Major previous steps :

• 2002: Definition of a Swiss action framework in Cuba under the aegis of the Swiss Secretariat for Education and Research, with the participation of the Center for Cooperation and Development (CODEV) of the EPFL, the Swiss National Science Foundation, the University of Zurich and the University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland in Rapperswil, in order to initiate cooperation in the field of public health and urban development under the aegis of the Cuban Ministry of Higher Education
• 2003-2005: Training project in urban development and transport with the setting of objectives for eco-compatible transport systems and the organization of academic exchanges in urban planning and transport between Switzerland and Cuba.
• 2006: Training and sensitization to a transversal collaboration approach between public authorities involved in urban planning and transportation. Training of local specialists in the development of data processing and socio-geographic sensitivity maps.
• 2007: Definition of an area called “Deep Havana” for an academic application of Swiss urban management concepts. Joint work of Swiss and Cuban students in urban planning. Raising awareness of pollution issues by measuring air pollutants in the city of Zurich.
• 2008: Integrated urban traffic planning course. Training of about twenty Cuban specialists in urban planning and transport in urban management methods applied in Europe and Switzerland with case studies in Havana.
• 2009-2010: Concrete planning for the sanitation of an urban axis involving the Public Transport Department and the Ministry of Transport. Integration of a master’s thesis by a Swiss student of the HES Rapperswil. Integrated urban traffic planning course.
• 2011-2012: Support for the creation of a chair in mobility at the Technical University of Havana (CUJAE) with the involvement of EPFL and support of the city of mobility. Start of the PhD of a CUJAE professor on traffic-related air pollution.
• 2013: Definition of a collaboration framework between EPFL and our Cuban partners, with a focus on the reduction of air pollution by fine particles (PM10) and better energy efficiency in urban areas and in the field of transport. Development of a priority action plan in Cuba. Creation of the association UrbamoCuba.CH
• 2014: Partnership with the Ministry of Environment (CITMA) and the Government of the Province of Havana: Realization of an action plan with the purchase and transfer to Cuba of a PM10 fine particle measurement equipment and a dedicated computer and photographic equipment. Collaboration with the Government of the Province of Havana (People’s Power) to support its sustainable development program in urban energy strategies
• 2015: Exhaustive measurement campaign in Havana: Organization of an exhaustive measurement campaign with integration of the data collected into the simulation and forecasting model of urban air pollution developed at EPFL.
• 2016 : Detailed analysis of contaminant emissions by vehicle type and their impacts on lung disease. Preparation for the implementation of a program to measure contaminants and the resulting hospitalizations in the Cerro district of Havana.
• 2017: Preparation of a concept for the development of solar recharged bicitaxis. Study of a service concept for the district of Old Havana, dimensioning of a solar charging station and proposal of an operating concept.
• 2018: Organized an international conference in Havana on energy management for a more climate and air quality sustainable society: presented an application model of the PhD thesis performed at EPFL by multi-parameterized simulation of air contaminant emissions and compared the economic and ecological relevance of different energy policy scenarios.
• 2019 : Participation in a call for submissions from the People’s Power of Havana for the 500 years of the city of Havana. Official visit of a delegation from the Cuban Ministry of Environment (CITMA) to EPFL and completion of a master’s thesis in the field of air quality by a Cuban researcher at EPFL