AP Photo / Andre Penner From COP30 in Belem, analysis and comments from IMAL's Executive Director Iskander Erzini Vernoit, are featured in the Associated Press (AP), also carried by ABC News and various other media outlets, regarding dynamics around climate finance and Article 9.1 in particular: “Various apparent impasses still remain, and chief among these from an African point of view is the unwillingness of the EU and other rich countries to engage on their obligation to p

COP30 needs a dedicated political commitment addressing how to put the global goal into action, write two climate diplomacy experts Evacuees with their tents at an evacuation centre in Quezon City, Philippines, as Super Typhoon Uwan hit the country in early November 2025 (Image: Aaron Favila / Associated Press / Alamy) This article is authored by Imane Saidi, senior researcher in the Diplomacy and Cooperation Programme of the Imal Initiative for Climate and Development, a non

The full report, in French, may be downloaded below and accessed here : Morocco stands at a pivotal moment in its energy transition. Population growth, rising living standards, and industrial development are inevitably driving a substantial increase in energy demand. Meeting this challenge requires accelerating the integration of renewable energies in order to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels, which are costly and emit greenhouse gases, and to fulfill national commi