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The project to improve the energy efficiency of school buildings in Midelt province comes under the CEMAATERR programme, which aims to help reduce the carbon footprint and boost climate resilience in the rural territories and relay towns of Asia, West Africa and the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n

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Background and issues<\/h2>\n

Midelt is a mainly rural province located at an altitude of more than 1500 m in the Middle Atlas mountain range in Morocco, where winters are harsh and snowfalls frequent despite the Mediterranean climate. Buildings are very often not designed to ensure thermal comfort.<\/p>\n

A study conducted by Geres in 2018 on heating and thermal comfort conditions in schools in the province revealed the need for work on the energy efficiency of these public educational buildings (thermal insulation, bioclimatic techniques, etc.) to improve pupils’ learning environment.<\/p>\n

4\u00b0C is the lowest temperature recorded on winter mornings in the classrooms of schools in Midelt<\/h3>\n

The state of these schools is a drain on the budgets of the institutions as well as the parents, who sometimes offer some of their meagre resources to help purchase fuel to heat these thermal sieves.<\/p>\n

Geres has been working in Morocco since the 1980s on projects relating to sustainable biomass energy management and, more widely, on energy demand management, supporting communities, businesses and territories in their energy transition. Another component will therefore now be added to Geres programme in Morocco, focusing on the problems of energy efficiency in buildings in mountain areas.<\/p>\n

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Objectives and proposed solutions
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To help reduce the carbon footprint and boost the climate resilience of Midelt province, the CEMAATERR project focuses on two complementary areas:<\/p>\n