Washington: In the face of severe climate change, water scarcity, and problems with food production, Moroccan youth are working to address the country's dire environmental future.

Morocco is one of many nations dealing with the effects of climate change and water scarcity, which could have an impact on the country's resources and population stability. 

Several Moroccan youths discussed the serious environmental issues that their communities are facing during a session that the Middle East Institute organised on Wednesday in Washington, DC. They talked about how to mitigate the effects of climate change in Morocco.

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They argued that these problems were linked and that climate change had a direct impact on water scarcity, energy, agricultural production, and education.

Environmental engineer and climate activist Fatna Ikrame El Fanne claimed that the Moroccan government had only recently begun to take the issue seriously. She claimed that a number of water-related strategies were in place to address water management and scarcity.

The Moroccan government, according to her, "has recently implemented a number of policies that are intended to improve water management and availability within the country."

She stated that in addition to passing a national water law that established a legal framework for water governance, rights, and protections, the government had also developed a number of long-term strategies, including an integrated road map for managing and using water resources efficiently.

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According to Ikrame, the purpose of these governmental actions was to promote water conservation and sustainable use.

Wissal According to Ben Moussa, an engineer in the agro-food industries and expert in agroecology, Morocco's ecosystem was vulnerable to desertification and aridification because of its location.

According to her, climate change has had a significant impact on the nation's ecosystem and has made water more scarce due to decreased precipitation, increased evaporation, and rising temperatures. 

She claimed that the productivity of agriculture and food was directly impacted by these elements. 

Sea levels and sea water temperatures are rising in coastal areas, which directly affects marine life, biodiversity, and the entire eco system, the expert said.

"Climate change is having an effect on our special and extremely fragile ecosystem in the forests, wetlands, mountainous regions, and particularly in the southern regions of Morocco, which are already semi-arid and becoming more and more arid," 

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Hasnae Bakhouch, a UN Women Young Peacebuilder and environmental activist, claimed that women in rural areas were particularly affected by water scarcity because they were responsible for many household and agricultural tasks. She claimed that inadequate infrastructure increased risks for women seeking water for their families in rural areas.

According to Bakhouch, the effects of climate change in the areas have left children without access to adequate healthcare.