The economic and social development which has been taking place in Morocco during the last decades allowed to set up the basic infrastructures of the national economy and answer the socio-educational needs of the population. Several sectors grew considerably such as tourism, industry, fishing, water, housing, etc …

This development brought about an increasing exploitation of natural resources and a degradation of the environment due to the emission of liquid, gas and solid discharges in the absence of technical and statutory measures which can face this degradation (the cost of the environment degradation exceeded 8 % of the GDP).
The complexity of the environmental problems and their economic and social implications requires synthetic and objective information allowing to elaborate strategies likely to stop the destruction of the natural environment.

Therefore, Information about the environment became of great importance for the constituents of the environment namely: water, waste, land exploitation, air, fauna and flora.

The main sources of information are: Ministry of Equipment, Ministry of Territory development, Water and Environment, Ministry in charge of Housing and Urbanism, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Economy Upgrading, Ministry of Energy and Mining, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Sea Fisheries,

Head Office of District Councils and the National Office of Drinking Water.