Irrigation Development and Adaptation of Irrigated Agriculture to Climate Change in Semi-Arid Morocco: FP042
Project Outline
This project seeks to secure the benefits and development potential of the current economic dynamic on the data value-chain in Morocco, and increase the resilience of a highly vulnerable area with regard to climate change by enabling transfer of surface water to the Boudnib Valley from the multipurpose dam upstream.
| Country(ies) | Morocco |
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| National Designated Authority (NDA) | Ministry of Environment |
| Accredited Entity (AE) | Agence Française de Développement: AFD (International) |
| Executing Entity (EE) | Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Directorate of Irrigation and Development of Agricultural Areas (DIAEA), Regional Office of Agricultural Development of Tafilalet: ORMVAT (Public) |
| Date of Final FP Submission | January 2017 (modified version) |
| Estimated Project Duration | 2017-2022 |
| Target Sector | Water Resource Management/Agriculture |
| GCF Financing | 20 million EUR (Grant) Medium |
| Co-financing |
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Project Description
< Major Project Components>
- Connecting irrigation infrastructure to the dam to transfer surface water to Boudnib Valley.
- Rehabilitating irrigation network and agricultural land, and diversification/storage of produce in oasis communities.
- Groundwater management including exploratory drilling and piezometric surveillance.
Ref: FP042 Irrigation Development and Adaptation of Irrigated Agriculture to Climate Change in Semi-Arid Morocco
Potential Indicators of Key Impacts
Expected total number of direct and indirect beneficiaries, disaggregated by gender (reduced vulnerability or increased resilience):
- Direct beneficiaries: 5,500 persons
- Indirect beneficiaries: 10,000 persons
100% of the municipality population
