Prof. Juan Manuel Ojea QuintanaJuan Manuel Ojea Quintana is a renowned professional in the Education field, His expertise lies in the field of design and implementation of high impact, nationwide, socio-educative programs. Presently he is the Director of Education of the Undersecretary of Energy Efficiency and Savings- Ministry of Energy and Mines, Argentina Nowadays there is an increasing international recognition in thatEducation on Sustainable Development is an integral element of quality and a driving force for sustainable development to be practiced. Both the Muscat Agreement ..read more

Since 2014, the Slurry Pipeline—an underground mineral pipeline—has continuously carried phosphate extracted from Khouribga mines in Morocco to the Jorf Lasfar phosphate port, over a distance of 187 kilometres. The pipeline is far more than a simple tube connecting Khouribga to Jorf Lasfar; it is a link revolutionizing the industrial value chain, from mine to processed chemicals. The changes included adapting Jorf Lasfar’s phosphoric acid lines, which previously received dry phosphate, and digitizing the whole industrial process. “We were the first to have the courage and willpower to ma ..read more

 Union des Associations Africaine des Acteurs de la Réfrigération et de la Climatisation LE FROID, LA CLE DU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE Récépissé de Déclaration d’Existence D’Association ( N°: N00000947001 )  PROTOCOL No.: 001/22-U-3ARC/BE/ All fifty-four African countries along with all other United Nations states have ratified the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (Montreal Protocol), which has already phased out chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) refrigerants depleting ozone layer and will soon phase out hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) such as R-22 and phase out ..read more

An Institution Rooted in Circularity: Founded in 2017 with the mission of advancing research & education in Africa, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) displays unique characteristics as an academic institution. The first of which is its original location, the Green City of Benguerir, Morocco. As a fully-fledged smart city, the Benguerir Green City provides the necessary framework for ecological exemplarity in academic, economic, environmental and social life within the Rhamna province hosting it. This is thanks to innovative urban planning (soft modes of transport, bioclimatic a ..read more

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) organized last March 2022, the first Middle-East & North Africa Climate Week Conference. The event was hosted by the UAE Government, represented by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO), and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), in collaboration with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and the World Bank Group. During this event, the U ..read more

Gareth PhillipsGareth Phillips is Manager of the Climate and Environment Finance Division in the African Development Bank, based in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Access to energy is predominantly a development issue. Energy access radically alters quality of life, providing access to information and better education; it frees up women’s time, improves food security and nutrition and offers options to apply energy for productive use. As a result, energy access improves the economic status of households and communities, giving people more choice and hence making them more resilient and less v ..read more

The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals, as well as countries’ commitments to the Paris climate agreement have provided a strong impetus for accelerating the global transition to a more energy efficient and low-carbon development paradigm. In recent years we have witnessed promising growth in the production and use of renewables around the world. Energy efficiency has also made progress in all economic sectors, but the pace has been slower than what expected and needed. This has been and is also the case of industry. The United Nati ..read more

Kateri Callahan Kateri Callahan is President of the Alliance to Save Energy, a non-government organization in Washington DC that advances energy efficiency worldwide. Mikelann Scerbo Mikelann Scerbo is a Strategic Initiatives Associate at the Alliance to Save Energy. The world shouldn’t have to choose between climate change mitigation and economic development. At the Alliance to Save Energy, we envision a new global economy where energy is used productively to deliver prosperity for all. We can break the historic tie between GDP growth and rising energy demand by deploying ..read more

Efficient energy management, a strategic issue In charge of the delegated management of the “public lighting” department of Greater Casablanca (Morocco) since 2009, Lydec operates a fleet of more than 145,000 light points. Aware of its contribution to the economic and environmental performance of Greater Casablanca, Lydec integrated the challenge of controlling the energy consumption of its infrastructures as a key issue in its Sustainable Development Action Plan 2020 (PADD 2020). Articulated around 4 commitments and 20 objectives, PADD 2020 aims in particular, in its objective 13, to co ..read more