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Morocco reaffirmed, Thursday, before the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU CPS), its availability to collaborate closely with African stakeholders and international partners in terms of response to the challenges linked to the climate in order to build the foundations of African climate sovereignty.
“In continuation of the efforts made in favor of strengthening climate resilience, Morocco reaffirms its availability to collaborate closely with African stakeholders and international partners in terms of response to the challenges linked to the climate, in order to build the foundations of African climate sovereignty, consolidating peace, security and development in Africa” On “climate change, a threat to peace and security in Africa”, organized by the CPS of the AU, whose presidency for the month of March is ensured by the Kingdom.
“It is this ambition that Morocco bears and will continue to defend, convinced that it is through the unity, the pooling of efforts and the strengthening of our collective capacities that we will transform threats into opportunities”, insisted the Moroccan delegation, recalling that the Kingdom, under the enlightened conduct of King Mohammed VI, resolutely work to bring out an integrated African and secure resilience model.
Morocco is thus committed to promoting African solutions, through the launch of structuring initiatives such as the Initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture (AAA) and the Initiative for Security, Stability and Soutenability (SSS), which reflect a combining food security, social stability and environmental sustainability, continued the Moroccan delegation.
Furthermore, and on the initiative of King Mohammed VI, three climate commissions were launched at the African Action Summit, organized on the sidelines of COP22, in Marrakech, in 2016, still recalled the delegation, specifying that it is the Sahel Commission, chaired by the Republic of Niger of the Commission of Insular States, chaired by the Republic of Seychelles and the Commission of the Basin de Congo, Chaired by the Republic of Congo.
These commissions constitute an innovative framework aimed at providing holistic and sustainable solutions to the impacts of climate change and the promotion of sustainable development of the continent, the delegation explained.
She also called for pleading with AU partners to ensure supported, predictable and sustainable funding, adapted to the specific needs of Africa, in the fight against climate change and its impacts on peace and security and to encourage investments dedicated to the implementation of relevant African initiatives in terms of adaptation of African agriculture as well as projects aimed at sustainability of natural resources, stability of natural resources human and the security of institutional resources.
The delegation also highlighted the importance of incorporating environmental and climatic dimensions into strategies aimed at promoting peace, security and development in Africa and encouraging enhanced cooperation between African stakeholders and international partners in the response to challenges related to climate.
On the other hand, it has recommended that it support initiatives aimed at strengthening African capacities to anticipate, prevent, and effectively manage the challenges related to climate change, in particular AAA and SSS initiatives as well as the three climate commissions.
This AU CPS meeting aims to assess the impact of climatic vagaries and extreme environmental phenomena such as droughts, floods and population trips that result from it, on stability and security in Africa and to reflect on innovative strategies to reduce the impact of climate change on peace and security in Africa.
It is also a question of raising awareness of all stakeholders on the link between climate change, peace and security in Africa and exploring the ways and means likely to improve inter -African cooperation intended to strengthen the resilience of the populations affected by climate change.
Reunion also aims to highlight the importance of integrating environmental and climatic dimensions into strategies aimed at promoting peace, security and development and mobilizing African and international actors in order to develop global solutions to deal with climatic challenges.
