Water Scarcity in Morocco: Analysis of Key Water Challenges

doi:10.1596/33306

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Water Scarcity in Morocco: Analysis of Key Water Challenges

dc.contributor.author	Taheripour, Farzad
dc.contributor.author	Tyner, Wallace E.
dc.contributor.author	Haqiqi, Iman
dc.contributor.author	Sajedinia, Ehsanreza
dc.date.accessioned	2020-02-10T21:46:16Z
dc.date.available	2020-02-10T21:46:16Z
dc.date.issued	2020-01
dc.description.abstract	Morocco is expected to be faced with a major water shortfall prompted by either expansion in demand for water or reduction in precipitation induced by climate change. This paper examines the economywide impacts of these factors for Morocco. It uses a computable general equilibrium model augmented with submodules that trace consumption of water by uses and land allocation across sectors including crops, livestock, and forestry. Results show that water scarcity and changes in crop yields induced by climate change could reduce the GDP of Morocco up to 6.7 billion US dollars per year at 2016 constant prices and eliminate many job opportunities, in particular in the rural areas of this country. Only a portion of these negative impacts can be removed with improvements in water use efficiency. The factors mentioned above will reduce productivity of Morocco’s cropland and have the potential to reduce irrigated areas. Due to these changes, production of crops and food products are expected to fall, with increases in crop prices by up to 14.3 percent, assuming other factors being equal. Investment in water use efficiency practices that save water, in particular in agricultural activities, and shifting toward more valuable and less water intensive crops can help to partially mitigate these adverse impacts.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/642681580455542456/Water-Scarcity-in-Morocco-Analysis-of-Key-Water-Challenges
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/33306
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/33306
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights	CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subject	WATER QUALITY
dc.subject	CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject	CROP YIELD
dc.subject	WATER SCARCITY
dc.subject	WATER USE
dc.subject	WATER SUPPLY
dc.subject	AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject	IRRIGATION
dc.subject	CLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
dc.subject	SDG 6
dc.title	Water Scarcity in Morocco	en
dc.title.subtitle	Analysis of Key Water Challenges	en
dc.type	Working Paper	en
dc.type	Document de travail	fr
dc.type	Documento de trabajo	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.crossref.title	Water Scarcity in Morocco
okr.date.disclosure	2020-01-31
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-07T08:26:06.645765Z
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-08T16:12:31.202334Z
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-09T03:07:59.061971Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/642681580455542456/Water-Scarcity-in-Morocco-Analysis-of-Key-Water-Challenges
okr.guid	642681580455542456
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/33306
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	090224b087576f0f_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	31745056
okr.identifier.report	145584
okr.imported	true	en
okr.language.supported	en
okr.pdfurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/642681580455542456/pdf/Water-Scarcity-in-Morocco-Analysis-of-Key-Water-Challenges.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Middle East and North Africa
okr.region.country	Morocco
okr.topic	Agriculture::Agricultural Irrigation and Drainage
okr.topic	Agriculture::Climate Change and Agriculture
okr.topic	Agriculture::Crops & Crop Management Systems
okr.topic	Water Resources::Water Use
okr.topic	Water Supply and Sanitation::Water Supply and Sanitation Economics
okr.unit	Water Middle East&N.AfricaRegion (SMNWA)