AIDE D'URGENCE AU PROGRAMME D'ACTIONS POUR ATTENUER LES EFFETS DES INONDATIONS DANS LA REGION DU G

The present emergency aid operation is part of the financing of the action program defined by the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco following the floods recorded in the Gharb region in February 2009. It is in line with Bank Group guidelines for emergency assistance and is part of humanitarian relief from natural disasters. Bank financing of up to US $ 1 million (US $ 1,000,000) complements efforts by the Government of Morocco and will specifically contribute to the rehabilitation of degraded hydro-agricultural development networks in the Gharb region. This support will help, in the medium term, to reduce land losses and agricultural production related to floods.