Morocco’s water resources are under increasing pressure from population and industrial growth, irrigated agriculture, urbanization, tourism, climate change, overexploitation of aquifers and deteriorating water quality.

The shared water resources in Algeria includes , five aquifers shared with its neighbours: Errachidia with Morocco, Tin-Sérririne with Niger, Air Christalline with Mali and Niger, Taoudéni with Mali and Mauritania, and the North-Western

Wastewater reuse is among the main alternatives to overcome water scarcity challenges and to meet the current water needs

To mitigate water scarcity, the countries of the MENA region have substantially increased their investment and participation in desalination. There is no single model for desalination, nor can one model be applied in all the countries.