The Moroccan Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka met with the UfM Deputy Secretary General; Almotaz Abadi discuss way forward on Water and Climate change toward COP28

6-7 June 2023, Fez, Morocco – UfM Deputy Secretary General in charge of Water, Environment and Blue Economy Almotaz Abadi met the Moroccan Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka in the margins of 3rd International Conference on Water and Climate (ICCS). In their meeting, they discussed the important role water and blue economy sectors are playing to mitigate the climate change impacts. The minister have briefed on the effect that Morrocco is doing to cope with the impact of the climate change specially their Plan on the Water Desalination as well the wastewater treatment and reuse to respond to the different water demands including domestic, Agriculture, tourism asa well as the New emerging Green Hydrogen which is totally depend on the water availability.

The UFM also took part of the Moroccan hosted conference on water and climate, for the UFM the conference is timely as it represents a bridging link between the United Nations Conference on Water (New York, 22-24 March 2023) and the coming COP28 on climate as both agreed to hold a joint action on to show case of the UFM region challenges and solution at the Moroccan Pavilion in the upcoming Cop28.