View source for Promoting Employment through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the MENA Region (RE-ACTIVATE)

= Project Outline<br/> =
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The project '''RE-ACTIVATE'''&nbsp;'''“Promoting Employment through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the MENA Region”''', implemented by the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH (German Society for International Cooperation) on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), aims to explore and harness the multiple dynamic linkages between sustainable energy technologies and local socio-economic development.<br/>

In particular, RE-ACTIVATE seeks to support the current ambitious plans of MENA states to '''use renewable energy (RE) and energy efficiency (EE) technologies and applications as a catalyst and driver for local job and value creation'''. It therefore puts a particular focus on small(er)-scale, decentralized energy generation and conservation technologies, which are particularly labor-intensive and can easily be sourced locally.<br/>

RE-ACTIVATE is simultaneously working on several related issue areas:

*It is identifying and disseminating '''relevant good practices and success cases''' among its partners and stakeholders;<br/>
*It supports the development and implementation of '''new integrated policy concepts and market development strategies '''for labor-intensive RE/EE technologies and applications;<br/>
*It helps to build up and strengthen the '''necessary technical and professional capacities''' at both individual and institutional levels;<br/>
*It works on concretizing and operationalizing the achieved insights with the help of '''pilot projects and other on-site measures''' that have a measurable impact on local stakeholders;<br/>
*and last but not least, it supports '''the exchange of experience as well as the creation of networks '''both within and among the countries of the region.<br/>
[[File:RE-ACTIVATE Fact Sheet Arabic May 2016.pdf|thumb|right|'''Fact Sheet Arabic (عَرَبِيّ)''']]
[[File:RE-ACTIVATE Fact Sheet English April 2016.pdf|thumb|left|'''Fact Sheet English''']]
[[File:RE-ACTIVATE Fact Sheet French April 2016.pdf|thumb|center|'''Fact Sheet French (Français)''']]
= Team and Contacts<br/> =

The RE-ACTIVATE Team is primarily active in three countries:<br/>

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'''Head of the Regional Project RE-ACTIVATE:''' [mailto:steffen.erdle@giz.de Dr. Steffen Erdle] (GIZ)<br/>

'''Morocco'''<br/>

*'''Renewable Energy:''' [mailto:simon.inauen@giz.de Simon Inauen] (GIZ)<br/>
*'''Energy Efficiency:''' [mailto:najia.bezzar@giz.de Najia Bezzar] (GIZ)<br/>
*'''Administration:''' [mailto:amal.bouhafra@giz.de Amal Bouhafra] (GIZ)<br/>

'''Tunisia'''

*'''Energy Efficiency:''' [mailto:Martin.Bader@giz.de Martin Bader] (GIZ)<br/>
*'''Renewable Energy:''' [mailto:ali.benabdallah@giz.de Ali Ben Abdallah] (GIZ)<br/>
*'''Administration:''' [mailto:zeineb.afli@giz.de Zeineb Afli] (GIZ)<br/>

'''Egypt'''<br/>Cooperation with [http://www.rcreee.org RCREEE]:<br/>

*'''Technical Director&nbsp;:''' [mailto:maged.mahmoud@rcreee.org Dr. Maged K. Mahmoud]&nbsp; (RCREEE)<br/>
*'''Project Manager RCREEE, RE-ACTIVATE Focal Point&nbsp;'''&nbsp;[mailto:_rim.boukhchina@rcreee.org Rim Boukhchina] (RCREEE)<br/>
*'''Project Coordinator RCREEE, RE-ACTIVATE Focal Point&nbsp;'''&nbsp;[mailto:_rana.elguindy@rcreee.org Rana El Guindy]&nbsp; (RCREEE)<br/>
*'''Researcher/Analyst RCREEE, RE-ACTIVATE Focal Point&nbsp;'''[mailto:inass.aboukhodier@rcreee.org Inass Abou-Khodier]&nbsp; (RCREEE)<br/>

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= Project Architecture and Activities<br/> =

'''Work Package 1: Advice and support for knowledge and strategy building: '''<br/>

Allows the partners to better understand the socio-economic implications and impacts of RE/EE technologies and applications, to evaluate correctly the associated tradeoffs and goal conflicts, to draw the right policy conclusions and to direct them specifically toward local socio-economic development. Enhanced awareness of decision makers leads to an improved quality of policy choices which in turn translate into improved framework conditions for local market actors. The multiple linkages and synergies between energy and development policies can be leveraged for local value creation and employment.<br/>

In the framework of this work package, RE-ACTIVATE is currently focusing on the following priority activities:<br/>

*'''Sustainable Energy for Jobs (SE4JOBS)''' Assessing and Disseminating International Good Practices for RE/EE Employment Effect Optimization in Developing and Emerging Countries<br/>
*'''Deepening and Disseminating Analytical Insights into RE/EE Employment Creation Effects in MENA Countries (MENAEnergyWorks)'''

