Rabat - The 22nd Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), slated November in Marrakech, is an occasion to improve expertiseand build capacities to fight climate migrations, said, on Friday in Rabat, Foreign Minister and Chairman of COP22 Steering Committee Salaheddine Mezouar.
In order to weather the impact of climate migration, it is necessary to launch projects and initiatives to curb consequences, promote investment and develop expertise in the field, said Mezouar in a speech at an international conference on "climate migrations: tendencies and challenges".
Studies conducted on the phenomenon showed that nearly 250 million people face migration because of climate change, he said, underlining that the COP22 should give a strong signal to international community, civil society and regional governments to forge ahead with the implementation of Paris Agreement.
The COP22 will urge the States to take decisions to slash and mitigate the repercussions of climate change, and civil society should pledge to mobilizing actors and raising awareness concerning this plague, mainly in the African continent, he said.
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