This project focuses on four regional hubs or poles along the strip or band of the country where the desertification process is more severe and stopping it more strategic. In particular, from north to south and from west to east, the project focuses on Aoujeft, in the province of Adrar; Rachid, in the province of Tagant; Tamchekett, in the province of Hodh el Gharbi; and Nema, in the province of Hodh El Chargui.

The proposed project aims to increase the resilience to the current and projected impacts of climate change of the populations living in these hubs, contributing at the same time to stop desertification moving further south. In this sense, it seeks to ensure that awareness and knowledge on the impacts, risks and vulnerability to climate change are strategically mainstreamed in participatory development planning and implementation at meso and micro levels and that, on that basis, substantive investment are made in a systemic way on the ground to increase resilience, including land rehabilitation, water infrastructure and management, and adapted and diversified livelihoods. To facilitate this, the project also seeks to strengthen the enabling environment for mainstreaming climate change in key national policies, strategies and guidelines.