Mediterranean countries benefit from a European project to combat the lack of water in their region.
The project called “Inclusive expansion of actions for the restoration of Mediterranean agroecosystems” (REACT4MED) was created to deal with water shortages during droughts in Mediterranean countries such as Morocco.
Indeed, according to the European PRIMA REACT4MED project, which aims to restore the Mediterranean agroecosystem and prevent soil degradation and desertification, the Mediterranean loses around 0.5 tonnes of fertile soil per hectare each year due to soil erosion, about twice the European average.
Thus, to give the protagonists the opportunity to put forward several ideas for sustainable land and water management, the project, which aims to deepen scientific knowledge, will continue until 2025. In other words, the REACT4MED project provides and supports solutions, such as planting land, combating erosion, conserving soil moisture, soil fertilization through integrated or biological management, and increasing the use of resources in water, with the aim of socially and economically developing the Mediterranean.
Also, in addition to Morocco, other countries that suffer from water shortages, with less than 1,000 cubic meters per person, are also part of this project, such as Spain, Greece, Italy, Germany, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey and Egypt. On the other hand, it is necessary to choose the crops carefully according to the use of water, throughout the course of production, taking into account of course the water and energy connections, and this, with the aim of sustainable water management.
Furthermore, the project should also make it possible to guarantee the availability of water and improve the qualitative and quantitative management of wastewater. In the long term, the project aims to increase the efficiency and sustainability of water supply in Euro-Mediterranean companies, by developing innovative and energy-saving solutions.