Noticias sobre Morocco
New partnership agreement will look into water stress and climate change in North Africa
North Africa, with its naturally arid or semi-arid climate, is already experiencing the effects of climate change such as exacerbated water stress, reduced agricultural yields and increased frequency and intensity of extreme events.
Mahmoud Harb (Fitch Ratings): “The relevance of water risks for sovereign rating is set to rise”
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Spain provides loan to Morocco to build two desalination plants
The Spanish government approved on Tuesday a €5 million ($5.8 million) loan to Morocco for the development of two desalination plants, one in the small town of Moulay Brahim and the other in the southern city of Zag.
Global energy initiative to tap hydropower’s potential as a clean, green battery
The International Hydropower Association (IHA) together with the U.S.
Moroccan drought dries up water reserves and impacts farmers
Morocco has been experiencing a drought for the past two years.
KfW lends Morocco 30 million euros to improve access to water in rural areas
While the inhabitants of Morocco's cities and urban centres are increasingly benefiting from secure and sustainable access to drinking water, there is often still a lot of catching up to do in rural areas.
Walid Khoury: “I am trying to emulate on LinkedIn what I am good at in the real world”
Launched in 2003, LinkedIn is a growing employment-oriented online service where certain water professionals have decided to share their ideas and concerns in the sector, becoming global influencers.
Partnership between US-Qatar aims to find buried water in Earth’s deserts
Researchers will design a mission to learn about underground aquifers in areas such as the Sahara and how climate change will affect them in the future.
Borja Sanz: “The water sector has to take a leap forward in terms of the digitalisation of assets”
Hidroconta manufactures water meters, water valves and remote-control systems for the irrigation and urban water sectors, providing water management services internationally.
Comprehensive solution for berries irrigation in Morocco
Maghreb’s leading company in tomatoes, strawberry, and berries, has trusted J.
Why the Mediterranean is a climate change hotspot
MIT analysis uncovers the basis of the severe rainfall declines predicted by many models.
Morocco launches its ‘Green Waters’ project
In May, the Observatory for the Protection of the Environment and Historic Monuments of Tangier (OPEMH) released two calls for tenders as part of a new project, which aims to…
2 billion people without proper sanitation at high risk for coronavirus, finds study
Without access to soap and clean water, more than 2 billion people in low- and middle-income nations – a quarter of the world’s population – have a greater likelihood of acquiring and transmitting the coronavirus than those in wealthy countries.
Morocco launches project to improve the drinking water supply in Ouarzazate
Morocco’s National Office of Electricity and Drinking Water (ONEE) has recently started an important project to enhance the drinking water supply in the city of Ouarzazate, in the centre of the country, informs Afrik21.
Not everyone can wash their hands
The health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of handwashing with soap and water as one of the keys to halting the spread of the disease.
F. Frigaux (Sensus): “It is a very exciting and decisive time for the UAE’s water industry”
The Middle East and North Africa is the most water-scarce region in the world, with 17 nations below the water poverty line set by the UN.
Your sewage is valuable muck
A world without phosphorous is a world without life. But phosphorous is a finite resource, so researchers are recovering it from sewage.
Morocco to construct second desalination plant in Laayoune
A week after Morocco announced it planned to spend 115 billion dirhams (US$12 billion) on the country’s water supply over the next seven years, it has unveiled plans to construct a second desalination facility at Laayoune, the largest city of Western Sahara.
Fertilizer sourced from sewage sludge
Germany’s new Waste and Sewage Sludge Ordinance requires large sewage treatment plants to recover phosphates from sewage sludge or ashes as of 2032.
Morocco to spend $12 billion to secure water supply over next seven years
As climate change threatens supplies, the country will build dams, protect sources and take other action, it said.