Water Crisis Sparks Protests in Moroccan Town of Imintanoute

The women and children of the town of Imintanoute, in the province of Chichaoua, can no longer bear it. They continue to suffer the scourge of thirst, in the middle of summer, due to frequent water shortages in the area. They therefore organized a demonstration to have their way.

Starting out as a simple protest march, it degenerated into a demonstration in the center of the town of Imintanout, reports barlamane.com. In unison, they demanded the intervention of the authorities concerned to guarantee their right to water, an essential resource for survival.

According to the same media, Morocco is among the countries where water demand exceeds the available quantity. Renewable water resources are around 22 billion m3/year, the equivalent of 700 m3/year per person. This amount is lower than the world average, which corresponds to 1,000 m3/year per person. With climate change and population growth, this figure should even drop to 530 m3/year by 2030.