1. De-Peripheralizing Morocco’s East in the Face of Climate Change and Border Securitization
- Author:
- Yasmine Zarhloule
- Publication Date:
- 02-2025
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Abstract:
- The closure of the border between Morocco and Algeria disrupted smuggling networks in the former’s Eastern Region. Moroccan authorities have since striven to develop local infrastructure and create alternative employment there. While these initiatives have maintained stability, the challenges posed by climate change, particularly water scarcity, remain. This underscores the need for Morocco to more thoroughly integrate climate-change adaptation strategies into local and regional planning, while also embracing and protecting indigenous ancestral socioeconomic systems.
- Topic:
- Climate Change, Water, Border Control, and Securitization
- Political Geography:
- North Africa and Morocco