C0003 Morocco

In February 2020, the IRM received a complaint relating to FP043. The complaint centers around the insufficiency of the community consultations conducted and the lack of information provided to the complainant(s) and others who are affected by this Project. The complainant(s) requested confidentiality, and the IRM is providing confidentiality in accordance with its Procedures and Guidelines. The complaint was declared eligible for further processing, and the parties agreed to seek a joint solution through a problem-solving process. It is hoped that this participatory and voluntary approach of problem-solving will assist the parties to address the concerns raised by the complainant(s) in a way that is satisfactory to all parties involved in the process. The Initial Steps Report detailing the outcomes of this phase is available below. The Covid-19 pandemic, and more specifically restrictions on travelling to Morocco, have resulted in unavoidable delays in the processing of this case. Problem solving is ongoing, despite the challenges associated with conducting such a process virtually.