Impacts of Climate Variability and agriculture on water Resources: Adaptation and Resilience, Case of the Irrigated Perimeter of Tadla, Morocco

Abstract

Morocco's Socio-Ecological System has been highly impacted by the use of water resources. The decrease in annual volume of water collected and the increase caused by an increased rate of rates of Evapotranspiration result in the decrease of the Available Surface Water and Groundwater Repairs as a result of changes in the frequency and amount of precipitation throughout the year, is a process that produces significant Spatial and Temporal Water Disparities; this is known as Water Inequity. The irrigated perimeter of Tadla is facing a major environmental challenge. This issue is closely linked to climate change, which has generated a form of climatic and hydric imbalance. Its effects are visible through the decline in water levels, as indicated by piezometric measurements of groundwater, particularly the Eocene aquifer, which is non-renewable. A possible environmental crisis characterized by water scarcity that jeopardizes both agricultural productivity and the availability of drinking water is also indicated by the region's rising soil salinity.