Sustainable Management of Irrigation for an Improved Resilience of Agriculture in Africa

Morocco

Geography

Morocco, located at the extreme northwest of the African continent, has a total area of 446,550 Sq.Km. The country borders Algeria to the east, Western Sahara to the south and Spain to the north which has two enclaves on African territory. Apart from an important maritime facade, its relief is characterized by mountain ranges: i) the Rif to the north; and ii) the Atlas (including the Middle Atlas, the High Atlas and the Anti-Atlas) which culminates at 4,165 m (Toubkal). Plains stretch along the entire coast of the country; they are narrow along the Mediterranean and wide along the Atlantic. Finally, in the southeast of the Atlas and in the south of the country, there are desert to semi-desert plateaus and plains.

Population and land use

According to the Population Reference Bureau (2019), the population was almost 35.6 Million. Most of the population is concentrated in the north-western areas ...Read more