Regional Water Seminar
Amman 21-24 March 2011
Support Programme to the Sanitation National
Programme (PNA) in Morocco
Hassane BELGUENANI
DUE- Rabat - Maroc
Hassane.belguenani@eeas.europa.eu
Content of the presentation
 Outline of the evolution of water policy in
Morocco
 EU support to the water sector
 EU support to the Sanitation National
Programme (PNA)
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Implementation calendar
Expected results
Indicators and Measures of performance
Strenghening RBAs (River de Basin Agencies)
Financial and institutional aspects
Water policy
2009: New water strategy
A more
participative
and integrated
management
Focus on demand management and environment protection
1995 : New water law: water law n°10-95
Important institutional reform of the water sector
1982: Hydraulic basin planning, but policy still based on
water supply management.
Important droughts, and competition for water resources among
different sectors and regions.
1960 : Policy based on water supply management
Period called « barragiste » « based on dams ». The objective was
to satisfy agricultural needs through water resources mobilisation:
the programme included 1 million irrigated ha.
Constraints and weaknesses of the water
policy in Morocco
Tariff system risks to compromise sector sustainability
Delays in application of the polluter payer principle
The polluter payer principle is not applicable on coastlines
Water Quality decrease caused mainly by agriculture and
industry
Scarcity of water ressources and silting up of dams
Climate change impact: more frequent floodings but no global
approach for lood prevention / focused mostly on
infrastructure.
Limited resources of the Hydraulique Basins Agencies
Limited civil society implication even with a institutionalized
participation
EU support in the water sector
Support to rural drinking
water (PAGER) : 40 M €
Sahla Irrigation project : 28 M €
2000-2010
1998-2006
FAS Water : 120 M €
Budget support
2002-2006
Support to PNA (Project) :
30 M € (2008-2013)
Support to PNA (Budget support) : 50 M €
(2010-2013)
Support to PNA (176 M € ): European joint project
UE (FIV- 10 M€) AFD, IEB et KFW
Radical change
in the water
sector
Regulatory
convergence as part of
the programme
« achieve the advance
status » under study
perspectives
EU support to PNA
Implementation Calendar
Financial agreement signed on
Novembre 2010.
Implementation period: 2011-2013
Evaluation of the programme: 2014
EU support to PNA
General objectives
Contribute to IWRM implementation.
Increase sanitation access rate notably for the
economically disadvantaged social groups.
Environment protection
Specific objectives
Contribute to the PNA implementation, with main
focus on industrial depollution.
Expected results
PNA is implemented according to workplan
calendar throughout the infrastructure
development, operation and maintenance work.
Technical and financial mechanisms, inspired
by FODEP experience and outcomes, and
enabling the support of industrial depollution
(ID), are implemented.
The role and the capacities of ABH are
reinforced.
Measures of performance
Financial contribution systematization up to 50% of the amount of
investment made by the operators for all « centres des regies »
and for the ONEP centers with a population less than 50000
inhabitants
Increase sanitation tariffs by 0.30 MAD per cubic meter
Implementation of technical and financial rules promoting
sustainable industrial depollution mechanism based on the
experience of FODEP
Budgeting in the moroccan finance Law, 90 Millions MAD over 3
years for the new industrial depollution voluntary mechanism
(inspired by FODEP)
Measures of performance
Legislative text (polluter payer principal),
publication of the following 3 decisions:
– Joint order on general limits values for
releases.
– Joint order on characteristic values and
pollution coefficients for industrial activities.
– Joint order on efficiency of waste water
treatments.
Indicators
Increase rate of sanitation access rate in
urban areas by 100 000 hab/year
Number of STEPS conpleted or started
(25 STEPS in total)
Reduction of industrial pollution: 20
tonnes DBO equivalent annually.
Reinforcement of ABHs
Participation of River basin Agencies in the
technical analysis, project prioritization, and
monitoring on the new voluntary mechanism of
industrial depollution. Implementation period
2011-2013
Technical Asistance targets mainly industrial
depollution
Institutional and financial aspects
Budget support 48 M€
4 tranches of 12 M€; one tranche when the financial
agreement is signed
Complementary Aid : 2 M€
Beneficiary: Environment Department and Home Affairs
Ministry.
Sector dialogue:
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Steering committee: chaired by the Minister of Finance
Technical Monitoring Committee for the sanitation component:
chaired by the Home Affairs Ministry.
Technical Monitoring Committee for the industrial depollution
component: chaired by the Environment Department.
Thank you for your attention