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In this context, it held to clarify that Marrakech is still "a sensitive for various reasons including town, a costly to maintain fragile built heritage, still too developed unhealthy habitat, a natural site threatened by urban sprawl, a farm environment also threatened by urban development and depleted by climatic conditions more difficult and human and financial resources within the constraints and the requirements of public service that calls the current evolution."

For his part, Mr. Jamal Lokhnati, Secretary General of the national order of Architects has indicated that it cannot be rational urban qualification to the Morocco without an effective involvement of all actors and stakeholders working in this area and the adoption of a comprehensive, balanced and integrated approach, embodying the qualitative and quantitative dimensions and meet the quality requirements.

In that connection, he held to explain the national order of architects focused and responsible way on the opening of several building structural and fundamental to creating a climate to allow the exercise of this profession in the best possible conditions.

Referring to the city of Marrakech, Mr. Lokhnati found that is it for the Morocco a civilizational, town planning and cultural heritage by excellence and an essential point in the international network of the urban and tourist poles more distinguished. For his part, Mr. Mohammed Adib Alaoui, Director of town planning at the Ministry of housing and urban development, pointed out that the city of Marrakech "a lot of philosophy and wisdom" and that it is the first city in the Kingdom to have initiated the urban upgrading.

"It is not faults in Marrakech, great projects and great ideas found their starting point and their realization here in Marrakech", he said.

Mr. El Anbassi Mohamed, President CROAT, as-to-him, recalled that since its foundation by the Almoravid and the protectorate, the city of Marrakech is developed through an infinite number of public and private interventions and referring to a consensus of social, economic, political and cultural interests. This consensus, he explained, allowed him to maintain a balance and to benefit from a harmony between its buildings and gardens that make it the evidence of a civilization and cultural heritage.

This two-day meeting, which brings together a parterre of academics, architects, experts of local elected officials and specialists from the urban question, serves as a platform to discuss issues related, inter alia, "to upgrade urban of the city of Marrakech", "local governance: basis for the process to upgrade urban", "the conciliation between the process of urban requalification and the efficient management of natural resources" and "what architecture for Marrakech."