The Role of Gis in Monitoring the Impact of Climate Fluctuations on The Decline of Surface Water Stored in The Mohamed V Dam on the Moulouya River (Eastern Region)
Water resources are not just a fundamental pillar of territorial development, but also a lifeline for all human economic and social activities. This necessity has led Moroccan officials to consider technical solutions to collect surface water, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Consequently...
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| description | Water resources are not just a fundamental pillar of territorial development, but also a lifeline for all human economic and social activities. This necessity has led Moroccan officials to consider technical solutions to collect surface water, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Consequently, numerous dams have been constructed, forming significant infrastructure for water storage, with over 135 large and medium dams built by 2018. A new project was also initiated in early 2020 to construct more dams, underscoring the critical role of water resources in our daily lives. In recent years, the water reservoirs in arid and semi-arid regions, such as the lower Moulouya basin in northeastern Morocco, have been severely impacted by siltation. This is primarily due to the climatic characteristics of the region, marked by sudden and concentrated rainfall. The resulting water erosion, exacerbated by alternating periods of drought and continuous human pressure, has significantly reduced the storage capacity of the Mohamed V Dam from 730 million cubic meters at its inception to 327 million cubic meters. These observations, made using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), underscore the urgent need to address this issue. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bb01e8458cf14c20baf9b600f087125c2025-02-05T10:49:23ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422025-01-016070400310.1051/e3sconf/202560704003e3sconf_errachidia2024_04003The Role of Gis in Monitoring the Impact of Climate Fluctuations on The Decline of Surface Water Stored in The Mohamed V Dam on the Moulouya River (Eastern Region)Amghar Ahmed0Sbai Abdelkader1Mouadili Omar2Laboratory of Dry Environments Dynamics, Spatial Planning and Regional Development, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Mohamed I UniversityLaboratory of Dry Environments Dynamics, Spatial Planning and Regional Development, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Mohamed I UniversityLaboratory of Dry Environments Dynamics, Spatial Planning and Regional Development, Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, Mohamed I UniversityWater resources are not just a fundamental pillar of territorial development, but also a lifeline for all human economic and social activities. This necessity has led Moroccan officials to consider technical solutions to collect surface water, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. Consequently, numerous dams have been constructed, forming significant infrastructure for water storage, with over 135 large and medium dams built by 2018. A new project was also initiated in early 2020 to construct more dams, underscoring the critical role of water resources in our daily lives. In recent years, the water reservoirs in arid and semi-arid regions, such as the lower Moulouya basin in northeastern Morocco, have been severely impacted by siltation. This is primarily due to the climatic characteristics of the region, marked by sudden and concentrated rainfall. The resulting water erosion, exacerbated by alternating periods of drought and continuous human pressure, has significantly reduced the storage capacity of the Mohamed V Dam from 730 million cubic meters at its inception to 327 million cubic meters. These observations, made using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), underscore the urgent need to address this issue.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2025/07/e3sconf_errachidia2024_04003.pdfgeographic information systemswater resourcesclimate fluctuationsmohamed v dameastern morocco |
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| title | The Role of Gis in Monitoring the Impact of Climate Fluctuations on The Decline of Surface Water Stored in The Mohamed V Dam on the Moulouya River (Eastern Region) |
| title_full | The Role of Gis in Monitoring the Impact of Climate Fluctuations on The Decline of Surface Water Stored in The Mohamed V Dam on the Moulouya River (Eastern Region) |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Gis in Monitoring the Impact of Climate Fluctuations on The Decline of Surface Water Stored in The Mohamed V Dam on the Moulouya River (Eastern Region) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Gis in Monitoring the Impact of Climate Fluctuations on The Decline of Surface Water Stored in The Mohamed V Dam on the Moulouya River (Eastern Region) |
| title_short | The Role of Gis in Monitoring the Impact of Climate Fluctuations on The Decline of Surface Water Stored in The Mohamed V Dam on the Moulouya River (Eastern Region) |
| title_sort | role of gis in monitoring the impact of climate fluctuations on the decline of surface water stored in the mohamed v dam on the moulouya river eastern region |
| topic | geographic information systems water resources climate fluctuations mohamed v dam eastern morocco |
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