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Morocco’s centuries-old irrigation system under threat from climate change

As Morocco faces increasingly extreme temperatures, indigenous communities in the country’s southeast suffer the brunt of the climate crisis

Influential diplomat will not take up her role mobilising private sector and regional action at summit beginning in Germany next week

With too little data to inform local climate science, African countries lack a fundamental tool to plan long term adaptation strategies

Vice-president of the pan-African Parliament Suelma Beirouk told Climate Home she was held by Moroccan police for 75 hours without food or water

Africa’s agriculture sector is wilting under erratic rainfall – but with technology, education and funding there’s a way back

Minister tells Climate Home the 2016 UN climate meeting should focus on decarbonisation, finance and adaptation pathways

Rabat’s special envoy says COP22 will be a moment for governments, cities and business to embrace new levels of cooperation and technology sharing

NEWS: Brussels is withholding €12m contribution to COP22 in a diplomatic row over Rabat’s claim on Western Sahara

NEWS: Noor 1 concentrated solar plant will provide enough electricity for more than a million homes when finished

INTERVIEW: Laurence Tubiana says maintaining momentum from COP21 summit is vital as governments prepare to work on finer details of historic pact

NEWS: Minister urges governments to maintain drive and momentum through next year and ensure decisions taken in Paris are implemented

NEWS: National climate pledges cut emissions 3% a year for each unit of GDP, analysts say, but 6.3% needed to meet 2C goal

NEWS: EU-convened meeting offers chance to discuss how inadequate carbon cuts can be accelerated after 2015 climate summit

NEWS: Major farming and forestry nations have been outdone by Ethiopia and Morocco, says Union of Concerned Scientists

INTERVIEW: Hakima El Haite tells RTCC she hopes Rabat summit will offer clarity on what is on table for a UN deal

NEWS: Arab kingdom becomes first country to vow to slash price-distorting bumps for oil and gas in offer to UN global agreement