Marrakech, Morocco - King Mohammed VI of Morocco says he is speaking in the name of our shared destiny and historic responsibility by calling on the developed countries to meet their commitments and help developing countries, landlocked, and small island countries cope with the effects of climate change.Speaking at the COP22 climate change conference, which has adopted the Marrakesh Action plan, the king has urged all parties to work on translating their commitment to the values of justice and solidarity into concrete action.
He says advanced countries should honour their commitments and mobilise a minimum of $100 billion dollars by 2020, which was a key component of the Paris Climate Change Agreement that entered into force on 4 November 2016.
Initiatives for implementing that agreement include the initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture.
The outcome of the Marrakesh conference will be a true test of the efficiency of the climate change commitments made.
French President Francois Holland says COP22 will lay the foundations for this help laid out in the Paris Climate Change agreement at COP21 last year.
