Moroccan King Stresses On Need To Address Water Resource Management
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Moroccan King Stresses On Need To Address Water Resource Management

Delivers Speech To Parliament On Opening Of 1st Session Of 2nd Legislative Year Of The 11th Legislature

Rabat, October 14 (TNA) King Mohammed VI, accompanied by Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan, delivered, on Friday, a speech to the Parliament on the occasion of the opening of the first session of the second legislative year of the 11th legislature.

The opening of Parliament, an occasion provided for in the Constitution, is not merely an opportunity to renew contact with the representatives of the nation. Rather, I see it as an important annual event to address the nation's major issues, especially matters of priority, he said.

He also underlined the urgent need to address the water resource management issue, especially as Morocco is experiencing a period of severe drought - the most serious in more than three decades.

“To face up to this situation, we have taken a series of preemptive measures, since last February, under the plan to combat the effects of drought. The aim is to make sure drinking water is available, to provide assistance to farmers and to safeguard the livestock” he underlined.

“Several working sessions have been devoted to this issue, leading to the formulation of the 2020-2027 National Priority Program for Water. Since my accession to the throne, I have keenly sought to continue the policy of building dams. More than 50 large and medium-sized dams have been built, and 20 more are under construction” the monarch further stated.

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