Water solution:Morocco turns to the sea to quench thirst in drought-hit remote areas

International Research and News Department 15-10-2024

In the small fishing village of Beddouza in western Morocco, locals are looking to the Atlantic to plug their water gaps, using mobile desalination stations to combat the kingdom’s persistent drought.

Since 2023, Morocco has built some 44 of these “monobloc” desalination stations — compact, transportable units that have come as a boon against the increasingly tangible effects of climate change.

The potable water is distributed with tanker trucks to remote areas in the country, currently grappling with its worst drought in nearly 40 years.

“We heard about desalinated water in other villages, but we never expected to have it here,” said Karim, a 27-year-old fisherman who did not give his last name, as he gathered among dozens with jerrycans to collect his share of water.