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Moroccan groundwater resources and evolution with global climate changes

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In semi-arid areas, many ecosystems and activities depend essentially on water availability. In Morocco, the increase of water demands combined to climate change induced decrease of precipitation put a lot of pressure on groundwater. This paper reports the results of updating and evaluation of groundwater datasets with regards to climate scenarios and institutional choices. The continuous imbalance between groundwater extraction and recharge caused a dramatic decline in groundwater levels (20 to 65 m in the past 30 years). Additionally, Morocco suffers from the degradation in groundwater quality due to seawater intrusion, nitrate pollution and natural salinity changes. Climate data analysis and scenarios predict that temperatures will increase by 2 to 4 ◦C and precipitation will decrease by 53% in all catchments over this century. Consequently, surface water availability will drastically decrease, which will lead to more extensive use of groundwater. Without appropriate measures, this situation will jeopardize water security in Morocco. In this paper, we zoom on the case the Souss-Massa basin, where management plans (artificial recharge, seawater desalination, and wastewater reuse) have been adopted to restore groundwater imbalance or, at least, mitigate the recorded deficits. These plans may save water for future generations and sustain crop production.

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Hydrologie
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hal-02904196 , version 1 (01-09-2021)

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Mohammed Hssaisoune, Lhoussaine Bouchaou, Abdel Sifeddine, Ilham Bouimetarhan, Ghani Chehbouni. Moroccan groundwater resources and evolution with global climate changes. Geosciences, 2020, 10 (2), pp.81. ⟨10.3390/geosciences10020081⟩. ⟨hal-02904196⟩
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