On Monday, Nador hosted a communication and awareness day about the project to secure irrigation for the Moulouya plain using desalinated seawater. This event presented the project to farmers and professional organizations, emphasizing its potential to boost resilience and soil preservation for the agricultural sector. This public-private partnership project aligns with the national water program (2020-2027) and addresses water scarcity challenges. Farmers, professionals, elected officials, and ministerial representatives, including Minister Mohamed Sadiki and provincial authorities, attended the meeting. A press release revealed the future desalination plant's total capacity: 250 million cubic meters per year, divided into 140 million for drinking water and 110 million for irrigating almost 30,000 hectares across existing and expanding irrigated areas. This project aims to tackle structural water deficits caused by climate change and overexploited resources. Alongside desalination, other measures include raising the Mohammed V dam to improve surface water management. Additionally, disconnecting and modernizing drinking water systems from irrigation canals will aim to reduce waste, alongside modernizing irrigation networks.
