Morocco and India examined ways to strengthen cooperation on water resources, during the sixth meeting of their joint working group on water — a mechanism the two countries use to coordinate policy and share technical expertise.
The meeting was held in New Delhi on the sidelines of India’s ninth International Water Week, running from September 22 to 26.
The two countries reaffirmed their commitment to sharing experience, expertise and best practices under a memorandum of understanding signed in December 2017, which has structured cooperation between Rabat and New Delhi on water issues over the past several years. The meeting followed recommendations from the fifth session of the working group, held in June 2025 in Rabat.
The Moroccan delegation presented the country’s experience in dam management, groundwater resources, and preventing floods and droughts, drawing in particular on its work in the Moulouya river basin, one of the country’s most closely monitored watersheds.
For its part, the Indian delegation presented its expertise in modernizing irrigation systems, managing groundwater and dams, and its training and capacity-building programs in the water sector.
Both sides committed to continuing implementation of the 2017 memorandum of understanding and to preparing the seventh meeting of the joint working group, at a date not yet announced.
