Grants & Leadership

Funded Projects & Leadership

Scientific leadership, competitive national grants, bilateral Moroccan-German programs, and international institutional cooperation.

2019 – 2023 Hassan II Academy of Science

CHARISMA Project

“Past and Present Climate Change and Variability in Morocco: Forcings, Responses, Impacts, and Feedbacks – Foundations for the Development of Adaptation Solutions”

Partnership: Hassan II Academy of Science and Technology, Ibn Zohr University (UIZ), and Sultan Moulay Slimane University (USMS).

Project Leaders: L. Bouchaou & H. Reddad.

2017 – 2019 Ref. OCDS-CUD2017/07

Erosion & Sediment Transport: Lakbab Sub-Watershed

Collaborative Scientific Research Project titled “Erosion and Sediment Transport Processes: Analysis and Modeling at Different Scales in the Upper Oum Er-Rbia Watershed (Central High Atlas – Morocco) – Case Study of the Lakbab Sub-Watershed (Central Middle Atlas – Morocco).”

Project Leaders: Joan Estrany Bertos & H. Reddad.

2016 – 2019 University Research Program

Geomorphosites of M’Goun Geopark & Khénifra National Park

University project aimed at promoting and strengthening research activities in the fields of scientific research, technological development, and human and social development: “Geomorphosites of the M’Goun Geopark and the Khénifra National Park (Béni Mellal–Khénifra Region, Morocco): Inventory, Assessment, and Valorization.”

Project Leaders: H. Reddad & Y. El Khalki.

2016 – 2017 Ref. OCDS-CUD2016/03

Erosion & Sediment Transport: Upper Oum Er-Rbia

Collaborative Scientific Research Project titled “Erosion and Sediment Transport Processes: Analysis and Modeling at Different Scales in the Upper Oum Er-Rbia Watershed (Central High Atlas – Morocco).”

Project Leaders: Joan Estrany Bertos & H. Reddad.

2016 – 2019 PMARS III (2015–2018)

PMARS III: ECHo Program

Moroccan-German Research Program titled “ECHo: Environment–Climate–Human Interactions in Southern Morocco over the Past 2,000 Years.” Investigating decadal to centennial environmental changes and anthropogenic influences.

Project Leaders: I. Bouimetarhan & H. Reddad.

2012 – 2015 PMARS II (2012–2015)

PMARS II: Climate, Vegetation, Soils & Erosion

Moroccan-German Research Program titled “Climate, Vegetation, Soils, and Erosion from the Last Glacial Maximum to the Present in Morocco.” Multi-archive analysis of soils, terraces, and sediment cores.

Project Leaders: I. Bouimetarhan & B. Damnati.

International Cooperation • 2018 – 2023

Erasmus+ KA107 Higher Education Student and Staff Mobility Agreement

Inter-institutional agreement between the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB, Spain) and Sultan Moulay Slimane University (USMS, Morocco) within the framework of the European Union Erasmus+ Program (Key Action 1 – Mobility for learners and staff). Managed by Prof. Dr. Hanane REDDAD as Academic Coordinator (2016–2023).