The Senegalese minister of Water and Sanitation, Mansour Faye and his Moroccan counterpart Charafat Afailal on Monday sealed a cooperation agreement in the fields of water and sanitation in Dakar.”Water management is becoming increasingly challenging not only because of the precious liquid’s growing scarcity but also due the degradation of its quality from such phenomena as salting. To address these challenges, our countries have no option but to exchange their experiences in a bid to strengthen water supply for our people. Morocco has made significant advances in the field of water management” Mr. Faye said. The accord covers the improvement of the management of the quality of water especially its desalting as well as the desalination of sea water. “The two countries will exchange know-how on hydraulic. We must make sure that this agreement is in line with the framework protocol signed by the Senegalese head of state and the Moroccan King during his visit in our country” he added, noting that the National Water Operator’s Company (Sones) will implement defluorization plants across the country to improve the quality of urban water. Charafat Afailal said the agreement was timely and will give new impetus to cooperation between Dakar and Rabat especially in the technical area. “We are pleased to sign this MoU which lays emphasis on the exchange and sharing of experiences and reinforcement of skills of the human resources in the field of hydraulics and sewerage,” Ms. Afaila declared.