Water Scarcity in Morocco : Analysis of Key Water Challenges

Morocco 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...

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Main Authors: Taheripour, Farzad, Tyner, Wallace E., Haqiqi, Iman, Sajedinia, Ehsanreza
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/642681580455542456/Water-Scarcity-in-Morocco-Analysis-of-Key-Water-Challenges
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spelling okr-10986-333062021-05-25T09:32:27Z Water Scarcity in Morocco : Analysis of Key Water Challenges Taheripour, Farzad Tyner, Wallace E. Haqiqi, Iman Sajedinia, Ehsanreza WATER QUALITY CLIMATE CHANGE CROP YIELD WATER SCARCITY WATER USE WATER SUPPLY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY IRRIGATION Morocco 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. 2020-02-10T21:46:16Z 2020-02-10T21:46:16Z 2020-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/642681580455542456/Water-Scarcity-in-Morocco-Analysis-of-Key-Water-Challenges http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33306 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Morocco
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topic WATER QUALITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
CROP YIELD
WATER SCARCITY
WATER USE
WATER SUPPLY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
IRRIGATION
spellingShingle WATER QUALITY
CLIMATE CHANGE
CROP YIELD
WATER SCARCITY
WATER USE
WATER SUPPLY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
IRRIGATION
Taheripour, Farzad
Tyner, Wallace E.
Haqiqi, Iman
Sajedinia, Ehsanreza
Water Scarcity in Morocco : Analysis of Key Water Challenges
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Morocco
description Morocco 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.
format Working Paper
author Taheripour, Farzad
Tyner, Wallace E.
Haqiqi, Iman
Sajedinia, Ehsanreza
author_facet Taheripour, Farzad
Tyner, Wallace E.
Haqiqi, Iman
Sajedinia, Ehsanreza
author_sort Taheripour, Farzad
title Water Scarcity in Morocco : Analysis of Key Water Challenges
title_short Water Scarcity in Morocco : Analysis of Key Water Challenges
title_full Water Scarcity in Morocco : Analysis of Key Water Challenges
title_fullStr Water Scarcity in Morocco : Analysis of Key Water Challenges
title_full_unstemmed Water Scarcity in Morocco : Analysis of Key Water Challenges
title_sort water scarcity in morocco : analysis of key water challenges
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/642681580455542456/Water-Scarcity-in-Morocco-Analysis-of-Key-Water-Challenges
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33306
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