Towards a Decision-Making Approach of Sustainable Water Resources Management Based on Hydrological Modeling: A Case Study in Central Morocco

Water is one of the fundamental resources economic prosperity, food security, human habitats, and driver many global phenomena, such as droughts, floods, contaminated water, disease, poverty, hunger. Therefore, its deterioration inadequate use lead to heavy impacts on environmental humans. Thus, we argue that address these challenges, can rely hydrological management strategies. The objective this study simulate quantify water balance components based a hydrologic model with available data at R’Dom watershed in Morocco. For purpose, used Soil Assessment Tool + (SWAT+) model. streamflow simulations were run monthly time step (from 2002 2016), during calibration period 2002–2009, coefficient determination (R2) Nash–Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) values 0.84 0.70, respectively, 0.81 0.65, validation 2010–2016. results modeling revealed average annual precipitation was about 484 mm, out this, 5.75 mm came from development irrigation agricultural lands. evapotranspiration accounted for 72.28% input watershed, while surface runoff (surq_gen) 12.04%, 11.90% lost by lateral flow (latq), 4.14% groundwater recharge (perco). Our approach designed capture real image case study; zooming into other studies similar environments uncover situation highly recommended. Moreover, outcomes will be helpful policy decision-makers, it good path researchers further directions SWAT achieve adequate resources.