A crucial training workshop on climate and energy planning was held on February 12 and 13 at the headquarters of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima (TTA) regional council, bringing together local elected representatives and administrative executives from the region, as well as representatives of the Association Marocaine des Présidents des Conseils Communaux (AMPCC).

This initiative, supported by the Clima-Med project and the Covenant of Mayors for the Mediterranean (CoM Med), has a dual objective: to strengthen and accelerate the creation of a national support mechanism for developing Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan (SEACAP), and to support local authorities in their commitment to fighting climate change.

 

During these two highly focused days, participants benefited from in-depth training covering several key aspects of the tools developed by Clima-Med:

• The fundamentals and principles of the Covenant of Mayors for the Mediterranean
• The detailed PAEDC preparation manual
• The Climate Finance Guide
• Communication and networking strategies

These sessions, alternating lectures and practical debates, are part of the ongoing efforts made by the Clima-Med project since 2018 to perpetuate the work undertaken at national and local levels, but also to continue supporting other communes and regions across Morocco.

At the end of the workshop, representatives of the TTA regional council expressed their willingness to join CoM Med, and undertook to promote the initiative among the region’s communes, inviting them to join, particularly those involved in the SLEC project. 

 

The Clima-Med team has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the region and its communes in the accession process and in drawing up their SEACAPs. The project is currently working to set up a National Support Mechanism for SEACAPs in collaboration with the AMPCC to strengthen work between communes and the Association of Moroccan Regions (ARM) and better coordinate actions at the AMPCC to strengthen work between the communes at the regional level.