drought. Specifically, we evaluate how external pressures have changed: (1) different agroecosystems' abilities to tolerate … drought, i.e., ecosystem resilience; (2) rural communities’ abilities to adapt to drought, mediated via their access to assets …; and (3) the ability of institutions and policy interventions to play a role in mediating drought-related crises, i …

degrees of drought over the last two decades. Water withdrawal and consumption are integral and unavoidable components of the … vulnerable to electricity supply disruptions in times of severe drought. In this report, an attempt is made to quantify the … issues en-route to quantifying the impact of drought including: identifying areas in the state historically prone to drought …

effectiveness of using weather derivatives to hedge against drought risks forrain-fed grain maize production was investigated for …

Morocco and Tunisia have both achieved robust economic growth over the last 30 years by utilizing prudent economic … Morocco and Tunisia have transformed both from economically challenged debt-burdened nations into technologically advanced …, diversified and thriving middle-class nations. From 1962 to the Present Day, Morocco has averaged a GDP growth rate of 5.8% and …

contrast the impacts of the Morocco-EU free trade area (FTA) to multilateral trade liberalization on Morocco’s economy …. Simulation results show that the FTA agreement is likely to have adverse effects on Morocco due to: (a) deteriorating terms of … liberalization scenario along the lines of those proposed under the Doha Development Round and find this more beneficial to Morocco …

of Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. The evidence suggests that size and liquidity effects are least significant in … Morocco which is reflected in its low cost of equity while that in Egypt and Tunisia is significantly higher. Time …-varying profiles of liquidity betas provide evidence that Morocco and Egypt have been affected by the 2007/2008 global financial crisis …