‘Hydro-diplomacy:’ A new frontier for Israel-Morocco ties
Categories: Projects & Energy
Today, Israel is one of the world’s leaders in water technologies, reusing nearly 90% of its wastewater, and producing almost 80% of its drinking water through desalination plants.
For Morocco, water stress has become an increasingly alarming problem. To address the issue, Baraka emphasized the need for “hydro-diplomacy.”
At the beginning of this year, the Moroccan government allocated USD 260 million dollars for its 2021-2022 water emergency plan, as reported by the Morocco World News.
By 2030, the country aims at establishing 20 desalinations plants.
Water technologies have been one of the main areas of cooperation between Jerusalem and Rabat since the establishment of the Abraham Accords.
Read more in the Jerusalem Post.
