Water security and sustainable development

Zineb Moumen (), Najiba El Amrani El Idrissi, Manuela Tvaronavičienė and Abderrahim Lahrach
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Zineb Moumen: USMBA - Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah
Najiba El Amrani El Idrissi: USMBA - Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah
Manuela Tvaronavičienė: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

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Abstract: In the realms of Climate change impact, economic and population growth, and pollution, Water security, and sustainable development are paramount, for addressing the food-water-energy nexus and mitigating the impact of the cited drawbacks. The presented paper in the first part, emphasizes water security and sustainable development notions. In 2015 s the 2030 agenda were approved by 193 members of the United Nation, it consists of 17 goals (SDG) for environmental sustainability, social inclusion, economic development, peace, justice, good governance, and partnership. The 6th target of SDG is dedicated to clean water and sanitation since it is considered as one of the central focuses of Sustainable Development Goals. The second part is focused on Moroccan's water management plans. This latter elaborate a legal framework for water use, the law n° 36-15 that comprises the protection of human health through the regulation of exploitation, and provision of sanction. The green Morocco Plan (PMV) which aims first to develop modern agriculture aligned with the world global market requirement, and second to eliminate poverty by helping smallholder farming. The 140 dam's that Morocco counts provide strong support to economic growth. However, under the actual uncontrollable changing rate, Morocco is still threatened by low "water security", the access of drinkable water and sanitation services are improved but not totally covered, Moreover, the climate change

Keywords: water security; sustainable development; Green Morocco Plan; SDG6; Moroccan Dam's policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019-12-15
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Published in Insights into Regional Development, 2019, 1 (4), pp.301-317. ⟨10.9770/ird.2019.1.4(2)⟩

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DOI: 10.9770/ird.2019.1.4(2)

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