched programmes, and develop cooperation mechanisms between stakeholders in the field of urban planning. In this context, they emphasised th…