Morocco: New data launched with the support of the United Kingdom

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New data and maps on climate change to support water and agriculture management in Morocco were launched on Wednesday as part of the Water Security Nexus in North Africa project which is funded by the UK. Launched during a virtual workshop with the main Moroccan stakeholders, this new data broadens the knowledge base available to Moroccan institutions and decision makers to plan a more resilient future, particularly in terms of water and water management. agriculture, says the Center for Mediterranean Integration in a press release.

The data sets developed in consultation with major Moroccan government agencies provide a set of national climate projections for temperature, precipitation and several extreme weather indices, the same source said. She points out that the indicators used in the data have been identified by the said agencies as being essential to their operations and the high resolution of the maps makes the data particularly precise and relevant.

Water scarcity poses a real threat to stability and sustainable development in Morocco," said British Ambassador to Morocco Simon Martin, quoted by the statement, noting that this workshop brings together the best minds to address this challenge. common and find solutions. The new national climate data that the Center for Mediterranean Integration and the International Institute for Water Management (IWMI) have generated over the past few months will be invaluable to this mutual effort and I am proud that the Kingdom -Uni supported this work. As we look to COP26, it shows how working together supports resilience.

The UK-funded program includes a set of activities aimed at clarifying the interrelationship between water security, climate change (drought) and migration in North Africa, building the capacity of decision makers to better manage water security and drought monitoring in the region.