1. Water Conservation Awareness – 18 March 2025
As part of the fourth edition of Ramadan des Sciences, Ibn Tofail University’s Faculty of Sciences scheduled a scientific seminar on 18 March 2025 entitled L’équilibre Hydrique de la Terre Face aux Menaces des Changements Climatiques (Earth’s Water Balance Facing Climate Change Threats). Led by Professor Abdelilah Benmesbah from the Faculty of Sciences, the seminar addressed the relationship between climate change, the Earth’s water balance and the growing threats to water resources. The activity contributed to campus environmental education by raising awareness of hydrological pressures and the importance of protecting limited freshwater resources. It provided an academic opportunity to connect climate change with responsible water management and conservation.
Evidence: Faculty of Sciences – Ramadan des Sciences 2025. Faculté des Sciences
2. Water Scarcity and Responsible Consumption – 19 March 2025
On 19 March 2025, Ibn Tofail University’s Faculty of Sciences scheduled a scientific seminar entitled Gestion du déficit hydrique au Maroc : Entre contraintes et opportunités (Managing Morocco’s Water Deficit: Challenges and Opportunities), presented by Professor Houda El Yacoubi. Organized within the fourth edition of Ramadan des Sciences, the session examined Morocco’s water scarcity challenges and opportunities for more sustainable water-resource management. The activity contributed to water-awareness education within the university by highlighting the importance of conserving freshwater, improving resource efficiency and responding to prolonged water stress. It encouraged scientific reflection on the need for responsible water consumption and long-term water security.
Evidence: Official seminar programme – 19 March 2025. Faculté des Sciences
3. Circular Water Economy and Sustainable Water Use – 26 March 2025
On 26 March 2025, the Faculty of Sciences scheduled a seminar entitled L’eau au Cœur de l’Économie Circulaire : Stratégies et Innovations pour une Gestion Durable (Water at the Heart of the Circular Economy: Strategies and Innovations for Sustainable Management). Presented by Professor Sakina Belhamidi of UIT’s Higher School of Technology, the seminar formed part of the fourth edition of Ramadan des Sciences. It focused on sustainable water management and the integration of water resources into circular-economy approaches. The event provided an opportunity to raise awareness of wastewater reuse, resource conservation and water-efficient technologies, reinforcing the importance of reducing freshwater dependence.
Evidence: Official seminar – 26 March 2025. Faculté des Sciences
The three Faculty of Sciences sources are official event announcements. Attendance records or post-event reports would strengthen evidence that the activities took place as scheduled.
4. Wastewater Treatment Living Lab – Practical Water Education
UIT actively promotes conscious water usage through its Wastewater Treatment and Recycling Living Lab, a campus-based demonstration and training facility integrating wastewater treatment, reuse and resource-efficient irrigation. The facility uses membrane bioreactor technology with a treatment capacity of approximately 500 m³/day, allowing treated wastewater to replace freshwater in campus irrigation. Beyond infrastructure, the Living Lab functions as an educational platform where students, researchers, technicians and visiting professionals learn about water conservation, wastewater recycling and sustainable resource management. UIT’s Green STEP report documents more than 10 workshops annually, involving over 90 participants, while its 2025 World Water Week article reports more than 500 cumulative participants in training and technical visits. These activities demonstrate practical water-consciousness education through direct exposure to conservation technologies.
Evidence: Green STEP – Water Autonomy Report and Living Lab Training and Awareness. UIT Sustainable Development+1
5. Water-Conservation Awareness through Smart Irrigation
UIT reinforces water conservation awareness by integrating innovative irrigation technologies into its campus landscape management. In collaboration with the German company INNARI, the university implemented the Mipotube subsurface irrigation system, which delivers treated wastewater directly to plant roots, reducing evaporation and unnecessary water consumption. According to UIT’s Green Sustainable Institution Report, the technology can reduce irrigation water usage by 50–60% compared with conventional methods. Integrated with the Wastewater Treatment Living Lab, the system provides a practical demonstration of responsible water use for students, researchers and technical staff. It illustrates how water-saving technologies, wastewater recycling and sustainable landscaping can collectively reduce freshwater demand.
Evidence: Circular Water Economy – Mipotube and Green Sustainable Institution Report. UIT Sustainable Development+1
6. Water Consumption Monitoring and Awareness in the Smart Library
Ibn Tofail University promotes responsible water management through its Smart University Library, which incorporates water-consumption monitoring within a centralized technical management system. The building’s smart metering infrastructure records and analyses water consumption, tracks usage patterns and generates reports for university management. Its monitoring system enables comparisons of consumption over different periods, supporting informed decisions on resource efficiency and the identification of irregular usage. By incorporating water monitoring into campus operations, UIT strengthens institutional awareness of water consumption and provides a practical example of data-driven resource conservation. The system supports responsible water management by enabling technical staff to monitor consumption and identify opportunities for improvement.
