Morocco – Innovative Solutions for Remote Provinces

Region	MENA
Start	2017
Sector	Private Sector, Public Sector
CLI Project Manager	Elisabeth Kuehn

Region

MENA

Start

2017

Sector

Private Sector, Public Sector

CLI Project Manager

Elisabeth Kuehn

Project context

Until today, Morocco’s rural provinces have been marginalized by the countries’ economic growth, which is centred in its northern and coastal regions. In six pilot provinces (Midelt, Ouarzazate, Tata, Zagora, Tinghir and Er-Rachidia) structures for an institutionalised public-private dialogue were set up in order to find innovative solutions to this challenge. Since Mai 2017, CLI is working together with GIZ Morocco and is supporting representatives from each province respectively to render the new dialogue structures dynamic, innovative and inclusive – in short, sustainable and impact-focused.

Project Facts

Project time

2017

Stakeholders

Approx. 100 representatives from Er Rachidia, Midelt, Ouarzazate, Tata, Tinghir ,and Zagoraand

Outcome

New visions for the provinces have been developed, investment fairs and strategic events for launching platforms for local development have taken place, concrete activities for the key sectors tourism, renewable energy, and agriculture have been developed. The diversity characterizing this group of stakeholders have been successfully leveraged as a driver for sustainable innovative development of Morocco’s rural provinces.