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Tech reporter Paul Carter is in Morocco to see the exciting tech developments which are helping it make the most of its natural resources. On his trip, Paul visits the colossal Noor solar farm in Ouarzazate which is the largest concentrated solar power site in the world. Alongside solar panels, giant mirrors focus the sun on a central tower superheating it to store power.

Paul meets an expert on renewable power, Rim Berahab from the Policy Centre for the New South, who explains that while Morocco is not a huge carbon emitter, it is investing heavily in technologies like solar because it is likely to be one of the places most affected by climate change in the future.

Paul visits an olive farmer near Marrakech grappling with the issues of droughts caused by climate change, who is now working with a start-up that uses AI and satellite imagery so that his irrigation can be made more effective.

Finally, Paul visits the port in Tangier, Tangermed, which is the largest container port in Africa and discovers how they are trying to harness the power of nature to the benefit of the environment, with state-of-the-art wave generators installed as a pilot project all along the harbour wall. If successful, Paul hears how these may one day power the entire port.