BICC: New publication \ Country Fact Sheet Morocco

4 May 2016

In the latest publication of the project Middle East North Africa Sustainable ELECtricity Trajectories (MENA-SELECT), the authors Boris Schinke and Jens Klawitter (Germanwatch) provide an insightful and up to date overview on how Morocco is operationalizing and projecting its development priorities.

In view of the country’s New Energy Strategy and aspirations for low carbon development this publication addresses the following questions: What defines Morocco’s development background and its challenges in regard to socio-economic, socio-political and environmental aspects?
What characterizes Morocco’s present and future energy system, and which challenges in sustainable energy planning still persist?
How does Morocco’s policy framework address low-carbon development, energy security and participatory governance?
Which recommendations can be given to Moroccan policymakers to close remaining policy gaps and foster the continuation of the country’s move towards low-carbon prosperity?

You will find the full text of the Background Paper: Country Fact Sheet Morocco at:

https://www.bicc.de/fileadmin/Dateien/pdf/press/2016/Country_Fact_Sheet_Morocco_Background.pdf

http://menaselect.info/uploads/Country_Fact_Sheet_Morocco_Background.pdf

A summary of the Country Fact Sheet Morocco is available at:

https://www.bicc.de/fileadmin/Dateien/pdf/press/2016/Country_fact_sheet_Morocco_Summary.pdf

http://menaselect.info/uploads/Country_Fact_Sheet_Morocco_Summary.pdf

About MENA-SELECT (http://menaselect.info/)

In a participatory approach with local stakeholders and together with its partner institutes, BICC investigates the socio-economic impacts, risks and opportunities as well as the potential for conflict of different energy scenarios and power production technologies in Morocco, Egypt and Jordan.

The research project is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), and its objective is to inform national decision-makers and debate on pathways for sustainable energy policies. Project partners are University of Flensburg, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment, Energy, Germanwatch, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).

Source: Notification from BICC from 04.05.2016In the latest publication of the project Middle East North Africa Sustainable ELECtricity Trajectories (MENA-SELECT), the authors Boris Schinke and Jens Klawitter (Germanwatch) provide an insightful and up to date overview on how Morocco is operationalizing and projecting its development priorities.

In view of the country’s New Energy Strategy and aspirations for low carbon development this publication addresses the following questions: What defines Morocco’s development background and its challenges in regard to socio-economic, socio-political and environmental aspects?
What characterizes Morocco’s present and future energy system, and which challenges in sustainable energy planning still persist?
How does Morocco’s policy framework address low-carbon development, energy security and participatory governance?
Which recommendations can be given to Moroccan policymakers to close remaining policy gaps and foster the continuation of the country’s move towards low-carbon prosperity?