The grant objective is to strengthen the resilience of infrastructure
and enhance disaster risk governance, knowledge, and preparedness, thereby
increasing resilience to disasters in Morocco and Tunisia. For Morocco, the primary objective of this grant is to
provide technical assistance to support the operationalization of the national DRM strategy, in
particular the components on urban resilience and critical infrastructure
resilience.In the case of Tunisia, the grant will support strengthening resilient infrastructure and urban
flood risk management, fostering linkages between the national urban hydraulic
directorate and the municipalities in which investments are taking place, and
providing capacity building and technical advice on operations and maintenance
for flood risk investments.
Sendai Priorities
Priority 1Understanding disaster risk
Priority 2Strengthening disaster risk governance to manage disaster risk
Priority 3Investing in disaster risk reduction for resilience
Priority 4Enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and to “Build Back Better” in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction