Leader Partner
Municipality of Catania (Italy)
In charge of the general coordination of the project.
It is responsible of the WP1 - administrative and financial coordination and of WP6 – evaluation.

MEDA Co - Leader Partner
Municipality of Bethlehem (West Bank)
In charge of the coordination of the project together with Catania.
It is a beneficiary of the action particularly involved in WP2 - analysis and identification of local needs and potentialities & definition and formulation of local development strategiesand WP4 - implementation of local sustainable urban development strategies.
It is a member of the Scientific Committee.

MEDA Partners
Municipality of El Mina (Lebanon)
It is a beneficiary of the action particularly involved in WP2 - analysis and identification of local needs and potentialities & definition and formulation of local development strategiesand WP4 - implementation of local sustainable urban development strategies.
It is a member of the Scientific Committee.

Municipality of Fez (Morocco)
It is a beneficiary of the action particularly involved in WP2 - analysis and identification of local needs and potentialities & definition and formulation of local development strategiesand WP4 - implementation of local sustainable urban development strategies.

Scientific Partners
Municipality of Reggio Emilia (Italy)
Responsible for the WP4 – implementation of local sustainable urban development strategies.
Its activites are carried out by its owned agency Reggio nel Mondo.

Municipality of Valencia (Spain)
Responsible for the WP2 – analysis and identification of local needs and potentialities & definition and formulation of local development strategies.
It is a member of the Scientific Committee.
Its activities are carried out in cooperation with the Centro de Estrategias y Desarrollo de Valencia (CEyD)

Network ReCS (Italy)
Responsible for the WP3 – analysis and identification of best practices and benchmark of urban strategic planning.
It is also the coordinator of the Scientific Committee.

ANCI IDEALI Foundation (Italy)
Responsible for the WP7 – dissemination.
It has been fully involved in the project management and coordination.

Associated Partners
Municipality of Mazara del Vallo (Italy)
ANCI (National Association of Italian Municipalities)
APLA (Association of Palestinian Local Authorities)
Emilia - Romagna Region (Italy)
Joint Service Council Central Bethlehem (West Bank)