ABSTRACT

This work aims to study the water resource vulnerability in the Souss-Massa Region, Morocco. In our case 35 subdivisions were investigated for their water resource vulnerability. Based on an indicator approach and a participatory weighting method, 10 indicators and their weights were identified for the vulnerability assessment, reflecting three aspects: exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity. A vulnerability index map was created to compare and rank areas in terms of their vulnerability threshold. The results indicate that many regions suffer from water exploitation with an index higher than 100%, which is mainly due to the high population density and to the strong water use for irrigation. Only two subdivisions are not vulnerable to water stress, while the most vulnerable areas are generally located in the northwest of the region. Our results reflect various water management strategies, enabling decision makers to shift towards using unconventional water resources as an alternative to improve adaptive capacity.

摘要

这项工作旨在研究摩洛哥苏斯马萨地区的水资源脆弱性。在我们的案例中，调查了 35 个分区的水资源脆弱性。基于指标法和参与权重法，确定了脆弱性评估的10个指标及其权重，反映了暴露、敏感性和适应能力三个方面。创建了一个脆弱性指数图，以根据脆弱性阈值对区域进行比较和排名。结果表明，许多地区的水资源开发指数高于100%，这主要是由于人口密度高和灌溉用水量大。只有两个分区不容易受到水资源压力的影响，而最脆弱的地区通常位于该地区的西北部。