Sustainable Oases Initiative
Recognition,preservation and solidariry development
oases as vulnerable ecosystems threatened
by climate change
the «Sustainable Oases Initiative (SOI)» is being launched by the government of Morocco during the COP22 holded in Marrakech from November 7 to 18th 2016. The aim is that oases, all over the world, can keep existing as a cradle of dryland civilizations and fulfil their multiple economic, social and environmental roles.
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Recognition of oases’ vulnerable nature
02
Implementation of actions to preserve heritage
oases.
03
Reasoned valorization
of natural
potentialities
1
Recognition of oases’
vulnerable nature
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Recognize.
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Census.
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Mobilize.
2
Preservation
oasis ecosystems
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Protect biodiversity.
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Preserve production techniques.
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Preserve heritage.
3
Sustainable development
oasis ecosystems
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Develop agricultural activities.
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Develop production systems.
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Diversify socio-economic activities.
All for Sustainable Oases
COP28
As part of the global Generation Green strategy, the Sustainable Oasis initiative will be present at COP28 in the United Arab Emirates to develop and propose appropriate governance and cooperation mechanisms for the implementation of the objectives of this initiative.
Agricultural Ministers' Conference of
the Date Producing and Processing Countries
Willingness of the Kingdom of Morocco to lay the first milestones of an institutional structure for the implementation of the objectives of the Sustainable Oasis Initiative launched at the initiative of the Kingdom on the sidelines of COP22 in 2016 in Marrakech
The Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, and Water and Forests, Mr. Mohammed Sadiki, chaired the Moroccan delegation participating in the Ministerial Conference of date producing and processing countries, organized on 26 and 27 February 2024 in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.