Morocco's PM Represents King at 4th CCBC Summit in Nairobi
Economy
Morocco's Prime Minister, Aziz Akhannouch, represented King Mohammed VI at the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Congo Basin Climate Commission (CCBC) and the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin in Nairobi.
The Prime Minister emphasized that Morocco will continue to contribute fully to the CCBC's emergence as an African model for climate governance, collective action, and continental solidarity.
He noted that the CCBC is the result of the visionary leadership of King Mohammed VI, in collaboration with his African brothers, during the African Action Summit held in Marrakech in November 2016, on the sidelines of COP22.
The Prime Minister highlighted the significant progress made, including the effective establishment of the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin, the adoption of its governance instruments, the strengthening of strategic partnerships, and the consolidation of a portfolio of over 60 priority projects extracted from the Blue Fund's investment plan.
He also emphasized the increased visibility of the CCBC on the international scene.
The Prime Minister added that Morocco is proud to have contributed, as a founding partner, to the emergence of the CCBC and the Blue Fund, and that the Kingdom, faithful to its commitment to active and solidarity-based African cooperation, has accompanied this dynamic through political advocacy, the realization of the Blue Fund's preparatory study, which identified a plan of over 200 projects, the payment of its equal contribution to the start-up unit, and the sharing of expertise in climate finance, environmental governance, and sustainable development.
The Prime Minister stressed that Africa must propose its own solutions, adapted to its realities and driven by its own institutions.
He recalled the strategic importance of the Three Basins Summit held in Brazzaville in 2023, which marked a decisive step in the structuring of an alliance between the world's major forest basins: the Congo Basin, the Amazon, and Southeast Asia's forests.
The Prime Minister defended the need for the countries that are the custodians of these basins to be able to speak with one voice to defend their interests, promote more equitable climate governance, and mobilize funding commensurate with the ecological services rendered to humanity.
He emphasized that, in the midst of this dynamic, the CCBC is affirming itself as a central pillar of inter-basin cooperation.
Morocco fully supports this strategic convergence, convinced that it constitutes a crucial lever for strengthening Africa's position in the world.