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00:00Good evening everyone, I am delighted to see you again in this new
00:19information crossroads on Remedien-TV, right away the headlines.
00:23On March 22, we celebrate the World Water Day, while the UN has chosen as a theme the preservation of glaciers.
00:32In Morocco, the challenge is to raise awareness on the preservation of this vital resource, which is becoming increasingly rare.
00:42The Fatah calls on Hamas to give up power in Gaza in order to preserve the existence of Palestinians.
00:49The spokesman for the Fatah calls on Hamas to give up power in the Palestinian enclave.
00:59In Sudan, the regular army continues to gain ground.
01:02This Saturday, it claims to have recaptured several important buildings in the center of the capital Khartoum.
01:09Good evening everyone, we start this day with the file dedicated to the management of water in Morocco on the occasion of the celebration of the World Water Day.
01:22We celebrate this Saturday, as every March 22, the World Water Day.
01:42This year, the United Nations has chosen as a theme the preservation of glaciers.
01:47According to a UNESCO report published yesterday, global glaciers are disappearing more rapidly than ever.
01:54These last three years have been marked by the largest loss of glacial mass ever recorded.
02:01A loss that should accelerate with climate change.
02:05The goal is to maintain these freshwater reservoirs at a current height of 60 to 70% for the entire planet in order to ensure its survival.
02:21And to talk about the World Water Day, we are live with Omar Louidadi,
02:28coordinator of the Integrated Water Resources Management Policy at the Moroccan Alliance for Sustainable Climate and Development.
02:35Mr. Louidadi, good evening and thank you for accepting our invitation.
02:41Good evening and hello to the World Water Day, to you and to all the viewers.
02:45To you too.
02:47First of all, a word on the theme chosen this year by the UN, namely the preservation of glaciers.
02:56What is the place of glaciers in the preservation of this resource?
03:04To speak well of the place of glaciers, the figures are very significant.
03:09It should be noted that 97% of the world's water resources are saltwater,
03:17and only 3% is freshwater.
03:20And of the 3% of freshwater, 2.5% is the percentage of glaciers.
03:25And so, these are natural reservoirs of freshwater whose preservation is more than crucial.
03:32The accentuation of climate change and the greenhouse effect, of course, accelerates the melting of these glaciers.
03:41And we know perfectly well that these glaciers, when the melting takes place very slowly,
03:50feed the downstream basins and, of course, the phreatic maps, especially during dry periods.
03:57And so, in the global strategy of water security,
04:01the preservation of glaciers is a crucial thing so that they can continue to ensure their role.
04:11But unfortunately, the accentuation of the greenhouse effect accelerates the melting of these glaciers.
04:16And so, it's a super-important freshwater reservoir that is being wasted and amplifies the hydric crisis.
04:27And because of, in particular, drought and climate change.
04:31So, in Morocco, precisely, the last rainfall in this month of March represented, and still represents, a buffet of air,
04:40even if the level of hydric resources remains lower than the historical average of Morocco.
04:47The question that arises today, Mr. Widadi, how to capitalize?
04:51Can we capitalize on this buffet in order to preserve this resource?
04:57I think we have to capitalize on this.
05:01So, the challenge is to be able to transform each rainy episode into a hydric opportunity,
05:07given the drought that we are experiencing.
05:09And of course, when you mentioned it in your question,
05:14it is about taking this opportunity to further strengthen the storage capacity that we have.
05:21And this, of course, through the rehabilitation of existing dams and accelerating the implementation of ongoing projects.
05:31And of course, we must always develop, continue to capture, to enhance the rainwater by recharging the phreatic dams.
05:42And of course, by investing in sewage and in conducts that allow us to preserve this resource.
05:50And so, I say it again, it is about adopting preventive management in order to be able to transform these rainy episodes,
06:00which are unfortunately not regular, so that they can be transformed into hydric opportunities.
06:08We have lived seven consecutive years of drought, and so these episodes are very precious.
06:16And it is a source of wealth that must be known and to be able to, not to say have to,
06:21exploit with this arsenal of dams that we have and that requires rehabilitation work,
06:29but also to expand by building other dams.
06:34To exploit them in a meticulous way in order to preserve them.
06:38So, precisely, the agricultural sector in Morocco is highly dependent on water resources.
06:44A figure, more than 85% of water resources are intended for irrigation.
06:50How can this sector, with the scarcity of water resources today, optimize the use of water?
06:58Of course, we can never talk about hydric security without mentioning the issue of agriculture.
07:08Because it is food security and it is a devastating sector, it is a sector that consumes a lot of water.
07:14And so, it is imperative to adopt a rationalization of irrigation.
