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.