What are the water requirements required to sustainably increase agricultural productivity?  What are the financial costs to enhancing food security under water scarcity conditions? These are some of the fundamental questions needing answers in the NENA region today.

The Moroccan government, with the support of FAO, has carried out the first national assessment to answer to these questions. Results and main findings of the assessment were presented in a national workshop that brought together international agencies, private sector and civil society organizations.

The exercise was conducted within the framework of the FAO Regional Water scarcity Initiative. The Initiative is promoting cooperation among countries to work toward sustainably improving agricultural productivity, through a better use and management of scarce water resources.

Due to its rich experience in the agriculture water resources sector, Morocco has been chosen as one of the six pilot countries of the Regional Initiative.