URBAN PROGRAMS STRATEGIC URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND C ITIES AND C LIMATE C HANGE MAPPING OF RELEVANT INSTITUTIONS AND CENTERS OF COMPETENCE
Agence de Réhabilitation et de Rénovation Urbaine (ARRU) Category: Urban development agencies and operators
Country: Tunisia
Director: M. Mohamed Salah Arfaoui Contact: 19 André Ampère 2080 Ariana Tunisie Tel : 00216 71 402 477 Fax : 00216 71 718 041 Email : msarfaoui@arru.nat.tn Website: http://www.arru.nat.tn Missions: The Urban Rehabilitation and Renewal Agency (ARRU) is attached to the Ministry of Equipment, Housing and Land Planning. It is responsible for implementing the Government policy related to urban rehabilitation and renovation on behalf of the Government and local authorities. ARRU's intervention takes place within a contractual framework with the local authorities responsible for the project and who provide the necessary budget to finance the projects. ARRU identifies national needs with reference to rehabilitation and their classification according to priorities and proposes programs and modes of financing. ARRU was in charge of the rehabilitation of the EL Hafsia area in the medina of Tunis and conducts studies dedicated to the rehabilitation of the historic centers of Kairouan, Sousse, Sfax and Tunis. The agency also promotes real estate projects (residential complex; housing units). Relevance to the CMI urban programs: UD1 – Urban expansion and renewal; Urban land management Date of entry: June 2010