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Morocco participates in the work of the conferences of the parts of the conventions of Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS conventions), which are held from April 28 to May 9, 2025 in Geneva by a delegation chaired by Madame Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development and Composed of Mr. Omar Zniber, Ambassador and permanent representative of Morocco in Geneva and Energy and sustainable development and the permanent mission of Morocco in Geneva.
Madame Leila Benali, represented Morocco at the work of the High Segment held on April 30 and May 1, 2025. This segment, which is held every four years, is articulated this year around the theme “make visible the invisible: healthy management of chemicals and waste”, and which was an opportunity for ministers in charge of the environment to debate the urgency of rational and sustainable management of chemicals and forward national efforts in this area. It also constituted a dynamic and interactive platform to ensure the effective implementation of the three BRS conventions.
During her intervention at the ministerial debate, the Minister praised Morocco’s partnership with the Global Environment Fund, as the main financial mechanism of the environment, including chemicals and waste, and which has in recent years mobilized more than $ 150 million in donations and above all serve as a lever to attract public and private co -financing of more than $ 1.5 billion.
It also recalled the experience of Morocco as president, for two years, of the United Nations Assembly for the Environment and during which our country insisted on the importance of strengthening synergies between the various multilateral environmental agreements to accelerate the implementation of environmental commitments.
The Minister also stressed the importance of ensuring a balance between technical assistance and tangible projects which make it possible to achieve concrete and rapid results in the field and mentioned the need to target subsidies in order to better allocate them in favor of the objectives of sustainable development.
It should be noted that the conferences of the parties of these agreements, tackle crucial issues, such as the prohibition of the production of certain chemicals dangerous for health and the environment, the restriction of their use, as well as their submission to the procedure of prior consent before their import. The discussions within these agreements also relate to the classification of waste and their submission to the process of consent prior to their cross -border movement.
These meetings will examine and adopt decisions relating to the rational management of chemical substances and hazardous waste as well as on technical assistance and financial mobilization in favor of developing countries, with the participation of donors.
On the sidelines of these conferences, the Minister spoke with her counterparts, ministers in charge of the environment of the partner countries, as well as senior officials of international organizations to discuss the strengthening of cooperation and the sharing of experiences in environment and sustainable development and the mobilization of resources to combat chemical pollution.
