In Morocco, for example, higher temperatures have boosted electricity demand for cooling, straining a power system that is already stretched. These climate events impact people, the economy and also energy systems. Precipitation patterns have also changed significantly, aggravating existing water scarcity in some MENA countries, with droughts in Morocco in 2022 and Tunisia in 2023, while causing intense floods in 2022 in the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Yemen. The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is one of the world’s regions most affected by climate change, imposing challenges on energy systems that are already straining to meet the demands of economic growth, energy security and social welfare.īetween 19, temperatures across MENA increased 0.46☌ per decade, well above the world average of 0.18☌ 1.
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