The Marrakech Accords is a set of agreements reached at the 7th Conference of the Parties (COP7) to the

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, held in 2001, on the rules of meeting the targets set out in the

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. The separate Marrakech Declaration of 15 April 1994, manifesting the

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trade agreements and establishing the

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, was also concluded and signed in

Marrakech, Morocco Marrakesh or Marrakech (; , ) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mountains. The city was ...

.Marrakesh Declaration of 15 April 1994
at World Trade Organization

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The Marrakesh Accords & The Marrakesh Declaration
- Draft
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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