The Moroccan landscape between Rabat and Settat has apparently changed in a matter of weeks. NASA satellite images dated February 14 and March 26, 2025 confirm this: the vegetation has experienced a clear recovery, a direct consequence of the winter rains that fell during this period.
The Rabat-Salé-Kénitra region is about to undergo a major change. As of April 1st, the management of water, electricity and sanitation will no longer be the responsibility of Redal. The Société Régionale Multiservices (SRM) is taking the stage.
In Rabat, voices are being raised to call for the reopening of hammams after the recent rains that have affected several regions of the kingdom. Professionals in the sector say they are suffering significant financial losses due to this closure measure, which remains in effect only in the capital.
Algeria is facing a decrease in the volume of water reaching it through the "Oued Guir", which contributes to the water supply of certain Algerian regions. Rabat is accused by Algiers of worsening the situation.
Due to the drought that has been affecting the Catalan lands for just over a year, a collective of winegrowers from Baixas has turned to the cultivation of the argan tree, a Moroccan tree par excellence, which is resistant to high temperatures and not very demanding in water.
The elements of the Royal Gendarmerie of the prefecture of Nouaceur, in the Casablanca-Settat region, proceeded on Sunday to the seizure of illegally installed water pumps used by some farmers to irrigate their agricultural land with wastewater.
Morocco has just launched the construction of a seawater desalination plant in Nador. With an annual capacity of 250 million cubic meters, it will be dedicated to supplying drinking water to households and agricultural irrigation in the Oriental region.
Abdelouafi Laftit, the Minister of the Interior, assured that the Walis of the regions and the governors of the prefectures and provinces are instructed to ensure strict compliance with the measures aimed at rationing water, in particular the prohibition of filling private and public swimming pools more than once a year.
Faced with growing pressure on its water resources, Morocco is pulling out all the stops to develop innovative solutions. Ahmed El Bouari, Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, has announced an ambitious program to build seawater desalination plants, responding to royal directives. The goal? Produce more than 1.7 billion cubic meters of desalinated water by 2030.
Moroccan watermelon exports have experienced a record decline in the first ten months of 2024, reaching only 113,500 tons, the lowest level since 2017. The persistent drought and cultivation restrictions in certain regions of the kingdom would explain this decline.
Four people, including two brothers and their mother, lost their lives by drowning in a water basin on an agricultural farm located in the Chtouka Ait Baha region.
In Morocco, the Minister of the Interior, Abdelouafi Laftit, has given new instructions to the walis and governors of the regions regarding the decision to close hammams and car wash stations.