AfDB group to help boost water resources in Morocco through technical assistance

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has recently approved a €201,000 grant to Morocco, through its Technical Assistance Fund for Middle-Income Countries, with the objective of providing the government with technical assistance for studies on the design of dams, river development and inter-basin interconnection studies.

The assistance, destined to the Directorate of Hydraulic Development of the Ministry of Equipment and Water, has two components, says the AfDB in a statement.

The first component concerns studies of water resources, such as dams and rivers, and interconnection between hydraulic basins. The second component concerns the follow-up and coordination of the implementation of this technical assistance.

The results expected at the end of the technical assistance will make it possible to assess the technical feasibility of large and small dams, river protection and interconnection projects before they are launched, the aim being to ensure optimal design and technical characteristics for complex projects.