Regional meeting on Climate Change and Mountains in the Middle East and North Africa region
16-18 December 2012
Marrakech, Morocco
Over 15 representatives from the Middle East and North African (MENA) region met 16-18 December in Marrakech, Morocco, to discuss the effects of climate change in mountains.
The meeting was the fourth in a series organized by the Mountain Partnership Secretariat (MPS) in the context of the World Bank Project Strategic Initiative on Mountains and Climate Change (SIMCC).
The Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries partnered with the Mountain Partnership Secretariat for the event, which analyzed climate change impacts, adaptation and development in the region’s mountain ecosystems.
Participants included members of the national delegations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), officers from various ministries dealing with mountain issues and Mountain Partnership focal points.
Related information
Press release
List of participants
Background paper English - French
PRESENTATIONS
· The Mountain Partnership - Rosalaura RomeoDownload » |
Why Mountains Matter - Sara ManuelliDownload » |
Presentation of Position Paper on the MENA Region – Riad Balaghi Download » |
Source of Climate Change Finance – Riad BalaghiDownload » |
Climate Change in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan – Ahmed KayaliDownload » |
Climate Change in Lebanon – Michel BassilDownload » |
Mountains in Turkey – Mevlut DüzgünDownload » |
Climate Change in Turkey - Aynur GÜNEŞDownload » |
Climate Change in Yemen – Mohammed H. Al-HammadiDownload » |
Mountains, forests and climate change in Tunisia (FR) – Abid HabibDownload » |
Mountain areas in Algeria – Redjem KhodjaabderrahmaneDownload » |
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