Sunday, October 4, 2015

Morocco Environmental Protection


As a human inhabitant on this planet, we absolutely carry the responsibility of doing our part to protect the environment. For every action, there is a reaction. Just because it isn’t something that affects a person directly in front of their face doesn’t mean that it isn’t drastically affecting the environment elsewhere. Every country all over the world faces its own set of issues.
            “Morocco's major environmental issues include land degradation/desertification (soil erosion resulting from farming of marginal areas, overgrazing, destruction of vegetation), water supplies contaminated by raw sewage, siltation of reservoirs; and, oil pollution of coastal waters.” (Encyclopedia of Earth) There are many different environmental resources and programs all over the world that specialize in dealing with these types of issues. One of the most well known environmental assistance programs in the world is water.org.
            “Co-founded by Gary White and Matt Damon, Water.org is a nonprofit organization that has transformed hundreds of communities in Africa, South Asia, and Central America by providing access to safe water and sanitation.” (water.org) In Africa, water.org is involved in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, and Uganda. This organization is not involved in Morocco, but there are a number of other environmental groups active in this region, including the Environmental Programme Morocco.
            Morocco is having a difficult time keeping its growing level of development in line with sustainability standards. The main challenge the country is facing is developing an environmental policy that will aid in the creation of a green economy. Selected green economy tools and approaches are being used in Morocco to achieve objectives and principles of the National Charter for Environment and Sustainable Development and the national strategy for providing training in green jobs.” (giz.de) As I had mentioned in a previous blog post, one of greatest social issues that Morocco is facing is the fact that many of the country’s young people are unemployed. “Given the high levels of unemployment among young professionals, the creation of green jobs also has an increasingly important role to play in environmental and climate policy.”
            As we read in the snow and ice sustainability article, all actions lead to a reaction. Many times people don’t think clearly about the consequences of what they do because it doesn’t affect them or their region directly, and if it does, it does so in miniscule amounts that seem like nothing. To share this planet with other people in other cultures is our number one responsibility, and to do that fully, we have to respect them by holding up our end of the environmental protection factor. Many groups exist for the purpose of environmental protection, but, when it comes down to it, it is up to every individual person and every individual household to do their part in the protection and conservation of our planet and its resources.







Sources:

Water.org/about/


"Morocco." The Encyclopedia of Earth. 1 June 2009. Web. 4 Oct. 2015.

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