Adil Salhi, Prof PhD

A paper showing how Moroccan farmers perceive and respond to climate risks, emphasizing the role of institutional support.

A paper showing how Sustainable Land Management can reduce soil erosion and improve sediment retention in Moroccan basins, highlighting hotspots and effective interventions.

ورقة بحثية تستعرض التحولات المناخية المتسارعة في المنطقة العربية وتأثيراتها المركّبة على العواصف المطرية المفاجئة والفيضانات والانهيارات الأرضية، مع التركيز على التفاعل المعقد بين العوامل المناخية والجيومورفولوجية والبشرية. وتبرز الدراسة أهمية التحول من إدارة الكوارث التقليدية إلى حكامة استباقية تعتمد على العلم الدقيق، والحكم الرشيد، والوعي المجتمعي، مع اقتراح إنشاء مرصد عربي للظواهر المناخية وتبني الحلول القائمة على الطبيعة.

A paper presenting SESMAR, the first continental-scale soil erosion susceptibility maps for North Africa, integrating multiple datasets to guide sustainable land and urban planning.

A paper examining how Mediterranean youth perceive and act on the climate–migration nexus, highlighting the influence of media, education, and institutional trust on engagement.

A paper showing how advanced modeling techniques improve flood forecasting in data-scarce regions, with a case study from Northern Morocco. It highlights practical approaches for urban planners and policymakers to enhance resilience and mitigate flood impacts.

A paper presenting a comprehensive profile of Martil, a rapidly evolving coastal satellite city in northern Morocco, highlighting urban growth challenges, climate risks, and governance gaps. It offers practical insights for sustainable urban planning and climate-resilient development in similar contexts.

A paper showing projected declines in Morocco’s water availability under future climate scenarios, emphasizing risks to socio-economic stability and regional resilience. It provides critical guidance for policymakers to plan sustainable water management strategies across North Africa.

A paper exploring the psychosocial, economic, and territorial drivers of urban flooding in Tetouan, Morocco, highlighting how perception, awareness, and socioeconomic factors shape coping strategies. It provides insights for designing targeted interventions, awareness campaigns, and adaptive urban flood management strategies across North Africa and similar contexts.

A paper quantifying soil erosion and hydroclimatic risks across North Africa, revealing how accelerating floods, droughts, and land degradation increasingly threaten urban populations. It provides critical insights for policymakers to guide land use and urban planning toward greater resilience against future hydroclimatic extremes.

A paper presenting models to estimate soil erodibility (C-Factor) in data-scarce regions of Morocco using NDVI, adapted to humid, transitional, and arid zones. It provides a practical tool for improving soil erosion assessments and informing sustainable land management strategies.

A paper applying a GIS-based Analytical Hierarchy Process to assess land suitability in Bni Bouayach, Morocco, balancing urban development with environmental preservation. It offers actionable guidance for policymakers to promote sustainable and equitable urban growth.

A paper examining how the “David and Goliath” concept can illuminate climate action, highlighting how emotional engagement and shared purpose can motivate individuals, communities, and nations. It offers insights for media, governments, and organizations to foster solidarity and inspire effective climate responses.

A paper analyzing the impacts of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on downstream water resources, using high-resolution remote sensing and AI-based analyses. It highlights that initial filling phases had minimal effects on Sudanese and Egyptian reservoirs and vegetation, emphasizing the need for long-term collaboration to ensure sustainable water management.

A paper assessing soil erosion and land degradation in Tangier, Morocco, using remote sensing, GIS, and field data. It reveals high erosion rates in vulnerable urban and peri-urban areas, highlighting the need for effective land management and conservation strategies to safeguard both the environment and socio-economic development.

A paper examining the local environmental and cultural impacts of a large-scale development project in the Mediterranean. It shows that while structural benefits are realized, insufficient attention to cultural ecosystem services and community preparedness limits local gains, emphasizing the need for integrated approaches that balance tangible and intangible benefits for sustainable development.

A paper quantifying soil erosion in Morocco’s Nekor watershed, identifying key drivers and emphasizing the need for updated management plans. It highlights how rugged terrain and intense precipitation drive high erosion rates and underscores the importance of research-informed, co-created strategies for mitigation and preparedness.

A paper analyzing socioecological changes in the Mediterranean transition fringe, highlighting how climatic and environmental degradation drives biodiversity loss, ecosystem service reduction, and migration pressures. It emphasizes the need for international cooperation and intercultural exchange to address emerging challenges by 2050.

A paper examining seawater intrusion and groundwater quality in the Ghiss-Nekkor aquifer, Al Hoceima, Morocco, highlighting salinization sources from natural mineralization, irrigation, and local contamination. It provides insights for managing coastal freshwater resources under increasing pressure from human and environmental factors.

