18/10/2006
Agreements for allocating a budget of 2.6 million dirhams this year to 13 Moroccan NGOs for sustainable development projects were signed Monday (October 16th), as part of the programme of Morocco's Water and Environment Department and the UN Development Programme. During an information meeting called "Deserts and Sustainable Development", Mohamed Amir, secretary general of the environment department, said another important objective of the programme is enhancing partnership between the government and civil society. He added several associations working in local sustainable development will benefit from micro financing from the World Environment Fund under the same programme. (MAP)