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Morocco World
8 hours ago
- Business
- Morocco World
Morocco Launches Updated Green Strategy to Achieve Sustainable Development by 2035
Rabat – Morocco has announced an updated national strategy for sustainable development, aimed at creating a fair and inclusive green transformation by the year 2035. Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali presented the revised strategy to the House of Representatives' Committee on Infrastructure, Energy, Minerals, Environment, and Sustainable Development on Tuesday. Benali explained that the updated strategy builds on the achievements of the first version launched in 2017, which helped improve institutional coordination, develop clear sectoral plans, and launch a digital platform for monitoring progress. However, she noted that some challenges remain, such as the lack of local monitoring systems and the need for more measurable indicators. The new strategy takes a flexible and inclusive approach that focuses on six key transformation areas. These include protecting and valuing natural resources, fair access to basic services, transitioning to a low-carbon green economy, ensuring energy, water, and food security, promoting territorial justice, and preserving Morocco's cultural heritage. Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali These areas will be supported by five tools, including developing human capital, accelerating digital transformation, promoting innovation, improving legal and tax systems, and strengthening sustainable financing. The strategy was developed through a wide national consultation process. It included regional meetings across Morocco, sectoral and community discussions, and an online platform to gather input from citizens and Moroccans living abroad. Benali said the strategy reflects the vision of King Mohammed VI, the New Development Model, the government program, and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. A multi-level governance system will be used to implement the strategy. This includes a national committee led by the head of government, as well as sectoral and regional committees. A three-year budget planning system aligned with sustainable development goals will also be introduced, along with a monitoring and evaluation system to be updated every two years. Tags: Environment in Moroccogreen strategysustainable development
Sharjah 24
05-05-2025
- Business
- Sharjah 24
UAE Pres. awards Tanzania Pres. ‘Mother of the Nation'
The President of Tanzania received the decoration from H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, during a meeting held today between the two sides, in the presence of Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, Tanzanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, at the beginning of the UAE top diplomat's working visit to the East African nation. During the meeting, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah conveyed the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the President of Tanzania, and his wishes for more progress and prosperity to her country and its people, affirming the privileged relations between the two nations. The President of Tanzania, in turn, conveyed her greetings to the UAE President, and her wishes for sustained prosperity and progress to the UAE. The meeting discussed the friendship and prospects to expand cooperation between the two countries in various fields that serve their mutual interests, including economic, trade, investment, and development sectors. H.H. Sheikh Abdullah expressed his pride in visiting Tanzania and meeting President Dr. Samia Hassan, emphasising the UAE's keenness to enhance cooperation and build fruitful partnerships with the United Republic of Tanzania that support sustainable development in both countries and enhance the prosperity and well-being of their peoples. Following the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah and Dr Samia Hassan witnessed the signing of a mutual administrative cooperation agreement on customs matters between the two countries. The agreement was signed by Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, and Mwigulu L. Nchemba, Tanzanian Minister of Finance. They also witnessed the signing of an MoU on investment cooperation in the mining sector, signed by Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, and Anthony Peter Mavunde, Tanzanian Minister of Minerals. Additionally, they witnessed the signing of an MoU between the UAE Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Tanzanian Chambers of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture, regarding the establishment of a bilateral Business Council. The MoU was signed by Saeed Mubarak Al Hajri, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs, and Vincent Minja, President of the Tanzanian Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture. The meeting was also attended by Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State; Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of State; and Khalifa Abdulrahman Al Marzouqi, UAE Ambassador to the United Republic of Tanzania.
