The government of Morocco has increased the budget set for irrigation. The country’s Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch said the budget has been raised from US $10.8 billion to US $14billion. The irrigation program is part of a nationwide strategy to mitigate the effect of dwindling water resources. Morocco ranks among the countries with the lowest water resources per capita. World Bank research further argues that water resources per capita could drop even further by 2050 to 500 cubic meters per capita, approaching the international threshold of extreme water scarcity.

Source: Standard Digital December 02, 2022 08:53 UTC