Morocco is actively preparing for the 2030 World Cup, which it is co-hosting with Spain and Portugal. The authorities have announced, for the year 2024, a 42% increase in the volume of infrastructure projects for a total amount of 64 billion dirhams ($6.3 billion).
Despite the severe water deficit caused by six years of drought, the local authorities of Tangier do not currently envisage water cuts.
The process for the construction of the new Ribat El Kheir dam in the province of Sefrou has been initiated. A call for tenders has been launched in this regard by the general directorate of hydraulics.
To block the Delta variant , which is gaining ground in Morocco, the authorities have recommended tightening health measures, including strict compliance with barrier gestures and localized restrictions. Thus, police roadblocks have been set up in the cities of the North.
The basins of the main Moroccan dams are not emptying, reaching more than 8.26 billion m³ on March 3, 2021, a filling rate of 51.3%.
The largest bridge connecting Europe and sub-Saharan Africa via Morocco will be operational in 2022, the completion date of the expressway project in the Tiznit-Dakhla region.
Currently in Morocco, the dam filling level is reassuring with diversified rainfall, after long years of drought.
"Kartika" traffickers are obtaining large agricultural lands, installing unauthorized wells and overexploiting the rivers and springs of the Kingdom without authorization. Faced with the scale of the situation, NGOs in northern Morocco are sounding the alarm.
Faced with the drastic drop in water resources in the dams of the Fès-Meknès Region, two programs have been set up by the supervisory ministry, the implementation of which is estimated at several billion dirhams.
The reservoirs of the main national dams have reached a rate significantly lower than that recorded in 2019. According to figures published by the Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, this filling rate is estimated at 39.7%, or more than 6.19 billion cubic meters.
After calling for compliance with the rules on movement restrictions, the time has come for control. Road safety agents have been stationed on the main road axes of the country and are carrying out rigorous checks of travel certificates.
A water shortage is looming for the Souss-Massa region in Agadir this summer, due to the rainfall deficit and the drop in the filling rate of the dams.