COP22: Morocco Steered Heavily Towards Sustainable Development, CNN

Washington, 16/11/2016 (MAP), Morocco has steered heavily towards sustainable development, said on Wednesday US TV Channel “CNN”.

“Morocco has steered heavily towards sustainable development since altering its constitution, and is now regarded as an example in the fight against climate change,” said the channel in an article authored by Jacopo Prisco and posted on its website.

Quoting minister delegate for the environment Hakima El Haite, the writer noted that “in 2011, Morocco integrated sustainable development in its constitution, around three pillars: protection of the environment, economical policy, and considering climate change as a structural threat to Morocco”.

CNN highlighted that Morocco has started retrofitting 600 of its mosques with renewable energy, switching to efficient LED lighting, photovoltaic electricity, and solar water heating, adding that the initial plan will be completed by early 2019, with the rest of the country’s mosques to follow — 15,000 of them in total.

The author explained that the project’s goal is to use mosques as a starting point to raise awareness on clean energy and kickstart the diffusion of renewables among the public.