Water Scarcity in Morocco

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dc.creatorTaheripour, Farzad
dc.creatorTyner, Wallace E.
dc.creatorHaqiqi, Iman
dc.creatorSajedinia, Ehsanreza
dc.date2020-02-10T21:46:16Z
dc.date2020-02-10T21:46:16Z
dc.date2020-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:35:19Z
dc.descriptionMorocco 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.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/642681580455542456/Water-Scarcity-in-Morocco-Analysis-of-Key-Water-Challenges
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/33306
dc.identifier10.1596/33306
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/406759
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectWATER QUALITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCROP YIELD
dc.subjectWATER SCARCITY
dc.subjectWATER USE
dc.subjectWATER SUPPLY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectIRRIGATION
dc.subjectCLEAN WATER AND SANITATION
dc.subjectSDG 6
dc.titleWater Scarcity in Morocco
dc.titleAnalysis of Key Water Challenges
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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