Rabat-Sana
The waters of the Moulouya River, one of Morocco's largest rivers, have dried up to such an extent that it is unable to reach its mouth in the Mediterranean Sea "for the first time in its history," according to environmental expert Mohamed Benatta.
According to the expert, the reasons for this tragic phenomenon are the decline in the flow of the river due to the excessive consumption of its water.
Expectations of the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture indicate that drought will lead to a decline in irrigation water reserves by 2050 to a level that may reach up to 25 percent at the national level.
Morocco, whose economy is the main sector, has suffered from successive droughts in recent years, and the matter is expected to worsen by the year 2050 due to a decrease in rains minus 11 percent and an increase in temperatures, according to a report by the ministry.