In preparation for COP22, a Thematic Panel on Migration, Environment and Climate Change brought together key ministerial partners as well as representatives from NGOs, intergovernmental organizations and the academia. This event was followed by the organization of the first specialized training workshop on Migration, Environment and Climate Change in Rabat, funded by the IOM Development Fund. Both events were of particular significance considering that Morocco is organizing the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP22) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on November 2016.

Morocco experiences many different forms of migration as a country of origin, transit and destination with large occurrence of internal migration; whilst being hit by a variety of climate and environmental impacts, such as desertification, floods etc. The workshop demonstrated that there is a strong interest in better understanding the evidence on the climate migration nexus and a willingness to work across policy areas to find concrete solutions. In that respect, the workshop focused on identifying concrete follow up action in Morocco to support COP22 and Morocco’s Chairmanship of the COP throughout 2017.
 
The training workshop was organized by IOM Rabat, IOM Headquarters and the Ministry of Moroccan’s Abroad.
For more information on the event and COP22, please consult:

• Press release (FR) 

• Training Report (FR)

• Migration, Environment and Climate Change in Morocco (FR)

• IOM's Contribution to UNFCCC COP22 (FR) 

For more information on the linkages between migration, environment and climate change in Morocco, please consult MECC Policy Brief in English or French. 

Event Type: 

Capacity Building Workshop

Location: 

Rabat, Morocco