First Water Sector Development Policy Loan

Abstract*

The development policy loan (DPL) is the first in a programmatic series of up to four DPLs designed to provide annual budget support and to sustain the implementation of a broad program of reforms in Morocco's water sector. The reforms aim at bringing about more efficient and sustainable water management and service delivery. The program addresses central issues in sector governance and financing, while supporting sub-sectoral reforms in resource... Show More

Development Objective

1. Improved governance, financing arrangements, and policy coordination in the water sector 2. Enactment of integrated water resource management towards sustainable water uses. 3. Enhanced service, asset management and usage productivity in irrigation. 4. Better access to water and sanitation service, and increased wastewater treatment capacity.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P095840
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Alexander E. Bakalian
Borrower 2
N/A

Country
Morocco
Disclosure Date
October 17, 2006
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 1, 2007
Effective Date
August 13, 2007

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 100.00 million
Implementing Agency
N/A
Region
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan
Fiscal Year 3
2007

Commitment Amount
US$ 100.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2007

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
January 15, 2013

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Environment and Natural Resource Management

FY17 - Environmental Health and Pollution Management15%
- FY17 - Air quality management5%
- FY17 - Soil Pollution5%
- FY17 - Water Pollution5%
FY17 - Water Resource Management33%
- FY17 - Water Institutions, Policies and Reform33%

FY17 - Public Sector Management

FY17 - Public Administration17%
- FY17 - Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance17%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Rural Development17%
- FY17 - Rural Infrastructure and service delivery17%
FY17 - Urban Development17%
- FY17 - Services and Housing for the Poor17%

Project Map

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	100.00

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	100.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	100.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	100.00

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of July 31, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of July 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
May 1, 2007	IBRD-74440	Loan Commitment	100,000,000.00
Jul 15, 2019	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	789,675.10
Jan 15, 2024	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	4,820,792.00
Jul 15, 2023	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	180,179.42
Jul 15, 2023	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	4,719,401.50
Jan 15, 2023	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	255,677.89
Jan 15, 2023	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	4,399,489.50
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	435,857.66
Jan 15, 2022	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	4,345,949.00
Jul 15, 2013	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	1,662,530.40
Jul 15, 2013	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	2,759,375.80
Jan 15, 2016	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	1,160,747.50
Jan 15, 2016	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	2,741,417.00
Jul 15, 2015	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	1,223,213.80
Jul 15, 2015	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	2,678,598.00
Jan 15, 2015	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	1,349,329.50
Jan 15, 2015	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	2,744,652.20
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	1,627,308.90
Jul 15, 2014	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	3,079,228.20
Jan 15, 2014	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	1,684,163.50
Jan 15, 2014	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	2,977,956.20
Jan 15, 2017	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	1,031,972.94
Jan 15, 2017	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	2,863,625.00
Jul 15, 2016	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	1,133,538.80
Jul 15, 2016	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	2,893,860.20
Jul 15, 2019	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	3,609,411.00
Jan 15, 2019	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	866,293.70
Jan 15, 2019	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	3,528,183.80
Jul 15, 2018	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	945,600.50
Jul 15, 2018	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	3,472,284.80
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	1,062,721.20
Jan 15, 2018	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	3,529,881.20
Jul 15, 2017	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	1,049,205.90
Jul 15, 2017	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	3,183,412.80
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	311,634.20
Jul 15, 2022	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	3,955,118.20
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	4,331,557.00
Jul 15, 2021	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	530,551.40
Jan 15, 2021	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	624,407.25
Jan 15, 2021	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	4,295,897.00
Jul 15, 2020	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	662,206.20
Jul 15, 2020	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	3,914,229.80
Jan 15, 2020	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	714,033.06
Jan 15, 2020	IBRD-74440	Loan Repay	3,686,732.80
Jan 15, 2024	IBRD-74440	Int Charges	89,907.78

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Program Management	Satisfactory	2007-06-27
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2007-06-27
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2007-06-27

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 10-30-2009
Outcomes	Moderately Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome	Modest
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Government Performance	Moderately Satisfactory
Implementing Agency	Moderately Satisfactory

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW: 08-10-2011	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome	Significant	N/a
Bank Performance	Moderately Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Government Performance	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Implementing Agency	Moderately Unsatisfactory	N/a
Icr Quality	Satisfactory	N/a
M&e Quality	Modest	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Interministerial Water Commission (CIE) formulates GOM priorities on key sector programs, and allows improved coherence of sector policies.	Value	Interministerial Water Commission (CIE) not effect	CIE convened on Nov 5, 2006, endorsed reform progr	CIE convenes at least twice a year, and its decisi
	Date	January 1, 2006	January 1, 2007	January 1, 2010
	Comment

Improved sector organization in place Value
Date
Comment
Increased share of public expenditure allocated to WSS access development, resource conservation and protection programs, as programmed. Value
Date
Comment
Number of River Basin Plans (PDAIRE) debated and approved by River Basin Committees Value
Date
Comment
Percentage of potential water charges collected by River basin Agncies, and percentage of charges collected applied to project co-financing. Value
Date
Comment
Number of discharge points permitted and monitored Value
Date
Comment
Groundwater management strategy and plan submitted to CIE Value
Date
Comment
Increase in the agricultural area equipped with efficient irrigation systems Value
Date
Comment
Increased proportion of ORMVAs operation and manitenance (O&M) expenses covered by irrigation water revenues Value
Date
Comment
Improved efficiency of irrigation networks in public irrigation perimeters Value
Date
Comment
Bid process progress for operations outsourcing on a large scale irrigation perimeter Value
Date
Comment
Improved Rural Water Supply access rate and service sustainability in rural areas Value
Date
Comment
Funds committed to pollution control compatible with plans towards 60% abatement of urban discharge loads by 2020 (or as per National Sanitation Program) Value
Date
Comment
Improved WSS service access and sustainability for urban and peri-urban households Value
Date
Comment
Urban Water Supply and Sanitation service benchmarking system in place Value
Date
Comment
Increased number of public operators accountable through service contracts Value
Date
Comment
Tariff structure reform completed and tariff regulation reform engaged. Value
Date
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of CIE annual meetings. [Other PDO1 Intermediate Outcome Indicators are listed as milestones in DPL Matrix, measured annually by output criteria/values].	Value	1	1	2
	Date	January 1, 2006	January 1, 2007	January 1, 2008
	Comment

Enactment of "Contrat-Plans" to rule river basin agency performance obligations [Other PDO2's IOI are listed as milestones in DPL Matrix, tracked annually by output criteria/values] Value
Date
Comment

Enactment of "Contrat-Plans" to rule public irrgation agency (ORMVA) performance obligations. [Other PDO3's IOI are listed as milestones in DPL Matrix, tracked annually by output criteria/values]	Value
	Date
	Comment

Preparation, validation and adoption of tariff setting reform strategy and associated legal texts. [Other PDO4's IOI are listed as milestones in DPL Matrix, tracked annually by output criteria/values]	Value
	Date
	Comment

Increased share of public expenditure allocated to WSS access development, resource conservation and protection programs, as programmed.	Value
	Date
	Comment

Number of River Basin Plans (PDAIRE) debated and approved by River Basin Committees	Value
	Date
	Comment

Percentage of potential water charges collected by River basin Agncies, and percentage of charges collected applied to project co-financing.	Value
	Date
	Comment

Increase in the agricultural area equipped with efficient irrigation systems	Value
	Date
	Comment