King Mohammed VI signed the protocol establishing the Congo Basin Climate Commission at the end of the 1st Summit of Heads of State & Government of Climate Commission of Congo Basin and Blue Fund for Congo Basin, convened Sunday in Brazzaville. The participating Heads of State and Government appointed a number of outstanding figures Goodwill Ambassadors of the Congo Basin Climate Commission and the Blue Fund for the Congo Basin, including Princess Lalla Hasnaa, for the mobilization of financial resources. Princess Lalla Hasnaa, youngest sister of King Mohammed VI, is the chairwoman of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment. These are the Sahel Commission, the Island States Commission, and the Congo Basin Commission. The Congo Basin is second only to the Amazon Basin as one of the world’s carbon sinks.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 30, 2018 03:11 UTC