Equipment and Water Minister, Nizar Baraka said Morocco faces water shortage, following the three years of drought and lack of rainfall.
Water scarcity has become an evident issue for Morocco as a result of climate change and the unsustainable depletion of limited water resources, said Baraka.
According to the Minister, Morocco’s water resources are being overexploited; in some locations, water levels are dropping by 3 meters annually.
To remedy the situation, Baraka suggested artificial grafting of water resources by protecting them and forming a contract with various actors to prevent excessive water exploitation in areas that are experiencing difficulties.
On Wednesday, Baraka delivered a statement at a communication meeting hosted by the Economic, Social, and Environmental Council to present an advisory opinion on the circular economy in domestic trash and wastewater.
According to official data, the annual volume of water resources in Morocco is estimated at about 22 billion cubic meters, of which 18 billion are surface and the rest underground.
After being within 2000 cubic meters in the 1960s, the average per capita share of annual water is predicted to be 606 cubic meters, and it is expected to drop to 560 cubic meters by 2030.
If the period from 1980 to nowadays is computed, the average yearly volume of water resources is dropping, not exceeding 14 billion cubic meters, according to the Equipment and Water Minister.
Aside from the reduction in water resources, the Minister highlighted the enormous inequality in water resources at the national level, with 51% of them concentrated in only 7% of the country’s land, primarily in the Lokos and Sebou Basin regions.
The discrepancy in water supplies resulted in an average yearly per capita allocation of water of 1000 cubic meters in some places, and less than 100 cubic meters in others.
According to recent projections from the Economist Intelligence Unit, Morocco is expected to face a severe water shortage in less than 20 years.
According to the same report, as a result of man-made climate change, the country will be among the almost 40 countries around the world that will face water scarcity.
Morocco’s hydraulic future appears doomed to failure and weak water security due to the lack of rainfall and drought, the drying up of dams, the high demand for water due to urbanization and significant rates of water wastage, and regionally inappropriate crops that consume a lot of water in arid and dry regions.
add your comment
Terms of publication : Not to offend the writer, people, sacred things, or attack religions or the divine self, and refrain from racist incitement and insults.