f355e485-acb0-4283-86c6-cfba8da508d320250717091034469wseas:wseasmdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositWSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT2224-34961790-507910.37394/232015http://wseas.org/wseas/cms.action?id=4031110202511020252110.37394/232015.2025.21https://wseas.com/journals/ead/2025.phpBenjilaliMohamedCenter of Guidance and Educational Planning, Rabat, MOROCCOAzhariMouradCenter of Guidance and Educational Planning, Rabat, MOROCCOChikhiEl MokhtarCenter of Guidance and Educational Planning, Rabat, MOROCCOAbardaAbdallahLaboratory of Mathematical Modeling and Economic Calculations, Faculty of Economics and Management, Hassan 1st University, Settat, MOROCCOAll life depends on water, which exists in rivers and lakes and flows beyond political boundaries. The growing shortage of this resource has prompted debates regarding the possibility of “water wars” between governments and communities. 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