Tag: COP22

Australia to open Embassy in Rabat soon

November 19, 2016

Canberra will soon have an embassy in Rabat in order to strengthen ties with the Kingdom, said Julie Bishop Australia’s Foreign Minister in Marrakech. Bishop ... Read More

COP22: WB & Morocco to establish GGIF for Africa fund to boost green economy in Africa

November 17, 2016

Morocco and the World Bank Wednesday agreed during the finance summit of the UN conference on climate change (COP22) in Marrakech to launch the “Green ... Read More

Africa Action Summit: King Mohammed VI Stresses Need to Pool Efforts to Fight Climate Change

November 17, 2016

King Mohammed VI delivered a speech at the opening of the Africa Action Summit, held on November 16 in Marrakech, wherein he reviewed the main ... Read More

COP22: Australia To Open Embassy in Morocco To Foster Partnership

November 16, 2016

Australia's top diplomat Julie Bishop said Wednesday in Marrakech that her country will open shortly an embassy in Rabat as relations between the two countries ... Read More

King Mohammed VI Underscores Morocco’s Environmental commitment at COP22

November 15, 2016

In a key note address at the opening of the high-level segment of the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UN Framework ... Read More

COP22: Forty-two Countries Launch NDC Partnership to Deliver on Paris Agreement

November 15, 2016

In a move that matches climate finance with action, forty-two countries from different continents signed to the NDC Partnership, which was launched, on Tuesday November ... Read More

COP22: World leaders meet to discuss implementation of Paris agreement

November 15, 2016

Around 200 world leaders will discuss on November 15 how to put into action Paris historical agreement targeting containment global temperature rise at less than ... Read More

COP22: Launch of Think Tank Network in Favor of Climate Capacity Building

November 14, 2016

Thirteen centres of excellence and think tanks from Africa, Europe, Asia and Latin America came together, on Monday in the Moroccan COP22 pavilion, to launch ... Read More

COP22: Morocco Championing African Agriculture

November 14, 2016

Morocco, host country of the 22nd UN climate conference, has launched Adaptation of African Agriculture (AAA) initiative which seeks to restore African ecosystem balance and ... Read More

The ‘Blue Belt’, Morocco’s Initiative to Boost Coastal Resilience to Climate Change

November 13, 2016

At COP22 in Marrakech, Morocco unveiled its new initiative, dubbed ‘Blue Belt’, to boost sustainable fisheries and bolster coastal resilience to climate change. “On the ... Read More