IWRA World Water Congress 2025 Marrakech Morocco
Water Security and Water-Related Risks
Author(s): Sara Bouchikhi - National School of Applied Sciences of Oujda, Mohamed 1st University
Sara Bouchikhi - National School of Applied Sciences of Oujda, Mohamed 1st
University
02/12/2025
Oral: PDFAbstractRecommandations et perspectives
- Urban Planning: Residential and industrial zones show high flood susceptibility.
- NbS Priorities: Riparian reforestation and upstream retention basins.
- Afforestation Test: Lowered 100-year peak flow from 116.8 → 83 m³/s.
- Flood-Resilient Design: Elevated floors, permeable pavements near the river.
Conclusion
- Both methods identify high-risk areas along the river and low-lying zones.
- AHP captures a wider range of flood-prone areas influenced by geomorphology and urban conditions.
- Iber provides high-resolution, physics-based simulations of fluvial flooding.
- The combined approach offers a robust, complementary framework for flood hazard assessment.
- Validation with 2021 flood observations supports AHP’s broader hazard coverage.
- A preliminary NbS test shows peak runoff reduction.