Urban sanitation strategy in African cities

SUPPORTING REGIONAL, ECOLOGICAL, AND ENERGY TRANSITIONS

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AGROPARIS TECH AND THE WATER FOR ALL CHAIR

Format: in-person Language: French

Digital platform In-person course in Marseille, Sète and Marseillan

2 weeks of inperson sessions, preceded by 2 weeks of online preparation

Sanitation executives and senior managers in French-speaking Africa

PARTNERSHIP

AgroParisTech / Water for All Chair

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https://mooc-campus.afd.fr/ course/view.php?id=26

OVERALL THEME/BACKGROUND

The development of an urban area can indeed be irreversibly impacted by poorly designed infrastructures, or even infrastructures that fail after several decades, and master plans that have not been thought out taking into account the urban, environmental, economic, social, and even anthropological issues in the area. This is particularly true for liquid waste (public or autonomous), a sector that is often under-considered. Thinking about strategies, infrastructure projects and governance in the sanitation sector is all the more crucial as the environmental and social impacts can be irreversible.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Understanding the systemic issues and incorporating the transitional challenges for 21st century African cities. Learning how innovations in energy, digital, ecological, and social issues can improve strategic choices in sanitation and projects on their region. Clarifying its vision and adapting its sanitation strategy. Being able to convey this vision, to generate support through inspiration, storytelling, and adopting the right stances. Knowing how to support change within your organization and its ecosystem.

TEACHING METHODS & ACTIVITIES

A training course designed as a transformation process, to support sanitation leaders in French-speaking Africa in designing new strategies for their region: 2 weeks of preparation to create the learning community, to understand the complexity of urban issues and to identify the skills (soft skills) to be reinforced in order to support the change

2 week educational trip from Marseille to Sète and Marseillan: immersion, meetings with stakeholders, serious games, mentoring and case studies

WHAT WILL YOU GET OUT OF THIS TRAINING COURSE?

An awareness of the systemic nature of urban issues and interdependencies; an understanding of future transitions and their impact on the strategies to be put in place; your integration into a community of leaders and managers of sanitation "equipped" to support transformation and transitions.