Many citizens of Rabat/Salé have received particularly exorbitant water bills. They deplore the management of water by the operator Redal and call for greater transparency.
In Morocco, the implementation of an innovative project allows villages located in the southwest of the country to be supplied with drinking water. This helps to reduce or even end a major difficulty for populations who suffer each year from water shortages sometimes exacerbated by record temperatures.
Should we continue to produce red watermelon that requires a large amount of water and depletes the soil, when Morocco is experiencing the worst drought in four decades? The question divides producers, exporters and environmentalists, and concerns deputies.
Residents of several neighborhoods in Rabat note that foul-smelling water is flowing from the taps. They call for an investigation and physiological and bacteriological analyses.
The Moroccan Liaison Office in Israel and the Center for Jewish Impact are organizing a Diplomatic Salon in Tel Aviv next Tuesday. The main theme of the event is "Water, a tool for regional cooperation between Morocco and Israel".
The production of green hydrogen in the Dakhla region and its use for seawater desalination will allow Morocco to achieve food self-sufficiency. This is revealed by a study conducted by Moroccan researchers.
Another project to the credit of the normalization of relations between Morocco and Israel . The Israeli Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Ofir Akunis, announced in New York during the work of the UN Water Conference that his country has launched a major project in the Moroccan Sahara.
The construction work of the large seawater desalination plant in Nador will be launched during this year 2023, according to the remarks made on Saturday by the Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, at the "Orientales de l’investisseur".
The wali of the Guelmim-Oued Noun region has decided to ban the cultivation of watermelon and melon on the territory of the province of Guelmim. This, due to the drying up of water sources and the drop in the water table level.
To cope with the shortage of drinking water, Morocco plans to build three new seawater desalination stations this year. The goal is to reach a production of one billion cubic meters by 2030.
Acciona has submitted an offer to buy the Agadir desalination plant in Morocco. The Danish giant Arnold Peter Møller and Técnicas Reunidas have also expressed interest in this plant built and operated by Abengoa, which is bankrupt.
Faced with the scarcity of rains, King Mohammed VI has once again ordered the performance of supplicatory prayers in all Moroccan mosques.