Morocco Partakes in 4th Meeting of Arab Coordination Mechanism for Disaster Risk Reduction

Cairo – The works of the 4th meeting of the Arab Coordination Mechanism for Disaster Risk Reduction started on Monday in Cairo with the participation of Morocco.

The Kingdom is represented at this meeting by a delegation led by Morocco’s Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative of the Kingdom to the Arab League, Ahmed Tazi.

For three days, the meeting will focus on several topics including the follow-up of the implementation of the Statute of the Arab Coordination Mechanism for Disaster Risk Reduction, the report on the follow-up of the implementation of the Arab Strategy for Disaster Reduction and its program of action, as well as the project for the implementation of an Arab network for environmental radiological monitoring and early warning.

In his opening address, the chairman of the meeting, Lotfi Talbi, called for coordinating efforts and strengthening the capacities of Arab countries to adopt effective approaches and strategic plans aimed at reducing the disastrous consequences of natural disasters and the impact of climate change and similar phenomena.

For her part, Deputy Director of the Department of Habitat, Water Resources and Disaster Reduction of the Arab League, Shahira Wahbi said that this meeting is part of the preparation for the first inter-ministerial meeting on disaster risk reduction scheduled for next Thursday.

The upcoming meeting will address issues that relate to the follow-up of natural disasters and the provisions of the Arab Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction as well as the preparation for the seventh Global Forum on Disaster Risk Reduction and the establishment of Arab and regional contingency plans, she added.

The Moroccan delegation includes officials from the Ministry of Interior, the Directorate General of Civil Protection, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, the Ministry of National Territory Planning, Land Planning, Housing and City Policy, and the Ministry of Economy and Finance in charge of the budget.