Morocco has mobilized more than $408 million for disaster risk reduction since 2016. Morocco mobilized more than $408 million between 2016 and 2025 to finance more than 300 disaster risk reduction projects, according to the World Bank.
The projects included flood protection works, early-warning systems, risk mapping and safer urban planning, the institution said in an analysis published on its website.
“Between 2016 and 2025, Morocco financed more than 300 disaster risk reduction projects for a total amount of more than $408 million”.
By March 2025, completed structural projects had helped protect nearly 700,000 people, around 50% of them women, representing nearly three times the initial target, according to the World Bank.
Completed non-structural projects in 2025, including risk mapping, early warning and disaster preparedness, benefited more than 36 million people across Morocco, with women accounting for about half of those beneficiaries.
Morocco Expands Disaster Risk Management
Between 2020 and 2025, Morocco created the Directorate of Natural Risk Management (DGRN), with 89 staff members, and adopted its first National Strategy for Natural Disaster Risk Management (SNGRCN) for 2020-2030, the World Bank said.
On financial protection, a new catastrophe insurance system covered nearly 20 million people in 2025, while a Solidarity Fund for Catastrophic Events mobilized $133 million and paid $300 million following the 2023 Al Haouz earthquake.
Since 2023, a new intelligent flood prediction and early-warning system has also helped protect 240,000 people in four high-risk areas.
According to the World Bank, Morocco’s experience shows that resilience to disasters is particularly effective when institutional reforms, investment and financial protection go hand in hand.
- Source: MAP