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Morocco: OBA Subsidies to Water & Sanitation Connections in Poor Peri-urban Areas

Morocco: OBA Subsidies to Water & Sanitation Connections in Poor Peri-urban Areas. The GPOBA pilot and the full scale INMAE project in the Greater Casablanca. Christophe Cluzeau (LYDEC) Alain Mathys (Suez Environment). Background: Lydec.

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Morocco: OBA Subsidies to Water & Sanitation Connections in Poor Peri-urban Areas

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  1. Morocco: OBA Subsidies to Water & Sanitation Connections in Poor Peri-urban Areas The GPOBA pilot and the full scale INMAE project in the Greater Casablanca Christophe Cluzeau (LYDEC) Alain Mathys (Suez Environment)

  2. Background: Lydec • 30 years concession contract started on August 1st, 1997 • Management of 3 public services : • water • sewerage • electricity • Delegated authority : Regional Authority of Greater Casablanca • Total population : 4,5 million • Population without adequate access to water and sewerage : close to 1 million (145,000 households)

  3. INMAE objective :household connections for 145,000 families before 2010 • in urban areas • in rural areas INMAE project is integrated into the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH)

  4. Types of low income settlements Rural Urban

  5. The GPOBA pilot 2 neighborhoods : • Lahraouiyine (5.580 households) • Lemkensa (7.996 households)

  6. Value added of the GPOBA pilot • Understand the issues and put the problems on the table (progressive land tenure and ownership regularization, recognition of the population in illegal settlements, financing needs, etc.) • Clarify the role of all parties and allocate clear responsibilities on how to solve these problems • Strengthen the partnership between the parties, for and beyond the pilots, based on shared development objectives • Adapt LYDEC’s organization to meet INMAE objective (70 staff dedicated to the project)

  7. Challenges ahead:INMAE in Casablanca Before 2010 : 145 000 Hhs Relocation is integrated in publicly funded programs What about on site upgrading?

  8. Challenges ahead:INMAE in Casablanca Needs to expand service to “On site upgrading” : • Estimated cost : US$ 137m • Available local financing mechanisms (LYDEC, investment funds, user connection fees, local institutions) : US$ 87m • Financing gap : US$ 50m Next steps : • How to finance pilot project scale up ? • What role for the World Bank Group ?

  9. Thank you

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