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Strengthening Water Security Through International Cooperation: The Morocco-China Partnership
September 19th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, an article on cooperation between China and Morocco around water: As the world grapples with the growing challenges of climate change, water security has become a central concern for many nations. In this context, the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between Morocco and China marks a significant step toward addressing […]
Read more »Ensuring Water Security In Rural Morocco: A Bold Step Towards Sustainable Development
August 27th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, a look at water security in rural Morocco: In the face of growing water scarcity, Morocco has taken significant strides to secure its water resources and ensure access to clean drinking water for all its citizens. The construction of mobile seawater desalination plants and the deployment of tanker trucks to supply drinking […]
Read more »Water Highways: A Blueprint For Morocco’s Water Security
August 16th, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, commentary on Morocco’s water ‘highways’: One year after the launch of the Sebou-Bouregreg Water Highway, Morocco stands at a critical juncture in its fight against water scarcity. The project’s success has not only averted severe water shortages but also positioned the Kingdom as a model for innovative water management in the face […]
Read more »Drought Gripping Morocco Is Bad Omen for Global Food Supplies
June 30th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on how Morocco’s unrelenting dry spell is ushering in record wheat imports and risking fruit and vegetable sales abroad: Mohamed Sadiri has farmed the same 3 hectares in western Morocco since 1963, and he’s never seen the land this parched. Wheat yields plummeted last year to 1 ton per hectare (2.5 […]
Read more »Water For The Future: Tangiers Takes Steps To Secure Its Blue Gold
April 28th, 2024
Via Zawya, a look at Tangiers’ effforts to secure its water: The white city of Tangiers wakes gently at daybreak. Schoolchildren mill up and down the main streets of the old town, the medina, crossing paths with the crowd heading to offices and a few morning tourists. Overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar at the northern tip […]
Read more »Morocco’s Drought
April 12th, 2024
Via BBC News, a report on Morocco’s drought: Morocco’s second-largest reservoir that serves some of its major cities and has been central to farm irrigation is drying up, according to satellite images analysed by the BBC. Al Massira Dam, which sits around halfway between Casablanca and Marrakesh, contains just 3% of the average amount of […]
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