Morocco has placed a Chief Risk Officer within the Interior Ministry to coordinate disaster-risk management across government, supported by specialist teams and a national risk observatory still under development, according to a new OECD report.
The OECD’s September 2026 Tracking Progress in the Governance of Critical Risks report cites Morocco as an example of countries assigning central leadership for risks that can cut across several ministries and levels of government.
The Chief Risk Officer is supported by experts who analyze major risks and use that work to help prioritize investment in preparedness and response capabilities.
A separate expert team is developing a National Risk Observatory designed to collect hazard data from organizations with scientific expertise covering different threats. The OECD does not describe the observatory as fully operational yet. Earlier OECD work said Morocco was working toward its full operationalization.
The model is intended to move risk management beyond responding once disasters occur, allowing government to compare threats, identify shared vulnerabilities and direct resources before a crisis.
Morocco is one of 20 out of 27 governments surveyed by the OECD that reported having a central institution or body responsible for aspects of critical-risk governance. Only 12 of those 20 said the lead body reports to political leadership at least annually, and nine publish those reports.
The OECD also said Morocco has continued implementing recommendations from its earlier peer review, including through a work program aimed at strengthening disaster-risk management capacity.
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