Rabat is at the forefront of the battle against climate change in Morocco, actively supporting the international movement.  On the 7th of December, 2009, FMAS, the Alternative Forum of Morocco, the Portal of Civil Society Maghreb Mashreq E-Joussour, the Maghreb Social Forum, the Moroccan Organisation of Human Rights (OMDH) and the Right to Water Forum in the Arab Region (RWFAR) hosted a conference to introduce the ‘People’s Protocol on Climate Change’. This is in apprehension of its presentation at the 15th session of the UNFCC conference in Copenhagen, to be held from the 7th to the 18th of December 2009. 

The People’s Protocol is intended to influence discussions towards the development of a new protocol, to succeed the renowned Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012.

The objective of the Peoples' Protocol on Climate Change (PPCC) is to involve the grassroots sectors in the climate change discourse by developing their capacities for engagement and action. It also aims to put pressure on governments and international bodies to bring the people's perspectives and aspirations to the negotiating table in drawing up a post-2012 climate change framework.

On the occasion of holding the 15th session of the UN Conference on Climate Change (COP15) from 7 to 18 December 2009, in Copenhagen, the Forum of Alternatives Morocco (FMAS) and the civil society Maghreb Mashreq Portal - E-Joussour, with the collaboration of the Maghreb Social Forum and the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights (OMDH),and the Right to Water Forum in the Arab World (RWFAR) invite you to:

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