Zawya
05-05-2025
- Health
- Zawya
Uganda: Tayebwa rallies support for new malaria vaccine
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Thomas Tayebwa, has called on leaders to embrace and support the use of the new malaria vaccine aimed at eliminating Uganda's leading cause of death and disease burden. The malaria vaccine launched in April 2025 is earmarked for 1.1 million children under two years, in 105 high and moderate malaria transmission districts. Tayebwa said such a preventive opportunity requires efforts of leaders at all levels to encourage parents and caretakers, to take children for vaccination at designated health facilities. 'Uganda is the 19th country to roll out the malaria vaccine and it has been the most effective country in terms of roll out. Although the vaccine is for children from one to two years, it is important that all of us participate. I encourage parents, leaders to go to your communities and mobilise mothers and fathers to bring their children for vaccination,' he said. Tayebwa was speaking during the 3rd Walk Against Malaria held at Parliament on Sunday, 04 May 2025. He said he was cognisant of efforts by researchers to introduce the vaccine for children above two years, a move that is envisaged to deliver Uganda to a malaria free generation. 'We know vaccination helped to deal with the six killer diseases; we no longer have cases of polio; if there are some, they are extremely isolated,' Tayebwa said. The Deputy Speaker was concerned with recent reports from Ministry of Health, indicating that the malaria disease burden is high among the school going children. He urged government to consider Indoor Residual Spraying for dormitories and classrooms which eliminates mosquitoes for several months. 'As government we must sit down and have a policy on spraying dormitories in boarding schools. When you look at the design of beds in boarding schools most are triple or double decker; it might be difficult to use a mosquito net on such beds,' said Tayebwa. The indoor residual spray, Tayebwa said, will cost each student Shs 5,000 which he said is worth the effort, considering the malaria disease burden and the resultant death. The Minister of State for Energy and Mineral Development (Minerals), Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro, who also joined the walk, recounted her earlier struggle with malaria saying it is a testament that malaria can be eliminated from Uganda. 'My first years of life were traumatic because my parents were always in and out of the hospital as I was always diagnosed with malaria. It has been years since I fell sick due to malaria and I believe it is something that can be achieved for everyone,' Nyamutoro said. Chinese Deputy Ambassador in Uganda, H.E Fan Xuecheng, recommitted China's support in malaria treatment and elimination praising his nation as a reliable partner in the fight. 'We are proud that China can be part of the process to free Uganda of malaria. Last year China provided 500,000 packs of anti-malaria drugs and will be Uganda's reliable partner in this fight,' Xuecheng said. The World Health Organisation (WHO) representative in Uganda, Dr. Kasonde Mwinga noted that whereas malaria burden remains unacceptably high in Uganda, all that is required for its elimination is in place. 'We have the tools, the knowledge, and the opportunity to achieve the malaria free-world. We must invest in proven interventions, reimagine strategies that overcome current challenges, reignite collective efforts to accelerate the desired progress,' said Kasonde. The Walk Against Malaria is an advocacy and awareness campaign led by the Parliamentary Forum on Malaria chaired by Hon. Timothy Batuwa (FDC, Jinja South Division West). The Forum works in partnership with UNICEF, WHO, Malaria Consortium, Pilgrim for Africa, Next Media, Malaria Free Uganda, embassies among others. The walk is aimed at mobilising domestic resources for malaria control and elimination, and raising awareness about malaria risks. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Parliament of the Republic of Uganda.
Boston Globe
02-05-2025
- Business
- Boston Globe
US payoff for Ukraine minerals deal faces many hurdles
Advertisement And the nation's energy infrastructure -- which continues to be bombarded by Russian missiles and drones -- will have to be repaired and upgraded to provide the enormous amounts of power needed to sustain mining operations. President Donald Trump has said the United States stands to reap hundreds of billions of dollars from the deal, far higher than the $1 billion annually that Ukraine earns in royalties from its natural resources. Still, for the United States, the potential upside is enormous as Washington tries to find a way to limit its vulnerability to China's dominance in the extraction and processing of minerals. China controls more than 90% of the global processing and 60% of the mining of the rare earth minerals that are used in products like cellphones and electric vehicles. Advertisement 'One of the things that is attractive about Ukraine is, globally, a lot of the reserves have been hoovered up by the Chinese, and Ukraine is full of untapped potential,' said Gracelin Baskaran, the director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. The deal also raises the prospect of gas and oil development in the Black Sea and maybe even the Sea of Azov, which presents the most immediate opportunities for profitable projects, said Nataliia Shapoval, a vice president at Kyiv School of Economics. It has the potential to be a good deal for both Ukraine and the United States, she said. 'It sets the state for recovery, for investment, for development of the Black Sea region,' she said. Neighboring Romania is already developing large natural gas deposits in the Black Sea. But many of the details still have to be worked out and will depend on the course of the war and the shape of any potential peace deal. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy first raised the prospect of offering a stake in his country's natural resources last year as a way of offering the United States a tangible reason to back his nation's fight. But disagreements over the shape of a deal inflamed tensions between Zelenskyy and Trump just as the White House restarted direct talks with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. Against that backdrop, the initial White House proposal was condemned by some as extortion -- forcing the nation that was a victim of aggression to pay reparations for past American support with no guarantees of future security assistance. Advertisement Kyiv resisted, and the deal was reworked. Ukraine's government estimates that the country has 5% of the world's most critical raw materials -- including lithium, titanium, uranium and graphite. The U.S. Geological Survey found that Ukraine has deposits of 20 of the 50 minerals listed as critical for U.S. economic development and defense. But Baskaran cautioned that it could take several years for proper surveys to be carried out. 