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Morocco: water security strategy and flood prevention

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4 November 2026Reported information

Water: Baraka says dam reserves could cover two more years of drinking-water supply

Nizar Baraka told Parliament on 4 November 2026, during presentation of the sector’s 2027 budget, that dam reserves could provide two additional years of drinking-water supply. Hespress reported his assessment.

Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi dam. — Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi dam, 27 September 2013. Archive image; does not show the current level. Khalid Souqbi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; unchanged. — Khalid Souqbi / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ — 27 septembre 2013, sans modification.

The minister cited stocks above 11 billion cubic metres and a filling rate close to 66%, compared with about 32% a year earlier. He also announced a 78% distribution-network efficiency target for 2027, including pipe renewal and leak detection.

Baraka said a new water programme was being prepared for the end of 2027. The national figures and duration estimate remain attributed to the minister; they do not guarantee continuous distribution in every locality or the absence of local supply pressures.

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2 November 2026Reported 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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