Rabat – In a country where weather conditions vary sharply from one region to another, ranging from extreme heat in desert areas to cold winters in the Atlas Mountains, buildings are increasingly under pressure to adapt.
Climate change is making these challenges even more visible, with more frequent heatwaves, colder extremes, and unpredictable seasons. For rural schools in Morocco, these conditions are not just uncomfortable, but they directly affect students’ health, attendance, and ability to learn.
Many rural schools operate with very limited infrastructure, and heating, cooling, or air-conditioning systems are often absent. Yet students spend long hours inside classrooms that are poorly adapted to their surrounding environment. This reality is what motivated Niima Es-Sakali, a researcher in Energy Efficiency, Optimization, & AI Applications in Buildings at Green Energy Park (UM6P & IRESEN), to focus her work on how school buildings themselves can become part of the solution.
“Rural schools in Morocco face double challenges,” Es-Sakali said in a conversation with Morocco World News. “They are often located in harsh climatic conditions, and they usually operate with very limited energy infrastructure and budget.”
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