07:24And so, localized irrigation, in particular drip irrigation, is an essential track for better rationalization.
07:32And besides, the evidence is there.
07:34The National Programme for the Economy of Irrigation Water has given its evidence.
07:39So, it has equipped more than 700,000 hectares.
07:43And so, these are projects that are structuring.
07:47We must continue and we must always value this kind of initiative.
07:55But also, without omitting the need to make our agriculture sustainable.
08:00Of course, by prioritizing the cultures that consume less water.
08:05And there too, a reinforcement of capacity.
08:08A support for farmers so that they can work on innovation, on technology.
08:14For a programming of irrigation via technological tools and artificial intelligence.
08:20Which now responds to several problems that were practically impossible to solve before.
08:29So, to finish, Morocco, in the face of this shortage of water,
08:35in the face of the scarcity of rainwater episodes,
08:37has launched a vast program for the valorization of this resource.
08:45Today, briefly, where is this national program?
08:51What has been done? What remains to be done?
08:56That's right. So, I was talking earlier about preventive management.
09:00Unfortunately, we are in a crisis situation.
09:05We are well below the international average in terms of resource availability.
09:13But we must be optimistic.
09:16We must admit that the anticipatory policies that have been adopted by the Kingdom,
09:25we have not been able, unfortunately, to avoid the crisis.
09:32But at least we have tried to manage this crisis well.
09:37And so, the national program is being implemented.
09:42The structural projects, there is the short term, there is the medium term, there is the long term.
09:48And so, I can cite as an example the work that is being done to set up desalination stations.
09:55Because it is a solution, it is a solution that proves to be more than necessary
10:01to be able to guarantee the water security and the food security of Morocco.
10:06Also, there are projects that are a little shy, but which must also be accelerated.
10:13I am talking about treating wastewater so that it can be reused,
10:18not only to irrigate green spaces, but also in the agricultural sector.
10:22And so, it contributes to this duality of water security and food security.
10:30And so, innovation continues to innovate, to exploit technologies in irrigation,
10:39in management.
10:40But also a very necessary detail is to review the hydraulic infrastructure
10:48to minimize losses as much as possible.
10:51Because there is still a demotion that means that at the level of sewage,
10:56there is a loss of the equivalent of a medium-sized dam
11:00because of these losses at the level of the hydraulic infrastructure.
11:04So, a holistic, global systemic approach
11:07that takes into account all these aspects,
11:09associated with a good governance,
11:11that is to say, an integrated, territorialized participatory management
11:17that integrates public authorities and the private sector.
11:21I think these are measures that are capable of ensuring that the Kingdom
11:26can counteract this problem of water stress and shortage.
11:33Of course, this is the direct consequence of climate change.
11:38And I will add the term preventive that you used throughout this interview.
11:44Amaloui Dadi, I remind you that you are the coordinator of the Integrated Water Resources Policy
11:49at the Moroccan Alliance for Sustainable Climate and Development.
11:52Thank you for answering our questions.
11:59And on this World Water Day,
12:02the role of youth in the protection of this vital resource
12:07was at the center of a meeting organized yesterday in Rabat
12:10by the Ministry of Equipment and Water
12:12and the Ministry of Higher Education.
12:15The goal was to raise awareness among the youngest
12:18and to make them join the actions to promote sustainable initiatives and solutions
12:24that contribute to strengthening the resilience of the water sector
12:28and the population in the face of the impacts of climate change.
12:32I invite you to listen to the ambassador of Belgium to Morocco,
12:37Gilles Rivaert, who took part in this meeting.
12:40I am delighted and very honored to be among you this morning.
12:46Belgium has been investing for years in the promotion of youth,
12:52in the promotion of hydraulics.
12:55We have universities that, for years, have been cooperating with Moroccan universities
13:01in the field of engineering, of hydraulics.
13:04And my presence here is linked to an action that we have taken
13:08in partnership with the PNUD and the Moroccan authorities
13:12to join the issues related to youth, the development of youth.
13:17Hydraulics are issues that matter to humanity
13:22and also in connection with climate change and the challenges that await us all.
13:28As I was saying, in Morocco, the agricultural sector is heavily dependent on water resources.
13:33With this figure, more than 85% of water resources are intended for irrigation in the kingdom.
13:40And with the years of drought, the priority being of course to supply the population with drinking water,
13:46the agricultural sector had to review its water consumption
13:50and adapt by integrating techniques of valorization and rationalization.
13:55In the region of Rabassa, the farmers use localized irrigation instead of traditional irrigation,
14:03a technology that reduces consumption and increases the efficiency of production.
