IWRA World Water Congress 2025 Marrakech Morocco
Water Governance, Financing, and Planning during Uncertainty
Author(s): Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir - President, High Atlas Foundation
Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir - President, High Atlas Foundation
3 December 2025
Oral: PDFAbstractGlobal Context and Morocco Case Study
Water scarcity is a global imperative that affects billions of people worldwide, threatening food security, economic stability, and sustainable development.
Morocco as a Critical Case Study: Seven
Consecutive Years of Drought
- Most dire circumstance in 25 years of sustainable development work
- Unpredictable rainy season onset–difficult to know when to plant or if rain will come
Economic and Social Consequences:
- Farming families are facing existential livelihood threats
- Rural-to-urban migration accelerating