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WFD's key achievements in MENA in 2024–2025 include strengthening legislative accountability and transparency, promoting democratic engagement in environmental and climate issues, and supporting the inclusion of young people in politics.
Democratic governance is critical for achieving climate goals. On World Environment Day (5 June), discover WFD’s recent achievements in supporting more ambitious democratic action on climate and the environment.
Over the past 14 years, WFD has partnered with the Moroccan Parliament to advance democratic governance through accountability, transparency, and inclusion. This article highlights ten key achievements—among many—that reflect the progress and enduring impact of this collaboration.
WFD and Morocco's House of Representatives have officially launched an Environmental Democracy programme to enhance parliamentary engagement in climate action.
WFD, in collaboration with the Moroccan House of Representatives, is empowering the youth for evidence-based policy change through the Youth Inclusion Programme.
WFD organised a two-day policy training in Morocco, empowering youth and civil society for more inclusive parliamentary work.
Realising international environmental treaties such as the Paris Climate Agreement requires the translation of these commitments into domestic laws and regulations by democratic means. WFD Morocco and Lebanon supported democratic oversight of climate legislation.
On International Women's Day 2022, WFD launched a 12-month-long project aimed to advance women's political participation and leadership in the Moroccan House of Representatives. One year down the line – as we celebrate International Women’s Day in 2023 – we look at the outcomes achieved through this Canadian Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) supported programme.
Between 2019 and 2022, WFD implemented a programme in Lebanon that provided institutional and legal guidance and support to parliamentary committees. WFD’s role centred on supporting the Lebanese Parliament’s efforts to engage citizens in decision-making processes in the face of economic and political crises.
WFD's interview with Rt Hon Caroline Nokes, MP and Chairperson of the Women and Equalities Committee in the UK Parliament.
Recently, WFD held a women parliamentarians’ forum in Morocco to advocate for the establishment of a parliamentary working group/committee dedicated to equity and parity.
In March 2022, a new programme to support women MPs launched.
Looking back at three successful years of WFD’s collaborative programme with the Algerian Parliament
Strong parliaments/legislatures are cornerstones of democracy. In 2019, WFD launched a programme that strengthened its partnership with the Algerian Parliament. Here is a summary of some of the programme’s outcomes after three years of successful implementation.
Dr Inaya Ezzeddine, a Lebanese MP from the Tyre province in the south, has amassed an impressive record in parliamentary work over the last four years, which has contributed to the country’s resilience and stability. WFD supported MP Ezzeddine to help respond to the Lebanon multi-crisis, in which taxpayers have been hard-pressed to meet basic needs.
In Lebanon, Law number 81/2018 on E-Transactions and Data Protection has been passed for years, but legal and institutional factors have played a significant role in blocking its implementation. A WFD affiliated network, the Digital Transformation and Governance Network (DTGN), stepped in to identify these blockages, and to carry out the advocacy work needed to overcome them.
