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Individual Harvests
Protagonist: IMANE
Do you have a story regarding a climate event?

MOROCCO IS STRONGLY RELIANT ON AGRICULTURE, FISHERY AND TOURISM - SECTORS WHICH ARE ALREADY HIGHLY IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE. MOREOVER THE COUNTRY'S RESOURCES ARE UNDER INCREASING PRESSURES. SOME REGIONS ARE ALREADY THREATENED BY WATER SHORTAGES BY 2020 - 2040.


How did you respond to this event? And the people around you?

Moroccan Green Plan have already been undertaken, the industry and service sectors are also highly exposed to these impacts e.g. flooding of premises, damages of transport routes, rising prices for energy and water, or more frequent gaps in the supply of these etc. Adaptation becomes crucial both for business survival and growth, and at the same time it offers them a range of new business opportunities.


What happened in the aftermath in the area affected? There were economic, political and social changes?

The Policy on Climate Change of Morocco (PCCM, 2014) is the main policy document which supports the application of Morocco's vision in terms of climate change and It offers a coordinated approach to the different strategies and plans already initiated, as well as an operational framework until 2040.

Protagonist: Imane
All Individual Harvests
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Individual Harvesting: share your own experience of climate adaptation in your site specific environment
Help to build an extensive and ever growing database of local knowledge on climate adaptation.
Have you ever experienced a difficult event related to climate or environmental change? What kind of event was it?
Suggestions: flood, wildfire, drought, man made destruction of ecosystems, heavy smog, other (please describe it)
How did you responde to the event?
Suggestions : I was scared and didn't manage to do much to help - I tried to help as much as possible - I fled and left my house temporary - I was helped by firemen, police etc.. - Other (please describe it)
Who was the person (or people) and/or the institution, group or community that you feel more helpful and close to you during the event?
Suggestions : Your family - Your friends - Your town hall - Law enforcements - Your neighbourhood - Scientists and technicians - Others (please describe it)
What happened in the aftermath in the area affected? There were economic, political and social changes?
Suggestions : Nothing changed - There were many negative effects - The event brought positive changes, people became aware - Others (please describe it)
What key principles did you learn regarding your own climate adaptation experience?
Suggestions : Monitor and studying is essential to deal with climate disasters - A serious cooperation is needed in my place, among different stakeholders, to deal with the effect of the environmental crisis - Accept that our future will be difficult and deal with loss - Promote a different way to live in my place, share it with my neighbours, building from the experience of the event I described
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