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[Project] I-WALAMAR Sustainable Transformations in rural Morocco

• The Moroccan agriculture is in transformation and is experiencing intensification and commercialization, which, in addition to social and economic impacts, has significant impacts on soil and water resources in key growing areas such as the Fès-Meknès region (FMR). Climate change is triggering additional stress on water and land resources. A consortium of four Germany research institutes and five commercial enterprises, led by Research Institute for Water and Waste Management at RWTH Aachen (FiW...
• I-WALAMAR Sustainable Transformations in rural Morocco

[Project] I-WALAMAR Sustainable Transformations in rural Morocco

• The Moroccan agriculture is in transformation and is experiencing intensification and commercialization, which, in addition to social and economic impacts, has significant impacts on soil and water resources in key growing areas such as the Fès-Meknès region (FMR). Climate change is triggering additional stress on water and land resources. A consortium of four Germany research institutes and five commercial enterprises, led by Research Institute for Water and Waste Management at RWTH Aachen (FiW...
• I-WALAMAR Sustainable Transformations in rural Morocco

[Page] I-WALAMAR

• Cracked dry earth with sparse bushes and distant hills under a clear sky with white text I WALAMAR and Sustainable Technologies and Services for Water and Land Management in Morocco

[Publication] Renewable energy: A key to enhancing the societal dimension of energy transition in Morocco

• Renewable energy: A key to enhancing the societal dimension of energy transition in Morocco
• Morocco’s energy challenges lie at the intersection of the country’s development and climate challenges. In BICC Policy Brief 6\2018 “Renewable Energy: A Key to Enhancing the Societal Dimension of Energy Transition in Morocco” Shahrazad Far gives recommendations for future cooperation. Based on the participatory approach with local stakeholders and partner institutes the within the joint research project MENA SELECT (MENA Sustainable ELECtricity Trajectories) the author...

[Publication] Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Olive Orchard Intensification in the Saïss Plain (Morocco) Using k-Means and High-Resolution S...

• Spatio-Temporal Assessment of Olive Orchard Intensification in the Saïss Plain (Morocco) Using k-Means and High-Resolution Satellite Data
• Olive orchard intensification has transformed an originally drought-resilient tree crop into a competing water user in semi-arid regions. In our study, we used remote sensing to evaluate whether intensive olive plantations have increased between 2010 and 2020, contributing to the current risk of aquifer depletion in the Saïss plain in Morocco. We developed an unsupervised approach based on the principles of hierarchical clustering and used for each year of analysis two images (5 m p...

[Project] Development of social requirements for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in the MENA region

• Solar thermal power plants in North Africa have the potential to satisfy the growing demand for energy. But these innovations come at a price—for example, in the form of the redistribution of resources such as land and water. BICC is studying the potential for conflict and socio-economic consequences of solar thermal power plants in Morocco and Egypt in a research project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).

[Project] MENA SELECT – MENA Sustainable ELECtricity Trajectories

• MENA Sustainable ELECtricity Trajectories   The countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have long been relying on fossil resources to satisfy their energy demand. However, the current as well as projected significant and steady increase in energy demand means that it can no longer be met by the current sector infrastructure. Governments across the region have reacted by rolling out plans for a comprehensive transformation of the energy sector, including most prominently the pro...

[Event] 5th ISA Forum of Sociology—Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene

• Call for Abstracts
• Sunday, 6 July 2025: Rabat, Morocco

[PDF Document] MENA_Select-Electricity_Planning_for_Sustainable_Development_in_the_MENA_Region-main.pdf   (2.39 MB)

[Page] Way Forward_Panelists

• Sebastian NeubauerSebastian Neubauer joined the German Foreign Service in 2016 Since 2023 he is Team Lead for Humanitarian Assistance Africa at the Division for Humanitarian Assistance and Operations Prior to that he was posted to Rabat Morocco and held positions in the Department for Middle Eastern Affairs and the Department for European Affairs Sebastian holds a PhD in the History of Political Thought and studied Political Science German Literature Philosophy and Arabic in Berlin...