11th - 13th October 2005 Place: Geneva Palexpo Exhibition and Congress Centre, Geneva - Switzerland S-DEV Geneva 05 (International Platform on Urban Sustainable Development)

The Switzerland-Morocco Foundation for Sustainable Development (SMFD) attended the International Platform on Urban Sustainable Development. With a stand, our Foundation shared its views successfully on human sustainable development in the following fields: sport, welfare, economy, health and environment. A Moroccan delegation even came to support and to emphasize the SMFD in its action. This delegation was composed of Mr. Driss Benhima, Managing Director (Prime Minister Cabinet) of the Agence pour la Promotion et le Développement Economique et Social des Préfectures et Provinces du Nord du Royaume du Maroc (APDN), Mr. Khaled El Yacoubi, Chief of the water utility and cleaning up Department in the Interior Ministry of the Moroccan Kindgom, Mr. Tariq Kabbage, President of Agadir Communal Council and Mrs Asmaâ Chaabi, President of Essaouira Municipal Council.

In this meeting, a conference, an exhibition and several workshops presented viable clues in the sustainable development field. S-DEV Geneva 05 was mainly focusing on Sustainable Urban Development. It has been an international place for meetings and debates, which was dedicated to all the key economic players and decision makers who were looking for sustainable clues from Northern countries as well as from Southern countries.

During the annual debate and exchange platform, three main points have been underlined to take up the sustainable development challenges: economic growth and visibility, natural resources and environment preservation and finally social progress and equity. Moreover, this meeting encouraged the participation of various sectors such as local, regional or national Governments, International Organization, Non-Governmental Organizations and Private Sector coming from every continent.

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