Morocco and the broader Mediterranean region are undergoing profound and structural climate changes, no longer seen as seasonal anomalies but as persistent disruptions requiring urgent policy overhauls.
Environmental expert Mostafa Alaissat warned that the region is entering a new climate phase, with global temperatures now averaging 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
This threshold, long flagged by scientists, has already resulted in unprecedented summer heatwaves, such as the 48°C recorded this year in Ben Guerir, leading to severe water evaporation and exacerbating drought.
Experts cite global warming, continued reliance on fossil fuels, and insufficient international climate action, including the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement under Trump, as major contributors.
Jamal Akchbab, head of the Zaghoura Environmental Association, noted that the heat has even reached northern regions with historically mild climates. He linked the phenomenon to industrial emissions, heat domes, and Saharan winds pushing hot air north.
Experts call for urgent national adaptation strategies, including water-saving agriculture, expanded desalination, rainwater harvesting, and wastewater reuse.
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