

The third edition of the Conference of the Parties of the Mediterranean riparian countries on climate change (MedCop Climate) took place from June 22 to 23 in Tangier, Morocco.
This contribution calls for accelerating the pace of the fight against climate change on the one hand, and on the other hand to intensify actions to preserve ecosystems in the territories.
During this international conference, Prof. Hafsa El Bekri, teacher-researcher at UEMF and Co-Director of the Think Tank Research Institute for European, Mediterranean and African Studies (RIEMAS), led the Side Event "Assessment of environmental considerations in Regional budgets" addressing several issues related to the implementation and promotion of climate governance at the local level. Prof. El Bekri also spoke on the Panel "Local Stocktake and way forward".
This event saw the participation of ministers, public organizations, donors, companies, territories and NGOs to address the various challenges faced by the Mediterranean under climate pressure.