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The sixth edition of the National Water Week opened, Saturday in Mohammedia, by a national conference focused on innovations in water management, bringing together researchers, experts and actors in the water sector.
Organized at the Center for Environmental Education and Sustainable Development, by the Association of Teachers of Life and Earth Sciences in Morocco (AESVT), in collaboration with the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports, as well as several agencies of hydraulic and partners, this meeting aimed to exchange ideas and innovative solutions for sustainable management of this vital resource.
Intervening on this occasion, the director of the agency of the hydraulic basin of Bouregreg and Chaouia (ABHBC), Omar Chafki, indicated that thanks to the vision of King Mohammed VI, Morocco has adopted a proactive, participative and innovative water policy which has made it possible to overcome many challenges linked to water management, in particular by mitigating the effects of successive years drought.
This approach is based on concrete and effective measures, guaranteeing sustainable management of the kingdom’s water resources, he noted, noting that the main axes of the strategy implemented by the Ministry of Equipment and Water reflect in particular by the valuation of unconventional water through the desalination of seawater and the reuse of wastewater, the optimized management of water demand, a long-term planning, The crucial importance given to the awareness of citizens for rational use of water.
For his part, the president of AESVT-Séction Mohammedia, Abdelmajid Sahraoui, stressed that this conference, organized on the occasion of World Water Day, constitutes an exchange platform between researchers, experts and institutional actors around innovations in water management.
He recalled the urgency to act in the face of growing climatic challenges, by advocating education and scientific research as a fundamental pillars to preserve natural resources.
“Faced with the societal stake that water management represents today, it is crucial to mobilize all actors, beyond only technical measures,” said the director general of the organization of school life at the Ministry of National Education, preschool and sports, Abdelmoumen Talib.
In a speech read in his name, Mr. Talib said that awareness and education are essential to establish a culture of preserving this resource, noting that the Ministry of National Education acts in this sense through two major axes: the integration of water theme in school curricula and the implementation of educational activities aimed at raising awareness and encouraging students to adopt responsible behavior.
Note that this conference was marked by the signing of a partnership agreement between AESVT and ABHBC. According to the president of AESVT, Abderrahim Ksiri, this agreement aims to strengthen awareness and environmental education actions by enrolling them in a continuous approach throughout the year.
This agreement will make it possible to deploy educational and awareness programs on the management of water resources, based on the innovative models developed in Mohammedia, he said, in a press statement, indicating that these initiatives will be extended to the 40 branches of AESVT across Morocco.
Placed under the theme “Faced with climatic fluctuations, the water emergency persists to guarantee the sustainability of water and its services”, National Water Week is organized until March 29.
In addition to the national conference held in Mohammedia, regional meetings are planned in Tetouan, Marrakech, Fez, Agadir and Guelmim, accompanied by local and national mobilization activities.
