Marrakech et la COP 22 : le Maroc mis en valeur pour son développement durable

COP 22 MARRAKECH 2016

The Paris Conference (COP 21) ended on 12 December 2015 with an international agreement hailed as historic. The series of “COPs” (“Conference of Parties”), started in 1992 with the Rio summit, does not end with this success. In November 2016 will take place the COP 22 in Morocco, in Marrakech. This new international meeting is already announced as the “Conference of Action”, following the decisions taken in Paris. Morocco’s choice for COP 22 also reflects the kingdom’s real efforts for the environment, making Morocco one of the most environmentally friendly countries in the world.

COP 22 in Marrakech will be the operational translation of the Paris Accords

The Paris conference ended with a series of spectacular and ambitious announcements, entitled “Paris Agreements”: limiting global warming to 1.5 ° by the end of the century, massive economic aid to developing countries. the southern hemisphere industrially less developed, or obligation of public communication of the results obtained by each nation. The challenge of these ads is to apply them concretely.

The Minister Delegate for the Environment, Mrs. Hakima El Haité, indicated in the footsteps of the COP 21 want to translate in concrete actions the results of the conference of Paris: if it was the occasion “decisions”, COP 22 will be “the conference of action”. This continuity is illustrated by the Paris – Marrakech Plan, which is responsible for “developing operational tools” to implement the agreements adopted in Paris. Announced from 7 to 18 November, the Marrakech conference “will be about climate change mitigation and adaptation innovation,” according to Hakima El Haité. King Mohammed VI had already committed before COP 21 in September 2015 to develop international work for sustainable development. On the occasion of a visit by President François to Hollande in Tangier, the king of Morocco signed with him the Tangier Appeal, “for a united and strong action for the climate”. At the inauguration of COP 21 on November 30, 2015, King Mohammed VI renewed his desire for action, stating that it is “in Africa, continent of the future, that will play the future of our planet” “.

Morocco at the forefront of sustainable development

In terms of environment and sustainable development, Morocco is an excellent student. Already the organizer of the COP 7 in 2001, the kingdom has committed well before the COP 21 to limit its emissions of greenhouse gases, reducing them by 13% by 2030, compared to 2010. In parallel, Morocco has invested in a bold program of sustainable development, with the goal for 2030 to produce electricity using more than half (52%) of “green” energy, so-called renewable, and non-polluting. According to the uncompromising NGO Climate Action Tracker, Morocco ranks as the fourth most ecological country in the world, behind Bhutan, Costa Rica and Ethiopia.

In the field, this good will resulted in the construction of a gigantic thermodynamic solar power plant in southern Morocco near Ouarzazate, called Noor (“light”), the 7th largest power plant in the world. Built on a surface of 480 hectares at a cost of 800 million euros, Noor is equipped with 500,000 cylindrical-parabolic mirrors distributed in the shape of a snail, capable of producing 160 MW of electricity. The solar power station is only the beginning of a pharaonic project managed by the Moroccan Solar Energy Agency. Two other thermodynamic solar power plants (Noor II and III) and another photovoltaic power plant are included in the plans of the Moroccan Solar Energy Agency over an area of 2,500 hectares, with a capacity exceeding 500 MW. Eventually, the Noor project will be by far the largest solar complex in the world.

MPR supports all the organization of your accommodation at COP22

We offer the rental of a luxury villa with staff and pool in private and secure areas of Marrakech. You will be away from the hustle and bustle of the big hotels and relax after long hours of meeting and enjoy the privacy of the place.

As soon as you get off the plane and whatever the time of your arrival, Marrakech Private Resort welcomes you and takes you to your Villa. We offer a Fast Track service to avoid endless waiting at the airport. We provide all your transportation with one of our drivers. If necessary, we organize for you the provision of a vehicle with driver to give you all the freedom of your schedules.

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