Tag: COP22

Morocco: Parliament Passes Law Assigning Development of Renewable Energies to MASEN

August 5, 2016

The Moroccan parliament officially passed a law that changed the name of the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN) into the Moroccan Agency for Sustainable ... Read More

Africa gets 85% of Morocco’s Foreign Direct Investments, AfDB

July 25, 2016

The African Development Bank (AfDB) commended Morocco’s commitment to economic development in Africa, saying that the Kingdom gears 85% of its foreign direct investments to ... Read More

MedCOP Climate Calls for Collective Mobilization to Fight Climate Change

July 20, 2016

The second Conference of Parties of the Countries Bordering the Mediterranean on Climate Change (MedCOP Climate 2016) held in Tangiers July 18-19 called for a ... Read More

Morocco: Waste Imports From Italy Stir Controversy

July 4, 2016

The government’s controversial decision to approve waste imports from Italy for energy production by a cement plant is stirring a heated debate in Morocco, a ... Read More

Morocco, Portugal Determined to Lift Cooperation to Higher Levels

June 27, 2016

Portuguese president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa starts this Monday a visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohammed VI to give a new momentum ... Read More

Morocco, Portugal Mulling Undersea Electricity Link

June 13, 2016

Morocco and Portugal are studying the possibility of an undersea power connection, which would be the second Europe-Africa link. The two countries have signed in ... Read More

Marrakech to Host “Governance Weekend” in November

June 9, 2016

Just after the holding of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP22) slated from November 7 to 18, the city of Marrakesh will host the ... Read More

Morocco Calls for Pooling Efforts to Implement Paris Agreement on Climate Change

April 22, 2016

Morocco has called on the international community to pool efforts to implement all the provisions of the Paris Agreement on climate change and expressed hope ... Read More

Morocco, a Role Model for Forward-looking Decisions on Renewable Energy, French Official

April 19, 2016

French Minister of Environment in charge of international relations on climate hailed Morocco for its anticipative option for renewable energy and called on nations to ... Read More

COP22: Financial Support Coming

April 11, 2016

Several stakeholders, including the European Union, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) among others have committed to ... Read More