In a speech at the opening of this meeting, dedicated to examining the progress report of projects falling under this Program, as well as its novelties and future perspectives, El Otmani recalled the great achievements of the Kingdom in the water sector, thanks to the wise and avant-garde policy of HM King Mohammed VI, in line with the policy led by late HM Hassan II which was based on maximum mobilization and optimal management of water resources.

According to a press release from the Head of Government's department, El Otmani noted that Morocco has been able to meet the needs of citizens for drinking water and support the various production sectors, such as agriculture, despite limited water resources and the periods of drought experienced by the Kingdom, thus guaranteeing its water and food security.

As part of the royal high solicitude for water management, HM the King gave, in 2018, his High instructions for the construction of large dams in the various regions of the country, while urging the government in the Throne Speech of the same year to put in place a national water plan, which was presented to the inter-ministerial water commission in December 2019, added El Otamni.

On January 7, 2020, a framework agreement relating to the application of the National Program for Drinking and Irrigation Water Supply for the period of 2020-2027 was concluded, for an amount of 115.4 billion dirhams, noted the Head of Government.

This Program includes a series of measures and projects whose application will increase, strengthen and diversify the water sources supply in urban and rural areas, said El Otmani, calling on the government to adopt a model of efficient governance in order to ensure the monitoring and evaluation of the various components of this project.

He also called on all stakeholders in this program to redouble their efforts to ensure its implementation, with the aim of securing the supply of drinking and irrigation water and limiting the effects of climate change.