RE-ACTIVATE SE4Jobs Expert Workshop Rabat

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Optimizing Socio-economic Benefits of Sustainable Energy Technologies in Developing & Emerging Countries: Employment & Value Chain Promotion

Date: Wednesday, 25 March 2015

Venue: Présidence de l’Université Mohamed V, Rabat/Morocco

Number of participants: 30 max

Invitation to the workshop: English version and French version

Participants list: Download

Agenda

Time                    Item                                                                                       Speaker
09.30-10.00 Opening of the workshop:
Welcome of participants by the chair
Objectives of the workshop
Short round for Q&A, feedback by participants
Moderation: Mustapha Ayaita


Steffen Erdle, GIZ

10:00-10:45 Short introduction of the SE4JOBS project:

Background / rationale
Conceptual / methodological approach
Possible outcomes / impacts
Short round for Q&A, feedback by participants

Moderation: Mustapha Ayaita

Steffen Erdle, GIZ

10:45-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-13:00 The first stage of the SE4JOBS project: main results and the way forward Moderation: Steffen Erdle
11:00-12:00 Good practice analysis of worldwide reference countries: Analytical framework for good practice identification, first empirical results Klaus Jacob, Center for Environmental Policy Research (FFU)
12:00-12:30 Some key assumptions on entry points and the uptake potential of MENA countries: the case of Morocco and Tunisia Johara Bellali/Karolin Blattmann, Adelphi
12:30-13:00 Options / perspectives for the development of a new policy tool box

Each presentation 15 min, followed by Q&A

Klaus Jacob, Center for Environmental Policy Research (FFU)
13:00-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-16:00 Feedback and input statements from the field:

  • Political strategies & overall policy guide-lines: energy, industry, employment …


  • Current situation and territorial approach of RE/EE deployment; RE/EE-based value and employment creation
  • Technological skills and human capacity building


  • Private sector development and experiences


  • International cooperation activities in the concerned policy fields


  • Perspectives for employment generation in the framework of the energy transition

Each intervention 5 min, followed by possibility for Q&A and discussion with participants

Moderation: Steffen Erdle

Z. Ettaik/M. Machkori, MEMEEE
M. Bentahar, ONME (TBC)
S. El Manaa, MIT

A. Touzani, ADEREE
S. Chérif, STEG
Profs. M. Ayaita, M. Amzazi, R. Cherkaoui, M. Benlemlih, N. Komiha, REU-NET

A. Meftah, Cluster EMC
N. Zeddou, Cluster Solaire
Z. Sadik, Bureau Veritas

V. Schick/U. Fimpel, GIZ

J. Kuntze/B. Payard, GIZ
A. Chtioui, GIZ

Mohamed Berdai/Dieter Uh

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-18:30 Consolidation of results:

Intl. field experiences and sector approaches:
Sustainable economic development as well as private sector and employment promotion
Relevance of the contributions, opportunities for cooperation with the SE4JOBS Project

Moderation: Mustapha Ayaita

Hans-Joachim Zinnkann, GIZ
Johanna Jagnow, GIZ
Steffen Erdle, GIZ
Hind Ilidrissi, RCREEE


17:30-18.00 End of the workshop:

Conclusions and recommendations for the future work plan and the next steps

Moderation: Mustapha Ayaita

Steffen Erdle, GIZ

Additional information for participants:

  • Technical tools available: beamer, pinboard, flipchart, “ZOP Koffer”
  • Working languages: English and French; simultaneous translation available
  • Recording, consolidation & dissemination of contributions by RE-ACTIVATE staff
  • Lunch and coffee at the workshop, dinner with participants on Wednesday, 20.00
  • Presentations to be submitted by 8 June, publication online after the workshop
  • Organization of transport and accommodation: Amal Bouhafra from RE-ACTIVATE

Reference

This article is part of the RE-ACTIVATE project. RE-ACTIVATE “Promoting Employment through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the MENA Region” is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).