"This is a momentous victory for the people of Western Sahara. At a time when international law is under pressure, it is fundamental that the EU follows its own court and stops collaborating with the occupier through illegal trade agreements", stated Western Sahara Resource Watch. This morning, the EU Court of Justice issued a landmark ruling.
On 4 October, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed another historic win to the Sahrawi national liberation movement, known as Polisario Front, in its struggle to end Morocco''s occupation of Western Sahara. The court blocked efforts by the European Commission to include the territory in the European Union''s trade liberalisation and
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Orange have joined forces to support over the next two years the establishment of a viable business model for a high-quality standard secondary market of
Green hydrogen (GH 2) prospects in Africa are developing at breakneck speed.But the biggest questions remain unanswered. Yes, Africa has the resources but can these highly capital intensive projects be made bankable while lenders demand heavy risk premiums on African projects?
Yet another "renewable" energy project is on the horizon in occupied Western Sahara. And it is gigantic. The new solar project is three times as big as the two solar plants so far constructed in Western Sahara, combined. The information about the new 350 MW solar plant in Boujdour appears on the website of Morocco''s Ministry for Energy
In the COP29 presidency action agenda letter, the president of the upcoming summit and Azerbaijan''s Minister of Ecology and Natural resources, Mukhtar Babayev, outlined a pledge, developed alongside UNECO (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) and UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization), to increase global energy
A Moroccan energy ministry official revealed plans this week to build 1.4 gigawatts of new wind and solar power in the disputed region of Western Sahara by 2027, according to Bloomberg. This initiative will nearly double the area''s current renewable energy capacity. Additionally, a 3-gigawatt power cable project
Western Sahara Resource Watch RE. QUESTIONS ABOUT SIEMENS ENERGY AG''S RECENT STATEMENTS REGARDING WESTERN SAHARA Dear Mr Bruch, Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) is privileged to present you with its compliments. We hope this message finds you well in the current phase of the COVID-19 crisis.
Innovation Challenge for Clean Cooking SummaryThe CookFund programme is a five-year (2021 – 2026) programme established by the Government of Tanzania (through the Ministry of Energy) in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and implemented by UNCDF.
The Trump administration faces a historic opportunity to resolve the Western Sahara conflict. Centered on a disputed territory along North Africa''s Atlantic seaboard, where Morocco and the
" Morocco to Double West Sahara Green Power Output for World Cup", 16 October 2024 The government has set a 2027 deadline to build 1.4 gigawatts of new wind and solar capacity in the region... The projects are likely to cost about 21 billion dirhams ($2.1 billion) and will be led by local and foreign private investors, according to the official...
Time Details; 10:40-10:45: Opening remarks. Ms. Fatou Haidara, Deputy to the Director General and Managing Director, Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations and Director General''s Special Representative for Africa, UNIDO; 10:45-10:55: Presentation of key findings and messages of the IDR 2024 for Western Asia. Mr. Nobuya
More than eight years have passed since Siemens first issued a press release regarding a contract for construction of energy infrastructure in occupied Western Sahara. The company then described the territory as "Southern Morocco". Now, it has done that again. In a press release [or download] of early September, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) announced that
Through its roll-out of massive energy projects in occupied Western Sahara, Morocco becomes more economically connected to, and dependent on, the territory it holds under illegal, military occupation. It intends to export energy generated in the territory to Morocco proper, and to sell off any surplus to surrounding countries, including the EU.
Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment; Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment; Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs; Home Western Sahara. hide. Western Sahara. 18 items. Department Press Briefing. Department Press Briefing – October 17, 2024 Matthew Miller October 17, 2024.
The Tunisian Agency for Technical Cooperation (French: ATCT) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) agreed to pool efforts and work in close collaboration on sustainable industrial development and innovation projects.
Western Sahara Resource Watch works to uncover the plunder of the territory and to keep companies and governments accountable for their support to the occupation. Siemens Energy y Larsen & Toubro se encuentran entre las multinacionales que habrían expresado su interés en ayudar a Marruecos a transportar la energía generada en el Sáhara
Siemens Energy ist unter den multinationalen Konzernen, die Berichten zufolge Interesse bekundet haben, Marokko beim Transport von in der besetzten Westsahara erzeugtem Strom in sein Staatsgebiet zu unterstützen. Western Sahara Resource Watch arbeitet daran, die Plünderung der Westsahara aufzudecken und Unternehmen und Regierungen für
3 天之前· Saharan Winds: Energy Systems and Aeolian Imaginaries in Western Sahara (WVU Press, 2024) contributes to a fairer energy horizon by illuminating the role of imaginaries—how
Since 2010, UNIDO has supported the creation of regional sustainable energy centers across the Global South to accelerate the transition to renewable energy and improve energy efficiency.
The multiple ecological crises provoked by human activities are linked to and exacerbate the other political, social and economic challenges currently faced by North Africa. 1 In Western Sahara, these challenges and crises are shaped by its continued condition as a colony. This report aims to contribute to conversations on a just transition – that is, a transition to
Western Sahara Resource Watch, a Brussels-based NGO allied to the independence movement, estimates that by the end of the decade occupied Western Sahara could be supplying half of all Morocco''s wind energy and a third of its solar energy, much of it headed for Europe. Morocco insists that the territory is part of Morocco.
More than eight years have passed since Siemens first issued a press release regarding a contract for construction of energy infrastructure in occupied Western Sahara. The company then described the territory as "Southern Morocco".
Western Sahara Resource Watch, a Brussels-based NGO allied to the independence movement, estimates that by the end of the decade occupied Western Sahara could be supplying half of all Morocco''s wind
WSRW has produced four reports on the energy industry in occupied Western Sahara, two on renewables and two on oil and gas. Totally Wrong (Citation 2013b) focuses on the activities of the Total oil company in occupied Western Sahara. At the time, Total was the enterprise most heavily involved in oil exploration and had conducted the most
