Western Sahara and Exploitation of Natural Resources

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Western Saharaand Exploitation of Natural
Resources

• www.vastsaharaaktionen.se

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Western Sahara Action Members
ABF Afrikagrupperna Broderskapsrörelsen Brödet
fiskarna CUF Diakonia Emmaus Björkå Emmaus
Stockholm Färnebo Folkhögskola Föreningen
Västsahara Grön Ungdom Gävle Biståndsgrupp Solidar
itetskommittén vid Jakobsbergs folkhögskola KDU
Kommittén för Västsaharas kvinnor KRISS Kvinnor
för fred och frihet Liberala Ungdomsförbundet Libe
rala kvinnor Nätverket för ett fritt
Västsahara Praktisk Solidaritet
S-kvinnorna SSU Stiftelsen Global
Kunskap Svenska Kvinnors Vänsterförbund Ung
Vänster Örnsköldsviks FN-förening
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Morocco all out for colonial exploitation!

• Increased and more efficient phosphate
  extraction
• Intensified oil exploration, preparing
  production (?)
• Mineral strategy iron, copper etc, gold/silver,
  mobile metalls - detailed exploration
• EU supported 10 year development plan for
  fishery
• Giant greenhouses for vegetables
• Energy supply for El Aaiùn - Dakhla (diesel
  gtsolar)
• Three export oriented economic free zones coming

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Large scale fishing takes over!
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The daily food on our tables
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Ongoing exploitation
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Oil exploration blocks 1999
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Oil exploration blocks 2008
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Mineral strategy - map from 2008
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Exploitation of energy for Europe
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Morocco markets uranium from phosphate deposits

• ARGUMENTS USED
• Buy now - it will be more expensive
• later
• Demand will increase.
• One solution is long-term extraction
• of uranium from phosphates.
• Morocco holds 75 of phospate world reserves.

Picture from presentation by Office Nationale de
LElectricité
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Even the Sahara sand !
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All this going on, while
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The dividing line
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The price of resistance
Students with minor injuries after beatings and
torture
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Some global rules of the road

• Produce vital, scarce commodities in a secure
  political environment
• Exploit and trade these resources while
  respecting international law
• Do not buy stolen goods
• Put the real owners of resources in the drivers
  seat
• In short end occupation, realise the referendum!