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This study reviews what can be learned from devastating floods in Morocco in 2014, based on research led by a group of experts in that country. One urgently-needed way to address the risks would be to install early warning systems in Morocco’s southern

Morocco is expected to be faced with a major water shortfall prompted by either expansion in demand for water or reduction in precipitation induced by climate change. This paper examines the economywide impacts of these factors for Morocco. It uses a

World Bank approves $275 million loan for Morocco to help manage financial impacts of disasters and upgrade the institutional framework managing them.

Integrated Climate Risk Management (ICRM) is an approach to dealing with the risk and manifestation of climate-related disasters. It is characterised by a holistic perspective with regards to the various components of risk management. ICRM differs from

As droughts and floods cut crop harvests and storms tear up buildings and power lines, countries vulnerable to climate change have proposed new ways to access cheaper financing to tackle the risks. For example, new instruments aim at fostering climate resilience and helping countries transition to 100 percent renewable energy.

Most adaptation actions are local and closely related to development needs, so it is important to develop and use local monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems to capture what is happening on the ground and integrate lessons from this into national and

Morocco has launched a new remote sensing Earth observation satellite, Mohammed VI-B, to help with disaster management and prevention. Along with other satellites, Mohammed VI-B will help Morocco with information gathering and mobilising resources in cases of disasters.

Tsunami risk was at the heart of a discussion to raise awareness at the Africa-Arab States Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction which is underway in Tunis, Tunisia.