Evidence: Smart Building – University Library. The University Library
7. Sustainability Literacy and Water-Conservation Education
UIT reinforces environmental awareness through its Sustainability Literacy and Awareness Assessment, updated for the 2025 reporting year. The institutional tool evaluates sustainability knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and engagement using 30 questions across four dimensions. It is available to students from different academic backgrounds, as well as academic and administrative staff. This approach supports the university’s ability to assess environmental awareness and identify opportunities for further sustainability education. Combined with water-related seminars and Living Lab activities, the assessment contributes to UIT’s broader institutional framework for developing responsible resource-use behaviour. However, the published description does not establish a separately measured water-conservation awareness score.
Evidence: Sustainability Literacy and Awareness Assessment
Community Awareness
1. Community Awareness Seminar on Morocco’s Water Crisis – 17 April 2025
On 17 April 2025, Ibn Tofail University’s Territory, Environment and Development Laboratory reportedly co-organized a public seminar addressing Morocco’s water crisis in cooperation with a sustainable development association based in Kenitra. The activity brought attention to water scarcity, responsible consumption and conservation, connecting university research with local environmental concerns. By engaging community stakeholders in discussions about the challenges affecting Morocco’s water resources, the initiative aimed to strengthen public understanding of water stress and the importance of rational water use. This type of university–civil society collaboration provides a means of extending water-conservation awareness beyond the campus and encouraging responsible resource management among local communities.
Evidence status: I verified the existence of UIT’s Territory, Environment and Development Laboratory, but could not independently verify the 17 April 2025 seminar or identify the association. The event poster or activity report is needed before treating it as confirmed 2025 evidence. Université Ibn Tofaïl de Kénitra
2. Sidi Taïbi – Water Conservation and School Awareness
Ibn Tofail University promotes responsible water use beyond campus through its Sidi Taïbi Safe Water and Sustainability Education Project at Al Anouar High School. Developed with BELECTRIC, FIRMUS and the local educational community, the project combines water purification with renewable energy and environmental education. The station uses membrane filtration and electrochemical disinfection to treat nitrate-contaminated well water, improving access to safe drinking water for more than 4,000 beneficiaries. Beyond supplying clean water, the project serves as an educational platform for students and teachers, encouraging awareness of water scarcity, resource conservation and sustainable water and energy management. Its school-based approach introduces responsible consumption principles to younger generations through practical environmental technology.
Evidence: Sidi Taïbi – Water and Energy Autonomy Project.
3. Wastewater Treatment Living Lab – External Training and Capacity-Building
UIT extends water-conservation education beyond campus through its Wastewater Treatment Living Lab, which provides technical workshops, guided visits and practical training to municipal staff, local-government representatives, water professionals and external partners. The facility demonstrates membrane bioreactor wastewater treatment, treated-water reuse, efficient irrigation and circular water management. UIT’s Green STEP report documents more than 10 workshops annually, involving over 90 participants, while its World Water Week 2025 report records more than 500 cumulative participants in training programmes and technical visits. These activities promote the transfer of water-saving knowledge to external stakeholders and strengthen the capacity of local institutions to adopt sustainable water-management practices.
Evidence: Green STEP Report and World Water Week 2025 – Living Lab.
4. World Water Week 2025 – International Dissemination of Water-Saving Practices
From 25 to 29 August 2025, Ibn Tofail University contributed to World Water Week in Stockholm through the Urban Circular Water Resilience Initiative, coordinated by ICLEI Africa and supported by GIZ, in connection with Morocco’s Ministry of the Interior. Professor Sakina Belhamidi presented UIT’s Wastewater Treatment Living Lab during discussions on urban climate resilience and the circular water economy. The presentation shared practical approaches to wastewater recycling, decentralized treatment and water-efficient irrigation with international water stakeholders. The university’s experience demonstrated how treated wastewater can substitute potable water for irrigation, contributing to a reported 70% reduction in campus potable-water demand. This international knowledge-sharing activity extended UIT’s water-conservation practices to institutions and professionals beyond Morocco.
Evidence: World Water Week 2025 Official Article.
5. Community Water Education and Technology Transfer
UIT promotes responsible water management in the wider community by sharing practical water-treatment and conservation technologies through its Living Lab and community-oriented research projects. Its wastewater reuse system demonstrates how recycled water can replace freshwater for irrigation, while its subsurface irrigation technology reduces evaporation and unnecessary consumption. These systems serve as practical examples for external water professionals, technical visitors and municipal stakeholders. Through demonstrations and knowledge exchange, UIT contributes to understanding and potential adoption of water-efficient technologies beyond its campus. The university’s research-to-practice approach connects water conservation, circular-resource management and local environmental resilience.
Evidence: UIT Research on Water and Living Lab Case Study.
6. Rural Community Water Access – Douar Isoual, 24–27 January 2025
From 24 to 27 January 2025, UIT students, through the Lions Club Espoir ENCG Kenitra, conducted a humanitarian mission in Douar Isoual, Azilal Province. On 25 January, the initiative included drilling a well to improve access to water for a rural community facing infrastructure and resource challenges. The mission combined essential services, school rehabilitation and community support, demonstrating the university’s engagement with water-related needs beyond campus. While the project contributed to community water access and resilience, the published account does not establish a dedicated water-conservation awareness or responsible-consumption training component. It is therefore supplementary evidence rather than a primary example for indicator 6.5.7.