'There could be a lot more economically viable deposits, or it could be that they are not viable,' she said, adding, 'On average it takes 18 years after finding a viable deposit to go to extraction.' Martin Jackson, head of battery raw materials at CRU, a commodities research firm, said a prospective mine in Polokhivske, Ukraine, has a permit to produce what would amount to around 2% of the global supply of lithium, a crucial ingredient for batteries. However, he said, that attribute alone is not enough to make sure the mine goes ahead, even though it would be an important resource for Europe. Depressed prices for the mineral are holding up development of less risky projects around the world. 'The biggest obstacle here is actually the lithium market,' he said. Denys Aloshyn, chief strategy officer for UkrLithiumMining, the owner of the mine, said the company acquired its license for the mine in 2017 and hoped to be extracting lithium by 2029, but still needed to round up $350 million to complete the project, an effort the war has slowed. He said he thought the mineral agreement with the United States presented 'an opportunity for the Ukrainian mining sector' given how much capital was needed to make a project succeed. Advertisement 'Ukraine historically lacked foreign direct investment,' he said, but he cautioned that substantial progress was unlikely as long as the war rages. This article originally appeared in
Globe and Mail
08-04-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Rain City (RAIN): Update on Pilot Plant Commencement
Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - April 8, 2025) - Rain City Resources Inc. (CSE: RAIN) (the "Company" or "Rain") announces that the ACCELi mineral extraction pilot plant (the "ACCELi Plant") has arrived at site and we anticipate starting operations this week. The ACCELi Plant will extract lithium, along with other critical minerals, from waste-water brine associated with natural gas production within the Marcellus Shale Formation. The ACCELi Plant is located at an industrial water transfer site in Springfield Pennsylvania and represents a pre-commercial trial of the ACCELi technology with a focus on extracting lithium along with other critical minerals. The ACCELi Plant will be operated by Avonlea Lithium Corp. ("ALC") in which Rain has the option to earn a 100% interest. It is envisaged that ALC will operate the pilot test for 21 days running approximately 20,000 litres of brine per day based on a 12-hour day and will provide Rain and ALC the opportunity to demonstrate its proprietary extraction technology targeting lithium and other critical and strategic minerals. Data will be collected and independently tested and verified throughout the course of the trial. The length of the pilot test may be extended depending on results, volumes, the critical minerals successfully extracted and the usual consents. Rain is conscious of the US Department of Energy's Critical Materials List which includes lithium, barite and magnesium and notes the increasing importance over the short and medium term (2020-2035) of lithium and magnesium, which the ACCELi Plant will produce as part of our proprietary process. (source: US Department of Energy, Critical Minerals & Materials Program, Medium-Term (2025-2035 Criticality Matrix) To view an enhanced version of this graphic, please visit: Benjamin Hill, CEO commented, "A recent article in The New York Times written by Brad Plumer highlighted the ever-increasing growth of, and reliance on, the battery storage industry in the US. It is apparent that a US supply of lithium will become increasingly important as President Trump's tariffs become a new reality. Sixty-nine percent of America's lithium-ion batteries were imported from China in 2024. These grid batteries will now be subject to a 64.5% tax, rising to 82% in 2026. We hope to position ourselves at the forefront of domestic lithium extraction and processing using our proprietary ACCELi direct lithium extraction technology. Our ACCELi Plant pilot test aligns perfectly with our intention to begin commercial production of lithium in North America by 2027 and we look forward to establishing ACCELi as the default brine-hosted mineral extraction technology in commercial operation." About the Marcellus Shale Formation Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale is attracting global attention due to the presence of high concentrations of lithium and other strategic and critical minerals in wastewater from natural gas production. This geological formation is composed of sedimentary rock found in the Appalachian Basin of eastern North America at a depth ranging from about 1,000 feet to 8,000 feet. According to a study from the Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory, this formation could represent enough lithium-rich wastewater to meet up to 40-percent of the nation's current domestic lithium consumption. About Us Rain is an integrated critical mineral technology and project development company committed to solving the environmental, social, and economic issues associated with extracting lithium and other critical minerals from brine. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Hill Chief Executive Officer David Shaw Chairperson RAIN CITY RESOURCES INC. Website: Email: info@ Telephone: 778-819-3792 Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information This news release may include certain "forward-looking statements" under applicable Canadian securities legislation. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Rain disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward- looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. There can be no assurance that proposed operations will be successful or that the anticipated financial, economic or strategic benefits will be realized. Neither the Canadian Securities Exchange nor its Regulation Service Provider (as the term is defined in the policies of the Canadian Securities Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy of accuracy of this news release.
