DWith a budget of 108.6 million dirhams (MDH), this project is part of the sixth strategic axis of the regional development program (PDR), dedicated to the protection of natural resources and ecology in the face of climate change.
The main objective of this initiative is to reduce air pollution caused by the pottery and lime sectors, while ensuring the sustainability of the environmental upgrade of traditional businesses in the region.
Speaking at this assembly, the president of the Chamber of Crafts, Naji Fakhari, stressed that this project aimed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve the energy efficiency of ovens, modernize production methods artisanal, improve the quality of products and, ultimately, improve local living conditions.
According to him, it is a global approach aimed at transforming artisanal practices to make them more environmentally friendly while preserving their economic viability.
For his part, the regional director of crafts in Fez, Abderrahim Belkhayat, specified that 249 pottery units in Fez and 60 lime production units in Sefrou will initially be affected. Belkhayat also proposed the generalization of this initiative to all cities in the Fez-Meknes region, thus underlining the importance of this project for the sustainable development of the region.
According to the terms of the agreement, the financing of this project is based on collaboration between several institutional actors, in particular the Regional Council of Fez-Meknes which will contribute up to 29 MDH, while the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development will provide 79.6 MDH.
The Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Tourism, Crafts and the Social and Solidarity Economy, the Wilaya of the Fez-Meknes region, the province of Sefrou and the Caisse de dépôt et de gestion pour development are also stakeholders in this project.
During this meeting, those in charge of the Chamber emphasized the importance of supporting and controlling polluting activities in the craft sector to guarantee the success of this ecological reconversion operation.
(with MAP)