A paper presenting the use of geophysical and hydrochemical methods to assess groundwater salinity and seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifer of Oued Laou, Morocco. It highlights the complementarity of electrical and electromagnetic techniques for monitoring aquifer quality where direct sampling is limited.

A paper analyzing long-term precipitation patterns in the Maghreb to assess climate change impacts, emphasizing shifts in intensity, seasonality, and intra-annual droughts. It highlights the combined influence of orography, latitude, and maritime effects on rainfall distribution, with implications for hydro-agriculture and regional resilience planning.

Un artículo que analiza, desde la perspectiva geográfica, el concepto contemporáneo del Antropoceno, abordando la crisis de biodiversidad, la transición energética y la educación e investigación. Se presta especial atención a la región mediterránea, considerada un laboratorio clave para el conocimiento y la acción frente a los impactos de esta nueva era geológica.

A paper examining how coastal urbanization in a Moroccan Mediterranean watershed has intensified socioeconomic disparities, degraded natural resources, and affected rural livelihoods. It highlights the need for integrated management, improved education, and stakeholder cooperation to restore environmental and social balance.

A paper comparing temperature-based methods to estimate reference evapotranspiration (ET0) in Morocco, leading to the development of a new calibrated approach, ET0-Hadria. It provides a simple, accurate, and transferable tool to improve water efficiency in irrigated agriculture under arid and semi-arid conditions.

A paper analyzing twenty years of land use and phenological changes in Moroccan farming systems using MODIS NDVI time-series and machine learning. It highlights how crop intensification, rainfall variability, and seasonal shifts affect land management, offering insights to support sustainable agriculture and stakeholder-informed decision making in arid and semi-arid regions.

A paper highlighting that a previous article presents a distorted view of Northern Moroccan geo-aspects and fails to provide actionable insights or meaningful contributions to knowledge.

A paper analyzing Western Mediterranean rainfall trends reveals increasing extremes and variability, with higher risks of floods, droughts, and land degradation. The findings indicate that existing management strategies are insufficient, emphasizing the need for coordinated, cross-border, and interdisciplinary policies to protect water resources, ecosystems, and regional socio-economic stability.

A paper assessing geoheritage in the Alpine Rif belt demonstrates its potential as a strategic tool for sustainable rural development. By ranking 39 key geomorphological sites and linking them into thematic geocircuits, the study highlights opportunities to strengthen local social resilience, promote economic diversity, and reduce rural–urban inequalities, providing actionable guidance for responsible and inclusive territorial planning.

A study in northern Morocco highlights how soil degradation is driven not only by environmental factors but also by the limited education and misaligned practices of farmers. Findings reveal a high potential erosion rate of 27.7 t/ha/year, resulting in an estimated 44.3 million tons of soil loss annually, with vegetation decline largely due to anthropogenic pressure. The research emphasizes that effective mitigation requires a comprehensive, participatory, and education-led strategy, fostering a gradual cultural shift toward sustainable land management rather than relying on rapid reform.

This study developed four simple models to estimate Tmin, Tmax, and Tmean from NOAA-AVHRR land surface temperatures across Morocco’s main climate zones. Strong correlations were found (R² = 0.62–0.80) with low errors (RMSE ≈ 2.7–4.1 °C), providing an efficient way to obtain air temperature data in regions with sparse weather stations.

This study characterizes the Ghis-Nekor aquifer in Morocco’s Rif Mountains using 2D electrical resistivity tomography, vertical electrical sounding, and borehole data. Findings reveal a coarse sand–gravel aquifer over variable substrata, with notable marine intrusion (over 2 km) and landfill leachate spread (>1 km) along groundwater flow. These results highlight urgent environmental and socioeconomic vulnerabilities requiring immediate management interventions.

This study analyzes rainfall variability in northern Morocco using long-term rain gauge records and open time-series data (1958–2015). Results reveal an overall humid trend since 1996, with frequent intense rains causing floods, alternating with short severe dry periods. Spatially, rainfall increases from east to west and from plains to mountains, while heavy and extreme wet days follow an irregular interannual cycle. These findings underscore the need for updated water management policies and adaptive strategies to ensure sustainable environmental and agricultural planning.

A paper assessing the vulnerability of the Martil-Alila coastal aquifer, comparing empirical and geophysical methods. The geophysical GPI approach proved most reliable, highlighting the need for urgent water protection measures.

A paper investigating seawater intrusion in the Martil-Alila coastal aquifer (Morocco) using gravity, electrical resistivity, and electromagnetic surveys, complementing hydrogeochemical data to map aquifer geometry and saltwater intrusion.