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Morocco, Union for Mediterranean vow to combat climate change

Xinhua, July 14, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Moroccan region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima and the Union for the Mediterranean concluded a partnership agreement, aiming at reinforcing regional cooperation to combat climate change in the Mediterranean, the council of the Moroccan region said in a statement on Wednesday.

The agreement came only a few days prior to the MedCOP Climate 2016 in Tangier on July 18-19, which is a part of Morocco's preparation for the climate summit to take place in Marrakech in November.

Ilyas El Omari, president of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Regional Council, said in the statement that keeping the global temperature rise below two degrees Celsius, a goal set by the Paris Agreement, requires other actions besides contributions determined on a national level.

"In light of COP22, which is due to take place in Marrakech in November, a coordinated regional approach within the scope of Climate Action is fundamental in order to achieve this goal within the Mediterranean, one of the regions that are most sensitive to the harmful effects of climate change," he added.

The MedCOP Climate will bring together more than 2,000 representatives from various countries in the Mediterranean basin and civil society organizations.

Following the first MedCOP edition in Marseille in June 2015, it will mark a crucial step towards the implementation of a Mediterranean agenda for climate change. Endit