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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 Energy and tasked it with the development of solar, wind and hydraulic energies along with any other source of renewable energies. The law is in line with Morocco’s commitment to […]
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 the continent. In a statement issued following the visit of the AfDB President Akinwumi Adesina to Morocco last week, the Bank described the Kingdom as “one of AfDB’s best performing […]
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 collective mobilization to fight climate change and stressed the need to implement appropriate actions adapted to the specificities of Mediterranean territories. The final document adopted by the conference, meant to […]
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 debate that is becoming bitterer. The move has angered ecologists and civil society militants fearing the country will become dumping site of Europe, increasing pressure on the moderate Islamist-led government. […]
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 to the thriving cooperation between the two countries. During this visit, first of its kind to an Arab country, the Portuguese Head of State will meet the Moroccan Sovereign who […]
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 this regard a feasibility study, which will cost $455 million. At present, Portugal exports its excess energy to its neighbor Spain, which then feeds into the European system via France. […]
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 “Governance Weekend,” considered the largest event on governance, reported huffpostmaghreb. The event is organized by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation, named after the 70-year old Sudanese billionaire and philanthropist who also […]
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 for increased global awareness as to the need to combat the phenomenon. The call was launched by King Mohammed VI in a speech delivered at the signing ceremony of the […]
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 follow suit. Segolene Royal, also chairman of COP21 praised Morocco for taking the lead in the global transition to renewable energy; a move she said other countries should emulate. “Morocco […]
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 extend Morocco millions of Euros as a contribution to the organization of the World Climate Conference (COP22,) to be hosted by the Kingdom in Marrakech next November. The pledges were […]