Minister of Hydraulics, Lounes Bouzga, announced to the National People's Assembly's Finance Committee that the 2027 budget for the water sector will feature payment appropriations exceeding 697 billion dinars, a 31% increase from 2026, with commitment authorizations reaching 895 billion dinars. Planned investments include 55 billion dinars for water resource mobilization, such as drilling wells across 49 provinces, and 560 billion dinars for water supply, focusing on connecting new desalination plants. Furthermore, 42 billion dinars are dedicated to agricultural irrigation, and 120 billion dinars to sanitation and urban protection. The Minister emphasized that diversifying water sources, particularly through desalination, has significantly improved the nation's water security.