Morocco and China signed, on Wednesday in Rabat, a memorandum of understanding establishing an executive program for cooperation in the field of water resources covering the period 2025-2027.
Inked by Minister of Equipment and Water, Nizar Baraka, and Chinese Vice-Minister of Water Resources, Zhu Chengqing, this executive program aims to exchange experiences, strengthen human and institutional capacities, prepare joint cooperation projects and coordinate the implementation of special training programs in the water sector.
The areas of cooperation covered by this program comprise water infrastructure, including the construction, operation, management and maintenance of water distribution projects.
They also concern the management of extreme phenomena such as floods and drought, the supply of drinking water in rural areas, and the conservation and protection of water resources, including saving water for irrigation.
Under the memorandum, the two sides agree to hold three meetings of the China-Morocco Joint Committee on Water Resources, in 2025, 2026 and 2027 respectively, to take stock of the two countries' experiences in water resources planning, research, evaluation and monitoring.
A technical meeting and on-site research will also be organized to present the construction and maintenance of water transport infrastructures in Morocco, in addition to a seminar to summarize the exchange of experience between the two parties.
