📋 Tender Overview
Project ID
180052
Thematic Priority
Advancing Economic Competitiveness
LocationMorocco
Project ManagerHanan HANZAZ
Donors
Morocco
China
Funds
Trust Funds
EURO IDF - Special purpose convertible
Gender Marker2A (Significant expected contribution to GE)
Morocco became a member of UNIDO in 1985 and since then, UNIDO has implemented nearly 200 projects for the country, including an integrated program in two phases. Currently UNIDO is carrying out 13 projects in the country, for a total budget exceeding 20 million USD. Over the years, UNIDO has provided assistance to Morocco in the areas of industrial competitiveness, poverty reduction, protectiontion of the environment, agro-industrial development and energy efficiency. In 1994, UNIDO cooperated with UNEP to establish the Center for More Efficient and Cleaner Resource Production (RECP). The UNIDO Integrated Program in Morocco was implemented in two phases; the last was completed in 2011. The final independent evaluation of the Integrated Program by UNIDO highlighted the need to better align and increase the relevance of integrated interventions with national priorities, program integration, donor relations and partnerships. Supporting the above observations and recommendations, the UNIDO Country Partnership Program (CPP) approach is actually based on an operational framework, which includes the key elements identified and focuses on a set of thematic areas intended to promote and accelerate inclusive and sustainable industrial development (IDID) in Morocco, with particular emphasis on the empowerment of women and youth.The irreversible pace of political, economic and institutional transformations that Morocco is experiencing is a visible sign of the country's stability for continued progress and development. Institutional stability, political support, available resources and opportunities in Morocco can significantly support the country's transformation to upper-middle income status within the next decade. In this regard, a political framework has evolved favorably in Morocco since 2004. The priorities defined by the government are the strengthening of economic reforms since 2004 and aim to consolidate and modernize basic infrastructure in urban areas, to create conditions conducive to the promotion of investments and the implementation of an inclusive and resilient development policy. Thus, the Moroccan government translated these priorities into development pillars of many subsequent detailed sectoral policies, which serve as a national policy framework. For example, the finance law for 2017 includes four development pillars, namely: (i) accelerating economic transformation through industrialization and exports; (ii) strengthening competitiveness and promoting private investment; (iii) improving human resources and reducing disparities; and (iv) strengthening institutions and good governance. In terms of employment and capacity building of human capital, Morocco adopted the employme
