Bahrain’s Covid experience ‘a model for Arab planners’

Bahrain’s Covid experience ‘a model for Arab planners’

Bahrain's experience during the Covid-19 pandemic and Team Bahrain’s speed and efficiency were highlighted in a regional report released today for other Arab countries to consider.

The 2022 State of Arab Cities Report crowns a multi-year continuous co-operation between the Bahrain Centre for Strategic, International and Energy Studies (Derasat), Arab Countries Regional Office of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

Titled ‘Sustainable Funding for the Urban Infrastructure’, the report is a regional first to be published in Bahrain specifically for urban planners and those interested in various aspects of city living and development.

Following the success of the first version of the State of Arab Cities Report issued in Kuwait in 2012, Derasat was keen to contribute to preparing a new qualitative report reflecting the latest developments in urban intellect in light of Bahrain’s interest in sustainable development goals.

“The report is a trusted reference for all urban planners interested in Arab affairs with qualitative proposals to support the decision-making process in countries of the region and utilising urban planning based on global best practices for Arab cities that underwent massive expansion with large social transformation which affected the region,” said Derasat Board of Trustees chairman