Morocco: AfDB Group Strengthens its Technical Assistance to Boost Water Resources

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.

Intended for the Directorate of Hydraulic Development of the Ministry of Equipment and Water, this assistance has two components, says the AfDB in a statement.

The first component entails provision of technical assistance to the Directorate of Hydraulic Development in designing studies of water resources, such as dams and rivers, and interconnection between hydraulic basins, according to the same source.

The second component involves ensuring the follow-up and coordination of this technical assistance implementation.

With regard to the results expected at the end of the technical assistance, the Bank specifies that it will make it possible to assess the technical feasibility of large and small dams, river protection and interconnection projects before they are launched.

It is also a question of ensuring the optimal design for the project by providing technical expertise, and confirming the technical characteristics of complex projects using experts in the field.