Moroccan water reserves are dangerously low in time of a national heatwave, as the filling rate across Moroccan dams is at 30%.
Currently, the Moroccan water reserves are estimated at 4 billion and 842 million cubic meters, which suggests the onset of a serious water crisis, as weather conditions worsen.
Nizar Baraka, Minister Water and Equipment sounded the alarm about the negative repercussions of the dry season in a presentation to the House of Representatives Basic Data, Energy and Minerals Committee last Wednesday.
After launching a nation-wide awareness campaign to sensitize citizens about the importance of water conservation and the fight against the resources’ wastage, the Minister highlighted that the drought Morocco is currently experiencing has affected the supply of drinking water in urban areas.
Unlike past droughts that had an impact on the supply of drinking water in the rural world and agricultural activities, this season’s drought is directly affecting drinking water supplies.
The government official revealed that the data of proactive water planning, which is currently being updated, showed the current deficit in most of the water basins between supply and demand.
Among the government’s mechanisms to try and counter the lack of water resources is the announcement of a new European project for Mediterranean countries, including Morocco, which will combat water shortages in the region.
The project, called “Inclusive Expansion of Actions for the Restoration of Mediterranean Agroecosystems” (REACT4MED) aims to address water shortages during droughts in the Mediterranean.
According to the European PRIMA REACT4MED project, which aims to restore the Mediterranean agroecosystem and prevent soil degradation and desertification, the Mediterranean loses about 0.5 tons of fertile soil per hectare each year due to soil erosion, about twice the European average.
To give the Mediterranean basin countries the opportunity to put forward several ideas for sustainable land and water management, the project, which aims to deepen scientific knowledge, will continue until 2025.
The REACT4MED project provides and accompanies solutions, such as land planting, erosion control, soil moisture conservation, soil fertilization through integrated or biological management, and increasing the use of water resources, all with the aim of developing the Mediterranean socially and economically.
In addition to Morocco, other countries that suffer from water shortages, with less than 1,000 cubic meters per person, are also part of this project, such as Spain, Greece, Italy, Germany, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey and Egypt.
It remains necessary to choose the crops according to the use of water, during the whole production process, considering of course the water and energy connections, and this, with the aim of a sustainable water management.
In addition, the project should also ensure the availability of water and improve the qualitative and quantitative management of wastewater.
In the long term, the project aims to increase the efficiency and sustainability of water supply in Euro-Mediterranean companies, by developing innovative and energy-saving solutions.
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