📋 Tender Overview
Country:Morocco
Area Of Work:Land Degradation
Grant Amount:US$ 35,000.00
Co-Financing Cash:US$ 14,408.69
Co-Financing in-Kind:US$ 37,481.95
Project Number:MOR/SGP/OP7/Y3/STAR/LD/2023/02
Status:Currently under execution
The Tislite Lake Landscape is located at the foot of a deforested Small Sub-Watershed, which opens directly onto the lake. Unfortunately, due to erosion, from year to year, the lake silts up, which compromises both the sustainability of the landscape and the ecological balance of its system. The lake is also a wetland site sheltering a great diversity of plant and animal species that risk disappearing due to this ecological dysfunction. The project initiated by the Haut
Atlas Oriental National Park at Lake Isly is envisaged as a complementary initiative aimed at restoring ecological biodiversity in the lake plain.
In this context, the project aims to combat the siltation of Lake Imilchil caused by water erosion and to strengthen the vegetative resilience of the Small Sub-Watersheds that open onto the lake. This will be achieved through the following activities:
1. Development of the site's reference situation:Training sessions and workshops will be organized to develop an assessment of the current situation. These trainings will raise awareness among local stakeholders on the principles and importance of ecosystem restoration, as well as their role in the stability and improvement of the socio-economic conditions of the local population.
2. Fencing and revegetation of the Small Tislite Sub-Watershed: The project involves the establishment of a fence over an area of ??100 hectares around Lake Tislite. This fence will be vegetated using native species such as barberry, wild gooseberry and broom (Cytisus balansae (Boiss). Ball), with the aim of improving the density of the vegetation and slowing down the sediment inputs that are deposited in the lake. Approximately 70,000 native species will be planted inside the fence and along the flood flow retarding weirs.
3. Implementation of flood flow retarding weirs: At the end of the project, gabion weirs with a total length of 470 meters will be installed at two specific sites. These weirs will help to slow flood flows and reduce water erosion.
By implementing these activities, the project aims to preserve the quality of Lake Imilchil, reduce siltation, and strengthen the ecological resilience of the surrounding Small Sub-Watersheds.
