In preparation for the United Nations Conference on Climate Change, COP 22, to be held in Marrakech, Morocco between November 7-18, 2016, the UIA has approached the Moroccan Section, its President Abdelouahed Mountassir and Mohamed Chaoui, UIA Council Member. The UIA is gearing up for an event in the spirit of the conference that took place at the opening of COP 21 in Paris in December 2015. UIA Secretary General Thomas Vonier will meet the Moroccan architects in Paris in March.

The Paris International Conference brought together diverse organizations implicated in the design and construction of buildings and cities, which are deciding factors in the response to climate change.

Organizer of COP 7 in 2001, the Kingdom of Morocco has committed itself to limiting its greenhouse gas emissions, reducing them by 13% by 2030. The country has invested in an audacious sustainable development program, which seeks to produce electricity by using more than half “green” energy by 2030. According to the NGO, ‘Climate Action Tracker’, Morocco is ranked among the most ecologically sound countries in the world.

Top image: Ouarzazate solar power station (OSPS), Morocco, courtesy of UIA

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