Morocco and Israel decided to broaden their collaboration in the areas of environmental preservation and climate change, according to Israeli media.
A memorandum of understanding (MOU) is anticipated to be signed between the two governments, following the Israeli minister of environmental protection Idit Silman’s visit to Rabat this weekend.
Silman met with her Moroccan counterpart, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development Leila Benali during her visit to discuss common environmental issues.
The two officials discussed air quality, environmental technology and innovation, water management, maintaining biodiversity and marine ecosystems, and climate change.
The MOU will establish a framework for collaboration between research organizations, businesspeople, and governmental and private authorities in the sphere of the environment on both sides.
“The development of cooperation between the governments in the field of environmental protection would deepen the already existing bonds between the populations of Israel and Morocco”, according to Silman.
Since the Abraham Accords were signed, Silman is the first formal environmental protection minister to visit the kingdom of Morocco.
Waste management, the use of renewable energy sources, and the preservation of the marine and coastal environment are all issues that Morocco and Israel face.
“I think one of the most important goals is to establish a common language regarding climate and sustainability issues,” said Silman.
Guy Samet, the director general of the Israeli Environment Ministry, Yonatan Oz, the deputy director general, Shai Cohen, and Eyal David, the deputy ambassador, all attended the meeting. Benali was invited to visit Israel by Silman.
On June 13 in Tel Aviv, an event titled “Sacred And Scarce: Enhancing Water Cooperation in the Mena Region, Highlights on the Morocco-Israel Partnership” was hosted by H.E. Abderrahim Beyyoudh, the head of the Kingdom of Morocco’s Liaison Office to the State of Israel.
The event discussed information sharing, best practices for water use, desalination technology, and the use of water to build regional cooperation and business ties.
Furthermore, trade between Morocco and Israel during the first four months of 2023 demonstrated a significant increase of 150% compared to the same period last year, totaling roughly $29 million. Morocco accounted for 24% of armaments exports from Israel in 2022, up from 7% in 2021.
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