Avocado: the green gold that is draining Morocco
20 February 2024
The cultivation of avocado requires a significant amount of water. In Morocco, voices are rising to call for the banning of this crop, in this period of severe drought and (…)
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A water highway: Morocco’s solution to water stress
20 February 2024
Faced with severe drought, water stress and lack of rainfall it has been experiencing for more than four years, Morocco plans to connect the Oued El Makhazine dam to the port (…)
Casablanca Faces Water Shortages as Morocco’s Drought Crisis Deepens
14 February 2024
The low water flow in large cities like Casablanca worries the residents who denounce the intempestive water cuts. For the Lydec authorities, the available water resources are (…)
Tangier Residents Outraged as City Cleans Streets with Water During Drought and Rainstorms
13 February 2024
In Tangier, the street cleaning by tanker trucks of the company Mecomar, in charge of the city’s cleanliness, in this context of water stress and especially heavy rains, has (…)
Wind Storm Leaves Moroccan Villages Without Power and Water for Days
13 February 2024
Several villages in the province of Chefchaouen have been in the dark and without water since Friday, when gusts of wind hit the region, damaging power lines and poles.
Morocco’s Avocado Exports Surge Amid Water Scarcity Concerns
12 February 2024
Moroccan farmers continue to produce avocados for export, despite the water stress the kingdom is experiencing. The export volume of this product has already reached 30,000 tons.
Morocco Debates Hammam Closures as Water Conservation Measure Reaches Parliament
12 February 2024
Rather than closing public baths to rationalize water, Socialist Party deputy Majida Chahid proposes to set the capacity of these establishments or determine the amount of (…)
Unauthorized Well Drilling by Foreigners Sparks Outrage Near Drought-Stricken Marrakech
10 February 2024
Foreigners would have drilled wells without prior authorization in the commune of Oulad Hassoune, near Marrakech. A fact denounced by a human rights association in the (…)
Drought-Hit Morocco Sees Watermelon Prices Soar Amid Supply Concerns
8 February 2024
Despite the ban on watermelon cultivation in certain regions of Morocco, significant quantities of this fruit remain available on the Moroccan market, raising questions about (…)
Moroccan Authorities Crack Down on Illegal Water Diversion Amid Drought Crisis
8 February 2024
The authorities of the commune of Ben Maachou Oulad Abbou in the province of Berrechid have seized dozens of pumps and engines used by farmers to divert irrigation water from (…)