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'''Work Package 2: Advice and support for improved support policies and support tools: '''<br/>Helps partners to specifically develop and deploy policies and tools: this allows them to maximize the potential socio-economic benefits for local stakeholder groups - specifically in terms of employment, value and income creation. Thus, stakeholders' participation ist fostered&nbsp;in the emerging RE/EE markets at both national and international levels. This will support the industrial and technological catching up of MENA countries and multiply markets opportunities, specifically for MSMEs.<br/>

In the framework of this work package, RE-ACTIVATE is currently focusing on the following priority activities:<br/>

*'''Facilitating Local RE/EE Cluster Development in MENA and International RE/EE Cluster Cooperation with Germany and Europe '''<br/>
*'''Promoting the Development and Consolidation of Particularly Promising and Labor-Intensive Market Segments for RE/EE in MENA'''<br/>

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'''Work Package 3: Advice and support for skill and capacity building:'''<br/>

Helps partners to specifically build up and strengthen technical and organizational competencies and capacities at both individual and institutional levels. They need these skills to effectively implement the decisions they have taken, to deliver the quality that is required, and to reach the objectives they have set for themselves, especially in view of their envisaged participation in emerging RE/EE markets.&nbsp; &nbsp;<br/>

In the framework of this work package, RE-ACTIVATE is currently focusing on the following priority activities:<br/>

*'''Developing, Disseminating, and Pilot Testing of Adequate Quality Standards and Quality Assurance Mechanisms for RE/EE Professional and Further Training (Quality4Training)'''<br/>
*'''Developing and Implementing Human Capacity Building Activities for Local Key Stakeholders in Selected Priority Areas'''<br/>

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'''Work Package 4. Supporting intra- and inter-regional cooperation and knowhow transfer through network building and stakeholder dialogue: '''<br/>Allows partners to engage in a mutually beneficial exchange, to learn from relevant experience elsewhere, to pool available resources and to profit from cross-border synergies. This supports both the inter-linking of energy systems as well as the establishment of attractive and dynamic regional markets for RE/EE products and services. Where applicable, relevant development experience shall be utilized for energy policy cooperation, and vice versa: always with a view to maximizing the socio-economic benefits of RE/EE technologies.<br/>

In the framework of this work package, RE-ACTIVATE is currently mainly engaged with the following partner institutions:<br/>

*'''Regional & International Organizations in the Energy Sector: RCREEE, IRENA'''
*'''Regional & Sector Dialogue Platforms of GIZ: MENREM, MINO'''<br/><br/>
[[File:RE-ACTIVATE Project Architecture.pdf|thumb|500px|center|'''Presentation of the Project Architecture - Objectives and Implementation''']]<br/>


= Publications<br/> =

RE-ACTIVATE Publications<br/>

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| [[File:ER+EE-Emplois Tun.pdf|thumb|180px|Énergies Renouvelables et Efficacité Énergétique en Tunisie - Emploi, Qualification et Effets Économiques, 27.09.2016]]
| [[File:ALGEES Etude-Etat des lieux-EE-ER dans le bâtiment-Emploi valeur locale qualification et effets economiques.pdf|thumb|left|180px|ALGEES Etat des lieux-EE-ER dans le bâtiment-Emploi valeur locale qualification et effets économiques (Study in French: RE/EE in the Building Sector in Morocco: Employment, Local Value and Economic Effects)]]
| [[File:8322106-A Touzani-IAA 83221153 A Lahbabi-AGR Secteurs AGR et IAA au Maroc Applications techno-Conditions cadres-Part-I et II.pdf|thumb|180px|Etude des effets sur l'emploi ER/EE dans les secteurs AGRICULTURE et AGRO-ALIMENTAIRE au Maroc (Study in French)]]

| [[File:Emploi local via ÉR+EÉ dans Agr+IAA en Tun. 2016.pdf|thumb|180px|L’impact socio-économique en matière de création d’emploi local via les ÉR/EÉ dans les secteurs AGRICULTURE et AGRO-ALIMENTAIRE en Tunisie (Study in French)]]
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| [[File:Analyse de faisabilite Introduction des bureaux de contrôle pour ER en Tun. 2015.pdf|thumb|180px|Analyse de faisabilité - Introduction des bureaux de contrôle pour le secteur d'ER en Tun. 2015]]

| [[File:RENAC Int.Quality Standards and Quality Assurance Mechanisms for RE-EE Trainings-Benchmarks and Good Practices.pdf|thumb|180px|Int. Quality Standards and Quality Assurance Mechanisms for RE-EE Trainings-Benchmarks and Good Practices (English version)]]
| [[File:RENAC Normes de qualite et mecanismes d-assurance qualite int. pour formation ER-EE.pdf|thumb|180px|Normes de qualité et mecanismes d'assurance qualité int. pour la formation en ER/EE (French Translation of]]
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[[File:EE+ER Ind Mar.pdf|thumb|180px|Guide technique «Efficacité énergétique et intégration des énergies renouvelables dans l’industrie» (Rabat, 2015)]]

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