Overcoming Severe Water Scarcity: A Moroccan Vision

By Yossef Ben-Meir, Marrakech, Morocco

The six consecutive years of drought in Morocco have been excruciating. The impact on the price of basic food items, such as meat and olive oil, has been striking. In recent years, the rainy season’s onset has been unpredictable, making it difficult to know when to plant, whether rain will come at all, or whether we are in a new trend to which we must adjust.

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^* A new irrigation basin in the Al Haouz province of Morocco, as part of the rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of the 8 September 2023 earthquake (photo by the High Atlas Foundation, 2024).

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