“Morocco, one of North Africa’s most drought prone nations, is facing a severe crisis that threatens its agriculture and food security” Sara Riade, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
Why? Natural rainfall decrease, growing population, and over extraction of ground water for agriculture are 3 issues at the top of the list. Morocco is 78% desert and dry land. The growing Sahara Desert is threatening to turn more of Morocco into a wasteland. At present the Sahara is in a dry period, but it is expected that it will become green again in 15,000 years. We can’t wait that long. We all must do our part to conserve water.
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