Morocco is a country of emigration, transit, and destination. However, over the years, the nature of migration to and from Morocco has changed, with more women and children making the northward journey, and not always for purely socio-economic reasons. Stemming these growing migration flows has become an ever more important priority in Europe, including in its relations with the North African kingdom. In turn, migration control is now a powerful diplomatic tool for Rabat.
Morocco is one of the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change and has already been greatly impacted by its worsening effects. The delicate Moroccan ecosystem has come under stress from years of rising temperatures and increasingly severe water shortages caused by declining annual precipitation, rising water usage, and the growth of water-intensive industries like agriculture and tourism.