Geneva, 8 December 2009 (WMO) - The year 2009 is likely to rank in the top 10 warmest on record since the beginning of instrumental climate records in 1850, according to data sources compiled by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The global combined sea surface and land surface air temperature for 2009 (January-October) is currently estimated at 0.44°C ± 0.11°C (0.79°F ± 0.20°F) above the 1961-1990 annual average of 14.00°C/57.2°F. The current nominal ranking of 2009, which does not account for uncertainties in the annual averages, places

Programme purpose: The International Federation's North Africa regional representation, in line with the Global Agenda Goals of the International Federation, continues to provide essential support in facilitating the development of the five National Societies in the North Africa region. This is being achieved by building their capacities and providing technical support to the four core areas of disaster management, health and care, capacity development, and promotion of Fundamental Principles and Humanitarian Values.

Los dos días de seminario sobre inundaciones han tenido por objetivo fomentar el intercambio de experiencias en materia de inundaciones en el marco del Proyecto Bilateral de Cooperación entre la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) y la Agencia de la Cuenca Hidráulica del Loukkos (ABHL). El seminario, bajo el título "Prevención y protección contra las inundaciones", se ha celebrado en Tetuán (Marruecos) los días 22 y 23 de mayo de 2009.

The vehicles will be used to construct small and medium-size dams, develop water streams and build dikes, provided for in the national program for the protection against floods, aimed to prevent human losses and large material losses during floods.

Japan's extraordinary ambassador to Morocco, Haruko Hirose said at the delivery ceremony that her country is "aware

As part of the efforts aimed at curbing the negative effects of the recent floods on farmers and breeders in the region, this operation aims to vaccinate 150,000 sheep and 25,000 cattle, ORMVAG veterinarian, Abdelhalim Al Halek told MAP.

To help livestock breeders in the flood-stricken

The plan focuses on several pedagogical, health, psychological, and environmental aspects; said director of the regional academy for education and training in the Gharb-Chrarda-Beni Hssen region, Mahfoud Bouaâlam.

Bouaâlam who was speaking in a press conference, Monday in Kenitra, stressed what he called "support pedagogy", saying that the academy plans to schedule extra hours to help students

In an interview with the first Moroccan TV "Al Oula", Zerouali, also governor, director of immigration and borders' monitoring at the ministry of Interior, said the evacuation operation has minimized human casualties thanks to coordination between

More than 4,500 people have been evacuated from their homes, according to the ministry, which attributed the deaths mainly to collapsing buildings and rivers bursting their banks.

The worst hit regions included Sidi Slimane, 100 kilometres north of the capital Rabat.

Flooding continued Monday near the Mediterranean port of Saidia, where emergency workers were erecting dykes and digging

The victims, across northern and central Morocco, died as rivers rose or houses were swept away in landslides, causing over 2,000 homes to be lost.

According to the authorities in Rabat, 2,252 houses have been lost and another 328 damaged, with 80,000 hectares (300 square miles) of agricultural land submerged.

Hundreds among those evacuated are in