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Joint Initiative for a Cleaner Mohammedia
SEED Finalist
Year of participation:2005
Region:Africa
Subject:Education|Environmental technologies
Building an environmental technology centre to reduce pollution levels in the city of Mohammedia, home to the country’s largest refinery, and assisting local enterprises in the acquisition of upgraded technology. The aim is to franchise the model across the world.
Project description
Business and government are working together to build a centre for the transfer of environmental technology known as the “C3TEM to increase the competitiveness of local industry, reduce pollution levels in the city of Mohammedia, home to the country’s largest refinery, assist local enterprises in the acquisition of upgraded technology, and improve the general standard of living. The aim is to franchise the model across the world.
Mohammedia is a highly industrialized Moroccan city with about 170,000 inhabitants and is home to the largest crude oil port of the country. The region also serves as a recreation area for tourists and the population of nearby Casablanca. Due to the increasing industrial activities, air and water pollution have become a crucial problem.
Furthermore the introduction of stricter environmental standards by the government and increased demands from local authorities, local population and international markets put local companies under immense pressure to use cleaner production methods.
This initiative is the result of more than a year of consultations among a wide range of stakeholders – from local and national public authorities to businesses, local and international research institutions, NGOs and a variety of community-based organisations. They are collaborating to set up a local environmental technology transfer centre, using local resources and external support, to support local enterprises in upgrading their technological capacity, and to act as a platform for interaction among the city's various interest groups. The main activities of this initiative are to:
• collect and release relevant environmental information
• organise training courses in environmental management
• provide technical assistance and facilitate the use of new environmental technologies
• encourage the demand driven development and transfer of technologies from the local university
• facilitate sustainable investments
• network the various interest groups and other specialised centres
• encourage local researchers to set up enterprises
The ultimate aim of the project is to create a replicable model which may be franchised globally
Growth plans description
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Project partners
• Mohammedia Chamber of Commerce
• University Hassan II
• AZIM (Local business association)
• SAMIR (Petrol refinery)
• Moroccan Department of Environment
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