How a Moroccan fishing town could hold the key to water stress in a warming world
The world is getting thirstier. Droughts, data centers and a rising population are putting more stress on water supplies. One solution to the problem might be found in a fishing town three hours southwest of Morocco’s tourist capital Marrakesh, where an old technology is being given a new lease on life thanks to an abundance of wind and sunlight. Agadir sits on Morocco’s Atlantic coast, with the vast Sahara at its back. It is here, beneath Morocco’s cloudless skies and on its lengthy coastline that a desalination plant running on renewable energy has been built—one of a growing number of such plants starting up as renewable costs drop. … Experts have highlighted California, the Middle East and southern Europe as regions now experiencing water stress on a regular basis, with this trend only likely to be exacerbated through climate change. For areas such as these, with long stretches of coastline and plenty of sun, renewable-powered desalination could provide much-needed water.
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