Heba Press – Rabat
The Agricultural Development Agency was able to renew its accreditation with the Adaptation Fund for the second time, which represents the culmination of the ongoing efforts made by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests to contribute to the sustainability of the agricultural sector in Morocco and to face climate challenges.
The Adaptation Fund, established under the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, aims to finance projects and programmes that strengthen the capacities of fragile communities to cope with climate change. To access these funds, accredited organisations must demonstrate their capacity to manage and administer projects efficiently and effectively, as well as to comply with international standards related to environmental and social safeguards.
Thanks to this new accreditation, the Agricultural Development Agency is able to mobilize additional funds to develop new innovative climate change adaptation projects in partnership with various institutional partners and stakeholders in the agricultural sector.
As a reminder, the accreditation of the Agricultural Development Agency to the Adaptation Fund in 2012 made it possible to mobilize a donation of US$9.97 million for the benefit of the inhabitants of the oasis areas in order to finance the Adaptation to Climate Change in the Oases (PACCZO), which was launched in 2015 in order to increase the capacity of… 40,000 beneficiaries (50% of whom are women and young people) in the oasis regions to adapt to face the effects of climate change in the Giris and Maaider basins in the Draa-Tafilalet region.
This project is considered one of the model projects at the national level, as well as the projects financed by the Adaptation Fund, because it allowed the construction of 60 water wheels over a length of 21 km, 7 hydro-agricultural equipment to recharge the underground reservoir for water, the rehabilitation of 49 ditches over a length of 8,800 meters, and the construction of 25 protective barriers in addition to… Support 45 innovative projects in several vital sectors of the rural world.
The re-accreditation of the Agricultural Development Agency with the Adaptation Fund coincides with the current situation in Morocco, represented by water stress and scarcity of water resources. Thanks to this accreditation, the agricultural sector will be able to strengthen its efforts in the field. face these challenges and support small farmers in order to adapt to the effects of climate change.
