The AESVT Morocco, the European Union, and the Catalan Development Agency Organize a National ProGIRE Capitalization Day
Rabat, December 12, 2025
The Moroccan Association for Water and Environmental Management (AESVT) in collaboration with the European Union and the Catalan Agency for Development is organizing a National Capitalization Day for the ProGIRE project on Friday, December 12, 2025, in Rabat. This event will present key lessons learned from three years of experimentation in the oases of Ferkla (Errachidia) and Aguinane (Tata).
In a context where Morocco is experiencing one of the most severe droughts in its history, major national initiatives such as dams, water transfers, and desalination are no longer sufficient. Structural water stress now demands greater mobilization from territories and communities.
ProGIRE offers a concrete response to these challenges. The project demonstrates that when local communities, scientists, public and private stakeholders, educational and media organizations, and associations come together, adaptive water management becomes achievable. Local innovation, young entrepreneurship, and participatory governance are transforming fragile oases into living laboratories of climate resilience.
The National Capitalization Day will unveil the major results of the ProGIRE project, designed as Morocco’s first operational laboratory for Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). Thanks to this approach, outlined in law 36-15 yet often perceived as abstract, local communities and stakeholders can now recognize IWRM as a tangible, mobilizing, and effective tool to strengthen water resilience.
Supported by the European Union and the Catalan Agency for Development Cooperation, ProGIRE combines traditional oasis knowledge, modern technical solutions, participatory science, and green innovation. The project aligns with royal directives calling for equitable and sustainable territorial development, particularly in rural and vulnerable areas.
Three years of experimentation have shown that oases can play a pioneering role in adapting to water scarcity. By enhancing the involvement of young oasis inhabitants, valuing ancestral water management practices, and introducing resource-efficient technologies, ProGIRE is building a replicable model for other vulnerable regions.
This meeting will bring together national institutions, experts, local actors, oasis communities, and international partners to share the project’s lessons and define conditions for replication in other territories, complementing initiatives led by the State and Basin Agencies. With ProGIRE, oases demonstrate that resilience is not merely a necessity: it is possible, replicable, and full of promise for the future.
