Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN, ambassador Omar Hilale highlighted, Friday in New York, the “increased” commitment of the international and Moroccan youth in the efforts to fight climate change in the world.
“International and Moroccan youth are increasingly involved in climate action,” Hilale said during a virtual meeting of the Group of Friends on climate change that he co-chaired with his French counterpart Nicolas de Riviere.
The ambassador noted that Morocco is strong in its belief in climate action, and is committed in a multidimensional way to climate issues, ambitiously raising the threshold of its nationally determined contribution, equivalent to a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions of 45.5% by 2030. He also recalled that Morocco has actively supported the participation of African youth in the Pre-COP26 organized in early October in Milan, on the eve of the great climate meeting that took place in Glasgow.
“It is important to involve youth in our deliberations if we want climate mobilization to endure and grow stronger,” Hilale insisted, calling for creating new opportunities for present and future generations, especially in regions like Africa.
Stressing that climate change is the “defining challenge of our time”, the ambassador emphasized the importance of preparing the next generation to face its impacts, to show the way and to seek alternatives.
In this regard, he warned that the effects of climate change are a “serious challenge” to development in general and may even compromise the socio-economic fabric of communities and peoples around the world.
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