This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press – Erfoud
As part of the sustainable management of oasis ecosystems project in Morocco “PROGEDOM”, financed by the “PROGREEN” Fund of the World Bank, Tuesday December 24, 2024, in the town of Erfoud, partnership agreements were signed between the National Agency for the Development of Oasis and Argan Areas and 11 associations to support the Al-Najah school with existing educational establishments in the Ovos oasis, for a total cost of more than 250 million centimes.
These agreements, which were signed by the director of the National Agency for the Development of Oasis and Argan Areas – Qutb Al-Oasis and the heads of 11 associations supporting the Al-Najah school, aim to sustainable development and the rehabilitation of green spaces, with rational management of natural resources, in particular water, soil and biodiversity. It also aims to improve the living environment and encourage educational, social, cultural, sporting and artistic activities in educational establishments located in the Ovos and Ranks groups.
The educational establishments benefiting from this environmental project are distributed between 7 school groups, 3 preparatory high schools and a qualifying high school.
It should be noted that the associations concerned by this agreement had submitted their projects on the basis of the announcement of the call for tenders for the year 2024 by the National Agency for the Development of Oasis and Argan Areas. After the selection stage, partnership agreements were signed during a presentation ceremony of the launching workshops of the sustainable management of oasis ecosystems project in Morocco, organized last Tuesday at the agency’s headquarters in Erfoud, in the presence the director of the agency, the heads of the ministries of agriculture and tourism, and the directors of educational establishments and vital sectors concerned with oasis ecosystems in order to promote the sustainable management of oasis ecosystems and strengthen their resilience.
It should be noted that the project includes several other projects aimed at rehabilitating oasis ecosystems, sustaining natural resources and supporting the capacities of populations, in addition to strengthening institutions and exchanging innovative knowledge on oases, at a cost financial amounting to 164 million dirhams. to which the Ministry of Agriculture contributed 43 million dirhams, and 121 million dirhams as a grant from the World Bank.
