The head of government, who represents King Mohammed VI at the high-level segment of heads of state and government at COP29, highlighted, Wednesday in Baku, the Kingdom’s experience in adapting to climate change .
Following royal guidance, Morocco has been committed for many years to playing a major role in the energy transition, both at the national, international and continental levels, underlined Aziz Akhannouch. The head of government spoke on Wednesday at the Summit of World Leaders for Climate Action, in Baku, the Azeri capital, host of COP29. He recalled on this occasion that renewable energies in Morocco today represent around 40% of electricity production capacity, a figure which will be increased to 52% before 2030, he specified.
An ambitious royal vision
Akhannouch also recalled the launch, under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, of the Initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture (Triple A) during COP22, held in 2016 in Marrakech. This initiative carries a bold vision: transforming African agriculture and protecting the environment, to face climate change.
In close collaboration with the African Adaptation Initiative, the Triple A Initiative continues its action on three main axes, namely improving soil management, increased access to water for irrigation and integration of resilient agricultural technologies, explained the head of government.
Aziz Akhannouch also recalled that Morocco has already started updating its nationally determined contribution (NDC), by increasing its decarbonization ambitions and integrating new structuring projects, in particular the desalination of water from sea via renewable energy, the valorization of biomass as well as green hydrogen, he continued.
With some of the most competitive solar and wind resources, as well as recognized experience in attracting investors, the Kingdom intends to play an important role in responding to the major challenges of carbon neutrality, he underlined.
“Morocco fully assumes its responsibilities. However, these challenges concern every nation on the planet, in particular the most industrialized countries,” underlined the head of government.
Concrete commitments expected
Natural disasters due to global warming, which are becoming more frequent and intense, generate considerable human and economic losses and affect food security, health infrastructure and access to drinking water, he deplored.
The world expects concrete commitments from COP29 to accelerate the ecological transition and provide in a united manner the means necessary for its implementation, in particular sustainable financing solutions for adaptation funds and climate insurance mechanisms, to enable the most vulnerable countries, often the least responsible for historic emissions, to strengthen their resilience, concluded Akhannouch.
The head of government, who chairs the Moroccan delegation participating in COP29 in Azerbaijan, was welcomed Tuesday in Baku by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the Secretary General of the UN, Antonio Guterres. COP 29 (November 11-22) focuses primarily on climate financing, given the need to enable all countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect lives as well as livelihoods against the worsening effects of climate change, particularly for vulnerable communities.
SN with agency / Les Inspirations ECO