14:08Pumping stations have been modernized, others newly created,
14:12in order to purify the irrigation water,
14:15a technology that has given positive results
14:18and that has been rather well received by farmers.
14:26And despite the recent rains recorded in March,
14:30the water resource levels remain lower than the historical average
14:35after years of drought in Morocco.
14:38The excessive exploitation of aquatic waters has prompted
14:41associative actors to organize awareness campaigns
14:45on the importance of the preservation of this vital resource.
14:49Details in this report by Maha Jamal and Dina Meleni.
14:57With rates of filling dams reaching 36% against 27% last year,
15:03Morocco benefits from a hydric recovery thanks to recent precipitation and snowfall.
15:08However, despite this imbalance,
15:11the water resource levels remain below the historical average.
15:15In the face of this situation,
15:17civil society actors organize at the House of the Young of Rabassa
15:21an awareness campaign on the importance of water management.
15:31This awareness campaign is essentially aimed at encouraging people
15:34to take measures to preserve water,
15:37despite the recent rains.
15:39We must always rationalize our water consumption.
15:52We are participating in this awareness campaign
15:55to emphasize the importance of preserving the environment and water
15:59for future generations due to the water shortages
16:02that our country has experienced in recent years.
16:08We are participating in this workshop
16:11I participated in this workshop in order to raise awareness
16:14about this water crisis that we are living today.
16:19The awareness campaigns organized by these organizations
16:22are not limited to scientific activities,
16:25but also to visits to the field.
16:28The goal is to raise awareness among citizens
16:31and invite them to rationalize their water consumption,
16:34even after the recent rains that revived the hopes of Moroccans.
16:43It is essential to preserve this vital resource,
16:46which is water, despite the recent rains that our country has experienced.
16:49It should be noted that since the 1960s,
16:52Morocco has been suffering from a water stress that is increasing year by year.
16:55The level of free water has thus declined considerably.
16:58In this sense, we must all rationalize our consumption of this resource.
17:05The decline in rainfall in recent years
17:08has led to an overexploitation of free water,
17:11which has become an essential source of water
17:14to alleviate the lack of surface water supply.
17:17This causes a decrease of between 3 and 7 cubic meters of water per year
17:20in certain regions of the country.
17:35We now turn to international news.
17:38The Fatah, which calls on Hamas
17:41to give up power in Gaza
17:44in order, it says, to preserve the existence of Palestinians.
17:47The spokesman for the Fatah in Gaza
17:50called today.
17:53Hamas has abandoned the power it has held since 2007
17:56in the Palestinian enclave
17:59when Israel intensified its military operations
18:03and threatened to move the population
18:06and annex parts of the Gaza Strip.
18:09Hamas must show compassion for Gaza,
18:12its children, its women and its men.
18:15We are on guard against difficult, rough and painful days
18:18for the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip,
18:21warned Mondal Haik,
18:24spokesman for the Palestinian President's party, Mahmoud Abbas.
18:28Saudi Arabia is expected
18:31next Monday to speak
18:34between Russians and Ukrainians
18:37by the Americans.
18:40Discussions between Ukrainians and Americans on one side
18:43and Russians and Americans on the other.
18:46The Kremlin says it expects some progress in this matter
18:49while Kiev says it is always ready
18:52to stop the fire.
18:55Russia expects some additional progress
18:58during the negotiations scheduled for Monday in Saudi Arabia.
19:01During these discussions between Ukrainians and Americans
19:04on one side and Russians and Americans on the other,
19:07it will be about trying to reach an agreement
19:10on a truce between the two sides.
19:13At this stage of the negotiations,
19:16Moscow only agreed with the United States
19:19on a 30-day break on energy infrastructure.
19:22These details are being settled now,
19:25but we are talking about the days to come.
19:28All this must be discussed in detail
19:31as well as other aspects that the parties consider necessary.
19:34On its side, Ukraine is always ready
19:37to stop the fire.
19:40Ukraine was already ready to sign the agreement with Jeddah.
19:43In any case, I can confirm that the Ukrainian and American teams
19:46are working on the agreement and are continuing the negotiations.
19:49This is a difficult situation for Russia
19:52as long as the Ukrainian forces do not completely drop their weapons.
19:55In Saudi Arabia, this should focus
19:58on the technical aspects of a temporary ceasefire.
20:04The current situation in the Sudanese continent
20:07is that the regular army continues to gain ground.
20:10This Saturday, it claimed to have retaken
20:13several important buildings from the center of the capital Khartoum
20:16to the paramilitary forces of the rapid support forces
20:19and in particular the central bank
20:22the day after the reconquest of the presidential palace.
