At the initiative of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Foundation, the city of Tangier will host an international conference on the “just energy transition”
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“COP 28” and the 2023 climate week of the Middle East and North Africa Region are important meetings, aimed at affirming the Region’s desire to address climate change through a just energy transition strategy.”
In this perspective, the city of Tangier will host, on the 22nd and 23rd of this month, an international conference on the “just energy transition” at the initiative of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Foundation, organized in collaboration with the Observatory for protection of the environment and historical monuments of Tangier, aims to highlight the challenge posed by the heavy dependence on fossil fuels in 97% of countries in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as their vulnerability to changes climatic.
This conference is part of efforts aimed at contributing to this climate dynamic and promoting the energy transition to mitigate the harmful effects of climate change in North Africa in particular.
Its objective is to highlight the importance of adapting energy systems in oil exporting and importing countries to cope with the resulting social and economic disruptions.
This event aims to complement current research on climate change adaptation carried out by the Middle East Program of the Carnegie Foundation and to engage regional stakeholders, to discuss the challenges and opportunities of a climate-adapted energy transition in North Africa.
According to the same source, representatives of stakeholders from North African countries, notably Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Algeria are expected at the congress sessions.
The conference program includes six sessions addressing key climate challenges and risks in North Africa, climate-related oil export and import infrastructure weaknesses, and economic and environmental vulnerabilities.
Discussions will also focus on the opportunities for energy transition in North Africa, the framing of the climate discourse, through research, development, education and modern technologies, as well as the challenges of governance and the development of climate policies in North Africa.
