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Join on Telegram Denver – Officials in Morocco are stepping up the fight for a sustainable green economy with the latest opening of a Green Economy “War Room” in Rabat.
The new facility is a collaboration between the Moroccan Agency for Energy Efficiency (AMEE) and the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and the Digital and Green Economy.
Officials from both departments formally inaugurated the “war room” on Tuesday, with both Industry Minister Moulay Elalamy and AMEE Director-General Said Mouline present at the new center.
The creation of the center intends to support over 150 different investment projects to maintain and boost Morocco’s pivot toward a model of a sustainable, green economy.
The war room will also enable a central gathering location for investors and various stakeholders and will help facilitate information flow and data exchange between all relevant parties.
“To all those who wish to invest in the green economy, this War Room, managed by AMEE, which has done a remarkable job, provides them with projects, with end-to-end support,” stated Elalamy.
Mouline added that the center intends to promote an ecosystem “to recover 65% of waste, including nearly 55% in material recovery, and generate 60,000 jobs by 2030.”
He also highlighted the government’s initial focus on sustainability is concentrated on thirteen sectors of the Moroccan economy. These include industries related to the manufacture of paper, plastic, cardboard, and lubricating oils, and will require the cooperation of eight industry federations and associations.
The new war room, located in AMEE’s headquarters in Rabat, will reportedly consist of seven stations surrounding a Project Management Office (PMO). The stations will work on separate projects, under the direction of the central PMO, with the aim of achieving the government’s sustainable objectives efficiently.
Officials at the center will work on promoting sustainable policy standards, transform supply chains and secure funding and investments for new sustainability projects.
“The world economy is moving towards the green economy. The projects proposed within the framework of this War Room are projects of the future, in the field of recycling or energy efficiency,” Elalamy concluded.
Morocco, a continental leader in sustainable economy efforts, has long promoted its plan to transform its economy within the next nine years. Labeled the 2030 plan, the objective consists of promoting the country’s renewable energy production to at least 52% and lowering the national environmental footprint.