20:25The battle for the governmental and economic district of Khartoum
20:28could consolidate the grip of Abdel Fattah al-Burhan's army
20:31on the capital,
20:34which would give him a significant advantage
20:37in the war he is opposing to his former adjutant
20:40and commander of the rapid support forces, the FSR,
20:43Mohamed Hamdan Daglou.
20:47In Ivory Coast, politics is dominated by the presidential election
20:50scheduled for October 25.
20:53This Saturday, the grouping of political partners
20:56for peace, which brings together several political formations
20:59has organized a convention in Abidjan
21:02in order to nominate and invest
21:05its candidate for the race to the Supreme Magistrate.
21:08And without surprise, it is the former Ivorian minister
21:12of the family, of the woman and of the child, Henriette Lagou,
21:15who has been invested by her political party,
21:18the countenance of Max Sourby and Ferdinand Coaco.
21:23For the presidential election scheduled for October 25,
21:26Henriette Lagou wants to counter the speculations
21:29according to which she could simply play the role of background
21:32in the electoral campaign.
21:35She has just been invested as a candidate by the grouping
21:38for peace, GPP, a coalition of four political parties
21:41of centrist ideology.
21:44This 66-year-old and former minister is a well-known figure
21:47of Ivorian politics.
21:50She intends to propose an alternative to the Ivorians,
21:53far from the traditional political chapels.
21:56I accept to be your candidate because we need a woman now
21:59at the head of our country.
22:09We need a woman now to solve all the problems
22:12that have been lost for more than two decades
22:15and without finding a solution.
22:19I accept to be your candidate because the Ivorian code
22:22must progress and the standard of living of the population
22:25must improve more and more, especially the elderly.
22:30Henriette Lagou also wants to propose a political offer
22:33capable of avoiding the electoral crisis
22:36and guaranteeing a peaceful transition.
22:39After the announcement of the candidacy of the former prime minister,
22:42Simone Evie Babaut, the second female figure of Ivorian politics,
22:45showed her intention to lead the Ivory Coast
22:48on the evening of October 25.
22:52Back in Morocco, and know that the amount of zakat
22:56has been fixed at 23 dirhams per person
22:59by the High Council of the Olemans.
23:02The zakat consists of offering a prophetic drink
23:05which is equivalent to four amdads per person
23:08according to the essential of the consumption of the population,
23:11the equivalent of two and a half kilograms of cereals or flour.
23:16Finally, know that it is possible to take zakat
23:19two to three days before Eid,
23:22as it is possible to pour it in the form of money.
23:28From sports to now, the Moroccan selection of football
23:32was difficult to impose yesterday against Niger,
23:35two goals to one at the Stade d'Honneur de Oujda.
23:38However, the Lions of the Atlas managed to take the three points,
23:41bringing them closer to a direct qualification
23:44for the World Cup 2026.
23:47The Moroccans were marked by Smael Sebarri and Bilal Krednos.
23:51Morocco therefore comforts its place at the head of Group E
23:55with 12 points ahead of Niger and Tanzania,
23:58second with six points each,
24:01and then Zambia, which occupies the fourth place with three points.
24:09And expressing himself after the match,
24:12the national team coach Walid El Graghi recognized the difficulty of the match,
24:16even going so far as to affirm that the Lions of the Atlas
24:19were sleeping during the first half.
24:22So what to remember of this match between Morocco and Niger?
24:25Let's listen to the answer of Saïd El-Badi, sports journalist.
24:29It would be a lie to say that Morocco is totally ready for a competition.
24:35Yesterday we saw things that could be worrying
24:38from the point of view of the first period.
24:41We saw a team that was not dominating its team enough,
24:44that was behind, that was simply playing its game offensively.
24:48If behind it was holding the bar a little bit,
24:51offensively we saw that it was hard to find.
24:54Where we can be reassured about the Moroccan team,
24:57it is in the second period, it is the reaction.
25:00We saw a team that was really in the reaction,
25:03that was not afraid, that is to say that it was led to the score.
25:06And despite that, Walid El Graghi knew that he had a very good touch line.
25:10And that's where it's interesting.
25:12There is a depth of touch in the Moroccan team that is very interesting.
25:15And suddenly, from the hour of play,
25:17so the very last half hour of play,
25:19we saw something very interesting.
25:21And we saw a Moroccan team that was totally dominating,
25:24that was in the lead, that did not have a single chance
25:27conceded by its opponents.
25:29So suddenly, Morocco did what we wanted to see.
25:32So now, the goal is precisely to have this whole half hour
25:36over 90 minutes.
25:39We come to the end of this edition.
25:41Thank you for following the training.
25:43It's time to continue on Medea TV.
25:51See you next time.