Subject Area
Marine Geology
Geophysics
Activities
• • Principal Investigator of the GDN (Global Development Network) Project entitled “Supporting the sustainable management of coastal tourism in Morocco by quantifying the economic value of beach ecosystems” supported by the French Agency of Development (AFD), and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2015)
National Coordinator of the FP7/EU Project (PEGASO: “People for Ecosystem-based Governance in Assessing Sustainable Development of Ocean and coast”, funded by EU (2010-2014).
•National Coordinator for the START Project: “Sensitivity of Coastal Lagoon Ecosystems to Climate and Related Global Changes: Developing a North African Lagoons Network » (2011-2012).
• National Coordinator of the Volubilis Project on: “Extremes meteorological events in coastal lagoons: past records and future predictions in the context of climate change” between Mohamed V University and Montpelier 2 University (2011-2014).
• National Project Leader: Coastal Area Management Program (CAMP-Morocco) (2008-2010), funded by MAP/UNEP and the Ministry of Environment of Morocco.
• National Coordinator of the UNEP/GEF Project on ‘Assessment of Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change of Coastal Zones in Morocco’ (2005- 2007), for the Ministry of Environment, Morocco.
•Theme leader “Coastal Ecohydrology” at the MEDFRIEND/UNESCO Programme
•Theme Leader of “Geosciences and Water” at the IGCP/UNESCO Scientific Advisory Board (2008-2012).
Sea regions of study
Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
North Atlantic Ocean
Skills
Coastal geosciences. Integrated Coastal Zone Management. Vulnerability and adaptation of the coastal zones to global change including climate change.
