Marokko-China-EU Mineralien Gruener Uebergaenge

Morocco possesses significant reserves of green transition minerals (GTMs), including approximately 72% of global phosphate, positioning it as a strategic partner for the EU and China. While the EU emphasizes regulatory compliance and sustainability standards, China provides rapid industrial scale and technical expertise in refining. The authors argue that Morocco's current bilateral engagements are fragmented and propose a five-step trilateral framework—including a joint task force, dedicated industrial zones, and a sustainability charter—to transform geopolitical competition into coordinated investment and technology transfer.

• Morocco holds vast reserves of green transition minerals (GTMs), including approximately 72% of global phosphate, as well as estimated 1.5 million metric tonnes of manganese and 45 million metric tonnes of combined cobalt and nickel resources.
• The GTM sector is a significant economic driver for Morocco, employing over 49,000 people and contributing roughly 10% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), with GTMs accounting for about 25% of mining export revenues.
• EU and Chinese engagement models in Morocco differ significantly: China prioritizes "efficiency, execution, and rapid project delivery," whereas the EU focuses on "regulatory compliance, transparency, and adherence to environmental and human rights standards."
• Current bilateral engagements between Morocco, the EU, and China are fragmented, which the authors argue limits the potential for driving value addition in the GTM sector.
• The authors propose a five-step trilateral policy roadmap to operationalize cooperation: establishing a GTM task force, creating joint industrial zones, developing a sustainability charter to harmonize ESG standards, launching a North-West African GTM corridor under the AfCFTA, and enacting a GTM local empowerment act with a 'green skills' institute.

APA

Agyeman, S. D., & Abudu, H. (2025). Marokko-China-EU Mineralien Gruener Uebergaenge. Africa Policy Research Institute. https://afripoli.org/de/marokko-china-eu-mineralien-gruener-uebergaenge-en

Chicago

Agyeman, Stephen Duah, and Hermas Abudu. Marokko-China-EU Mineralien Gruener Uebergaenge. Africa Policy Research Institute, 2025. https://afripoli.org/de/marokko-china-eu-mineralien-gruener-uebergaenge-en.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{agyeman2025marokkochinaeu, author = {Agyeman, Stephen Duah and Abudu, Hermas}, title = {{Marokko-China-EU Mineralien Gruener Uebergaenge}}, institution = {Africa Policy Research Institute}, year = {2025}, month = jul, url = {https://afripoli.org/de/marokko-china-eu-mineralien-gruener-uebergaenge-en}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }