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Badr Ikken

Director General, Moroccan Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN)

Badr Ikken is the current Director General of the Moroccan Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN). In his role at IRESEN, Mr Ikken has established the largest solar research platform in Africa – the Green Energy Park – and is developing a network of new applied research and innovation platforms, which consider issues such as energy efficiency and the water–energy nexus. 

Mr Ikken is also a member of Morocco’s National Commission for Sustainable Development and the National Commission for Sustainable Mobility. In 2018, he was appointed Vice-President of the New Climate Economy Commission of the Moroccan Confederation of Enterprises. 

Speaking at the following WCEF2019 sessions:

Monday 3 June at 14.30-16.00: The circular economy in Africa

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Project

WCEF2019

The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki, Finland on 3-5 June 2019 built the next era of the circular economy.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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