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Younes Zrikem leads Boston Consulting Group’s Public Sector practice in Morocco. He is a core member of BCG’s Global Advantage practice. 

Younes has extensive experience advising decision makers in government, and C-level executives in the public and private sector. He focuses on international trade, foreign direct investments, agriculture development and agribusiness, travel and tourism, and climate change negotiations. 

His engagements have included supporting the Moroccan government during the COP22 UN climate change conference in designing and syndicating the Adaptation of African Agriculture (AAA) Initiative, as well as leading strategic reviews and planning for UN Women (Plan d’Autonomisation Economique des Femmes) and developing agricultural transformation plans with the Gates Foundation. 

Younes has been instrumental in developing the Moroccan national agricultural strategy acceleration and transformation program, and he conducted the strategic review of the Moroccan Tourism Strategy 2020. In addition, he has led projects to create strategies for Moroccan food industries as well as agricultural and fisheries products, and he has advised the Moroccan government on the negotiation of free-trade agreements. 

Before joining BCG in 2016, Younes was partner at Roland Berger Strategy Consulting. He previously worked on agriculture and multilateral negotiations in both the public and private sectors. Younes was the general manager of Azura, a leading Moroccan agribusiness company. Between 2009 and 2015, Younes was also the head of the free trade agreement committee at the Moroccan employers’ federation (CGEM).

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

EDUCATION

  • Master's degree, humanities, Ecole Normale Supérieure
  • Master's degree, international relations, Sciences Po Paris
  • Master's degree, history and Arabic studies, La Sorbonne University

Publications and Videos

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Education as a Catalyst for Climate Progress

Education is a powerful means of spurring behavioral change and collective action, cultivating green skills, ensuring a just transition to a sustainable economy, and building communities’ adaptive capacity.
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気候変動対策には「ジェンダーのレンズ」が必要だ

現行の気候変動対策は、女性を置き去りにする可能性があります。しかし、気候変動との戦いにしっかりと女性を巻き込むことができれば、ジェンダー公正の促進と、気候変動対策の前進の双方に良い効果が期待できます。
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Building a Climate-Resilient, Low-Carbon, Job-Rich Africa

Climate change poses a significant threat to the continent. But as global decarbonization efforts intensify, Africa could emerge as a green powerhouse.
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Why Climate Action Needs a Gender Focus

Current efforts to combat climate change leave women behind. But drawing women fully into the fight is a win-win—accelerating climate progress and advancing gender equity.
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The Digital Agriculture Revolution Will Take More Than Innovation

The promise of digital agriculture to boost farmers’ income and enhance food system resilience remains largely unrealized. But acting on three key insights can unleash the digital ag revolution.
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Green Recovery in Africa

Africa is responsible for just 6% of global greenhouse gas emissions but is disproportionately exposed to risks of climate change. This article highlights Africa’s opportunity to turn an economic recovery into a green recovery.
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Pour une relance verte en Afrique!

L'Afrique n'est responsable que de 6 % des émissions mondiales de gaz à effet de serre, mais est exposée de manière disproportionnée aux risques du changement climatique. Cet article se penche sur l’opportunité de faire de la reprise économique en Afrique une relance verte.
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How Government Can Fuel a Green Recovery

Governments have an unparalleled opportunity to use stimulus programs to drive climate change progress. But their approach must reflect the specifics of their economy and workforce.
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Why African Farmers Are Part of the Climate Change Equation

The international climate community has not seen African agriculture projects as good investments. But underfunding these projects puts the whole world at risk.