From Tunisia to Morocco, sun-baked North Africa has embarked on a building spree of plants that purify sea and wastewater as climate change intensifies droughts in the water-scarce region. Ironically, most of MENA's existing desalination plants are powered by the very fossil fuels that belch carbon into the atmosphere, driving the global heating that is now intensifying droughts. The kingdom operates 12 desalination plants and has seven more in the works. Tunisia already has 125 basic wastewater treatment plants that service farms and replenish groundwater, and Algeria is now looking to upgrade many of its treatment facilities. "We consider this wastewater treatment project vital because we suffer a lot from drought," he said.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 27, 2023 14:41 UTC