Enabling stakeholders in Moroccan coastal management to develop sustainable climate change adaptation policies and plans : final report (28th March 2007 to 28th August 2010)

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2010

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Adaptation aux Changements Climatiques au MAROC (ACCMA), École Nationale Forestière d'Ingénieurs, Salé, MA

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Vulnerability analysis and assessment has been conducted for the impacts of sea level rise and meteorological extremes such storm surges and coastal flooding on residential, tourism, agricultural, and natural ecosystem areas, and the consequent economic and social effects. This project was carried out over a coast of 220 km length, with focus on four small pilot sites. Morocco has almost 3500 km coastline on the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Project activities, outputs and results are provided.

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SEA LEVEL RISE, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, COASTAL ZONES, MOROCCO--NORTH EAST, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY, LAND USE PLANNING, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY

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