Programme Summary – 52nd Habitat and Francophonie Network (RHF) Conference

📍 March 18–20, 2019 – MauriCenter Hotel, Nouakchott, Mauritania

🎯 Theme: “Together, Let’s Build an Inclusive City”

📅 Monday, March 18 – Members' Day

• 08:30–09:30 – Registration and welcome of RHF members
• 09:30–12:30 – Members-only session
• RHF General Assembly
• Opening remarks by Jacques Hojlo, President of RHF
• Thematic workshops:
• Cooperation on energy efficiency and construction techniques
• Role of local authorities within RHF
• Development and reform of RHF statutes
• Statutory session
• 12:30–13:00 – Board of Directors session (reserved for board members)
• 12:30–14:00 – Lunch
• 14:00–15:00 – Arrival and registration of conference speakers
• 15:00–18:30 – Professional field visits in Nouakchott: Restructuring of informal neighborhoods and relocation zones
• 20:00–22:30 – Official opening dinner hosted by ISKAN
• 📍 Reception Hall of the Ambassador

📅 Tuesday, March 19 – Official Opening

• 08:30–09:30 – Registration of speakers and participants
• 09:30–11:00 – Conference moderated by Mohamed Vall Oumeir, Director of La Tribune weekly
• Official Opening Speeches:
• Fatimetou Abdel Malick (President of Nouakchott Regional Council, AIMF representative)
• Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Jaafar, Director General of ISKAN
• Jacques Hojlo, RHF President
• Vincent Kitio, Head of Urban Energy Unit, UN-Habitat
• Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State for Europe and Foreign Affairs (tentative)
• Nani Ould Chrougha, Minister of Housing, Urbanism and Territorial Development
• 11:00–11:30 – Opening Keynote: “Together, Let’s Build an Inclusive City”
• Speaker: Alioune Badiane, President of TUTTA (The Urban Think Tank Africa, Senegal)
• 11:30–12:30
• Signing of partnership agreements
• Group photo of participants
• Press conference
• 12:30–14:00 – Lunch
• 13:00–14:00 – Business Session
• Chair: Philippe Tintignac, CEO of Afrique Télécom, Honorary Consul of Côte d’Ivoire (France)
• Rapporteur: Hervé Boisguillaume, Project Director for Sustainable Cities, French Ministry of Ecological Transition
• 14:00–15:30 – Roundtable: Urban Development in Mauritania Towards Sustainability
• Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Jaafar (ISKAN)
• Abdoulaye Wele (Director General of Housing, Ministry of Housing)
• Ely Salem Ould Mounah (Director General, Nouakchott Urban Development Agency – ADU)
• Papus Kane (Ministry of Petroleum, Mines and Energy)
• Salek Moulaye (Nouakchott Regional Council)
• Rapporteur: Monceyf Fadili, UN-Habitat Morocco
• 15:30–16:00 – Coffee break
• 16:00–18:00 – Engaging Non-State Actors for Safe and Inclusive Cities
• Chair: Badre Kanouni, Chairman of Al Omrane Group (Morocco)
• Testimonies:
• Roger Ménard and Dominique Godbout (Québec Housing organizations)
• Mamadou Dembé Kouyaté (Mali Housing Committee)
• Alia Menkouss (National Association of Mayors, Mauritania)
• Michel Max Raynaud (Université de Montréal, Canada)
• Rapporteur: Xavier Crépin, Professor, Sciences Po Rennes

📅 Wednesday, March 20 – Closing Day

• 08:30–09:00 – Speaker registration
• 09:00–11:00 – Session: Transitioning to Resilient and Livable Cities
• Chair: José Tonato, Minister of Living Environment & Sustainable Development (Benin – tentative)
• Speakers:
• Sabrina Mathiot (Union Sociale pour l’Habitat Outre-mer)
• Yawo Nyadzi (CEO, SEMSAMAR – French Overseas Territories)
• Cédric Van Styvendael (President, Housing Europe)
• Birane Wane (Advisor, Mauritanian Ministry of Housing)
• Antoine Perrau (Architect & Lecturer, ENSAM Réunion)
• Rapporteur: Antoine Perrau
• Book presentation: “Natural Cooling for Contemporary Architecture” by Pierre Magnière
• 11:00–12:00 – Brunch
• 12:00–15:00 – Thematic Roundtables: Financial and Human Resources
• 12:00–13:30 – Housing Finance
• Chair: Olivier Vidal (Center for Affordable Housing Finance in Africa – South Africa)
• Speakers:
• Mamadou Bocar Sy (CEO, Banque de l’Habitat du Sénégal)
• African Development Bank (Côte d’Ivoire)
• Christian Agossa (CEO, Regional Mortgage Refinancing Fund – Togo, tentative)
• Agence Française de Développement (tentative)
• Rapporteur: Michel Max Raynaud (Université de Montréal)
• 13:30–15:00 – Human Capacity Building
• Chair: Xavier Crépin (Sciences Po Rennes, RHF Scientific Coordinator)
• Speakers:
• Mamadou Koné (IFDD – Québec)
• Kodjo Mawuéna Tchini (EAMAU – Togo)
• Rapporteur: Amandine Toussaint (French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs)
• 15:00–15:30 – Coffee break
• 15:30–16:30
• Session: Innovative Companies and Sustainable Cities
• Parallel Session: Local Government Dialogue
• Chair: Jean-Louis Dumont (President, Union Sociale pour l’Habitat – USH)
• Rapporteur: Lucien Stanzione (NGO & Local Housing Expert)
• 17:00–18:00 – Summary, Recommendations, and Closing Ceremony
• Summary: Monceyf Fadili, UN-Habitat Morocco
• Recommendations: Jacques Hojlo, President of RHF
• Closing remarks:
• Hervé Boisguillaume (France, Ministry of Ecological Transition)

Mohamed Mahmoud Ould Jaafar, Director General of ISKAN