Skills development for green hydrogen value chains in developing countries. Case study: Tunisia & Morocco (UNIDO, BMK)

The side event will gather the perspectives of different actors of the green hydrogen ecosystem (government, private sector, academia, hydrogen associations and UN). In particular, the event will focus on skills development in North Africa, taking Tunisia and Morocco as an example. It will pay attention to the need of upgrading and upskilling the local work force, getting ready before investments and new projects in green hydrogen take place.

It will be an inter-disciplinary dialogue to help the advance of green hydrogen and sustainable energy simultaneously, while promoting inclusiveness, young talent and the empowerment of women.

Moderator Mr. Michael Harasek, Head of Research at the Institute of Chemical Engineering, Vienna University of Technology

Panelists:

Ms. Julia Cora, Project Manager, Hydrogen Europe Research
Ms. Camilla Daoudi, PhD Student of Engineering Sciences, Euromed University of Fez, Morocco
Mr. Klemens Schwarz, Project Manager in the Innovation and New Business area at VERBUND AG
Mr. Chiheb Bouden, Professor at Department of Industrial Engineering, National Engineering School of Tunis, Tunesia

Conclusion by Petra Schwager, Chief of the Climate and Technology Partnerships Division, Directorate of SDG Innovation and Economic Transformation (IET), UNIDO