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Sustainable Human Development in Morocco: Roles for Renewable Energy, Green Tech, and the Start-Up Sector in Expanding Employment for Women, Youth, and Rural Populations

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Add to Calendar 2024-06-11 10:00:00 2025-05-24 12:07:59 Sustainable Human Development in Morocco: Roles for Renewable Energy, Green Tech, and the Start-Up Sector in Expanding Employment for Women, Youth, and Rural Populations Description Location Policy Center Policy Center Africa/Casablanca public

Hamza Saoudi, Senior Economist at the Policy Center for the New South, will participate at a hybrid roundtable conference titled “Sustainable Human Development in Morocco: Roles for Renewable Energy, Green Tech, and the Start-Up Sector in Expanding Employment for Women, Youth, and Rural Populations.” This roundtable workshop, organized jointly by the Middle East Institute (MEI) and the Economic Research Forum (ERF), is scheduled for June 11, 2024, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco.

This event precedes the publication of a paper called "Energy Transition, Prosperity, and Empowerment: Opportunities and Challenges for Women and Youth Employment in Morocco’s Green Energy Innovation Ecosystem" by Professor Michael Tanchum. This paper, part of a multi-country project funded by Canada's IDRC, highlights the potential of Morocco's green energy sector to improve employment for youth, women, and rural populations through MSMEs in green tech.

Hamza Saoudi will moderate session 2 under the title « Expanding Employment among Women, Youth, and Rural Populations as a Sustainable Development Goal: Challenges and Opportunities in Green Tech and Private Sector Entrepreneurship ».

Speakers
Hamza Saoudi
Senior Economist
Hamza Saoudi is an Economist at the Policy Center for the New South (PCNS). He is a graduate engineer from the National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA). He is currently working on topics related to business cycles, unemployment, inequality and poverty in developing countries. Hamza is also interested in macroeconomic stabilization policies, International Trade and Growth and long-term economic development. Prior to joining the Policy Center for the New South, he contributed to the conception of quantitative models for bank credit risks management. ...