3rd edition of the "Sea and Desert" Festival

Preparations for the third edition of the "Sea and Desert" festival, scheduled for 27 February in Dakhla, were at the centre of a meeting held this week in the presence of members of the organising committee and representatives from several sectors.This meeting, chaired by the Wali of the Oued Eddahab-Lagouira region, provided an opportunity to address several priority issues, notably regarding the theme of this edition, the layout and equipment of the three sites intended to host the event (Oum Labouir, Al-Mountazah regional park, and the Hassan II public square), intersectoral coordination, and an assessment of the second edition.Participants in this meeting debated a list of 16 proposals for the theme before deciding on the motto: "Man and the territory: development challenges". A formula that should be validated or modified during a similar meeting scheduled for next week. The curre…