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Morocco: water security strategy and flood prevention

This dossier follows Morocco’s public strategy for water storage, desalination and flood prevention, distinguishing targets, construction and operational capacity.

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Archive view of Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi dam.
Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi dam, September 2013; archive illustration, not one of the new projects. Khalid Souqbi, CC BY-SA 3.0, unmodified. — Khalid Souqbi / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — 27 septembre 2013, sans modification.

Where things stand

On November 2, 2026, Nizar Baraka outlined a strategy targeting 27 billion m³ of storage and around 1.8 billion m³ of desalination by 2031. AI and digitalisation are among the announced tools.

Reported information

Water security: Baraka outlines dam and desalination targets for 2031

Nizar Baraka presented a new water security strategy to Parliament on November 2, 2026, targeting 27 billion m³ of dam storage and approximately 1.8 billion m³ of desalination capacity by 2031.

Archive view of Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi dam.
Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi dam, September 2013; archive illustration, not one of the new projects. Khalid Souqbi, CC BY-SA 3.0, unmodified. — Khalid Souqbi / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — 27 septembre 2013, sans modification.

According to the minister, 17 large dams are under construction, representing 5.4 billion m³, while 12 new dams are intended to add another 4.9 billion m³. The 2031 volumes are targets, rather than capacity already available.

The strategy includes digitalisation and artificial intelligence for resource management. Flood prevention also envisages a new atlas of exposed areas and stronger monitoring and warning systems. The reports do not yet document these tools’ operational results.

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