The end of an adventure

I am in disbelief that my travels have come to an end. Visiting Morocco and Spain for the past month has truly been an amazing experience that I will never forget. It has been great catching up with friends, family and especially my puggle Rocko but I am already planning my next adventure. I have discovered a passion for traveling that I do not believe will go away anytime soon.

The concept of sustainable development in Morocco was focused on the social and economic aspects with little regard towards concern for the environment. This makes sense when you see first hand the inequities and disparities that exist throughout the country. As Americans most of us take the ability to read or write for granted but in rural villages in Morocco as many as 70% of the population may be illiterate meaning they may have a limited ability to obtain and understand information. If someone cannot read or write how are they supposed to form there own opinions or understand the many problems facing our planet? Programs, policies and initiatives that promote education are necessary to ensure the next generation can understand problems such as climate change and have the ability to do something about it. Even though Morocco’s idea of sustainable development focuses on the social and economic factors it does not mean their outputs are not beneficial to the environment. NOOR1 was built to create energy security, national pride, a knowledge economy and a local industry. All of these motivations were socio-economical and yet the end result is going to be a solar plant that prevents the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, which is definitely a positive for the environment.