Dakhla: The right to the environment and its contribution to the promotion of citizenship

The right to the environment was at the centre of a meeting organised recently in Dakhla by the National Human Rights Council (CNDH).This symposium brought together stakeholders in the environmental field, including representatives of competent public and private bodies, elected officials, academics, NGOs active in the fields of human rights and sustainable development, in addition to representatives of the CNDH's regional commissions and international organisations from France and Spain.This meeting, held under the theme: "For the effectiveness of the right to the environment," made it possible to highlight the various dimensions linked to the right to the environment and to demonstrate its contribution to the promotion of citizenship, as an essential right closely linked to other economic, social, and cultural rights. During the meeting, emphasis was placed on the need to define the n…