TAILIEUCHUNG - Current Issues of Water Management Part 13

Tham khảo tài liệu 'current issues of water management part 13', kỹ thuật - công nghệ, cơ khí - chế tạo máy phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | 11 From Traditional to Modern Water Management Systems Reflection on the Evolution of a Water Ethic in Semi-Arid Morocco Sandrine Simon Open University United Kingdom Society is like a pot it can t carry water when it is broken African proverb 1. Introduction Which strategic water policy options are semi arid developing Muslim countries going to take in order to face the dilemmas that typically characterize the dual - and potentially conflicting - aspiration to modernize the economy whilst respecting traditional sociopolitical practices and ways of life This chapter focuses on the case of Morocco described as one of the most liberal countries of the Muslim Arab world - and yet as a country that is keen to balance traditions and modernity - in view of articulating a reflection on the conflicting interests that can clash when critical environmental and economic choices have to be made to position a developing country into the 21st century s globalised world. The chapter focuses on water because of the crucial importance of that resource in a semi-arid country and because the ways in which it has been managed throughout centuries illustrate the changes in socio-political structures in the society. The focus on water in a semi arid country is symbolic of how precious natural resources are in the development of economies and societies. Morocco provides a fascinating terrain to explore ingenuous traditional water management structures and processes both in urban and in rural environments. Thus for instance traditional water management systems represent one of the architectural and urban pillars of the medina of the UNESCO World heritage - and cultural and spiritual capital of Morocco - Fes whilst khetarras in the rural South for instance provide a remarkable example of a well-thought long-lasting system of water collection and distribution. This country also developed in the last decades massive modern water policies focused on the construction of dams and water .

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