World Bank Supports Morocco’s Municipal Solid Waste Management with $250 Mln Funding
The World Bank has approved a $250 million loan to help Morocco improve solid waste management which is facing environmental and financial challenges.
Moroccan cities are home to more than 60 percent of the population and are key engines of growth for the country. Municipal solid waste management has been among the Government of Morocco’s key priorities. With support from the WB, the country’s national municipal solid waste management program has resulted in a significant improvement in cities’ cleanliness, with urban waste collection coverage increasing from 40 percent in 2008 to 96 percent in 2022.
“Helping to promote more livable and attractive cities is a priority for the World Bank in Morocco. Our current Country Partnership Framework emphasizes the need for improving key infrastructure delivery services in urban areas,” said Moustapha Ndiaye, Country Director for the Maghreb at the World Bank.
“This new operation leverages our long-standing work in the municipal solid waste management sector and complements the Government efforts to enhance local service delivery and improve citizens’ quality of life while supporting Morocco’s climate adaptation and mitigation efforts”, he added
In 2023, Morocco launched a new national municipal waste management & valorization program, focusing on environmentally sustainable practices, including reducing landfilling and improving waste recovery
The new WB-supported program will help Morocco to improve the sector’s financial and environmental performance while strengthening governance, policies, and management. It will namely help upgrade the management of several controlled landfills and extend waste valorization efforts, using financially viable business models, close and rehabilitate a number of abandoned uncontrolled landfills, identify additional revenue sources for the sector, and support in monitoring and reporting on the sector Greenhouse Gas emissions in line with the Paris Agreement.
