Blue Economy Program for Results

Abstract*

The development objective of the Blue Economy (BE) Program-for-Results Project for Morocco is to develop Morocco’s institutional frameworks, improve integrated management of natural resources, and strengthen selected sectors for a climate-resilient blue economy in targeted areas. The government program has three pillars: (a) national food security, (b) economic development and employment creation, and (c) protection and utilization of natural resources... Show More

Development Objective

Develop Morocco's institutional frameworks, improve integrated management of natural resources, and strengthen selected sectors for a climate-resilient blue economy in Targeted Areas

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P172926
Status
Active
Team Leader
Martin Ochoa Salgado
Borrower 2
Ministry of Economy and Finance

Country
Morocco
Disclosure Date
June 15, 2021
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
May 23, 2022
Effective Date
July 29, 2022

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 2438.90 million
Implementing Agency
Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development,Department of Maritime Fisheries (DPM),Department of Water and Forests,Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT),National Agency for the Development of the Aquaculture,Moroccan Society of Touristic Engineering,Direction of Ports and Public Maritime Domain,National Institute for Fisheries Research (INRH)
Region
Middle East and North Africa
Fiscal Year 3
2022

Commitment Amount
US$ 350.00 million
Environmental Category
N/A
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
July 31, 2027

Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
May 21, 2024

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 - Climate change52%
- FY17 - Adaptation28%
- FY17 - Mitigation23%
FY17 - Environmental policies and institutions73%
FY17 - Renewable Natural Resources Asset Management71%
- FY17 - Coastal Zone Management17%
- FY17 - Fisheries Policies and institutions54%
- FY17 - Forests Policies and institutions28%
- FY17 - Oceans17%

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Gender18%
FY17 - Nutrition and Food Security9%
- FY17 - Food Security9%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - Enterprise Development11%
- FY17 - MSME Development11%
FY17 - Jobs18%
- FY17 - Job Creation18%

FY17 - Urban and Rural Development

FY17 - Cultural Heritage19%
FY17 - Disaster Risk Management28%
- FY17 - Disaster Risk Reduction28%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	350.00
Borrower/Recipient	88.90

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	350.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	350.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	2438.90

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

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Apr 1, 2023	IBRD-93860	Int Charges	319,549.88
Oct 4, 2022	IBRD-93860	Int Charges	86,815.07
Jun 27, 2023	IBRD-93860	Loan Disb	16,244,379.00
Oct 1, 2023	IBRD-93860	Int Charges	303,258.47
Oct 1, 2023	IBRD-93860	Int Charges	1,957,061.10
Feb 13, 2024	IBRD-93860	Loan Disb	8,687,510.00
Apr 1, 2024	IBRD-93860	Int Charges	295,391.47
Apr 1, 2024	IBRD-93860	Int Charges	2,568,639.50
May 23, 2022	IBRD-93860	Loan Commitment	350,000,000.00
Jul 29, 2022	IBRD-93860	Loan Disb	807,916.60
Jul 29, 2022	IBRD-93860	Fee Charges	807,916.60
Aug 9, 2022	IBRD-93860	Loan Disb	80,657,576.00
Apr 1, 2023	IBRD-93860	Int Charges	1,173,205.20
Apr 1, 2023	IBRD-93860	Int Charges	31,439.41
Apr 1, 2023	IBRD-93860	Int Charges	69,477.12

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-04-01
Monitoring and Evaluation	Moderately Satisfactory	2025-04-01
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Moderately Unsatisfactory	2025-04-01

COMPLETION RATINGS

No data available.

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

No data available.

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Indicator 1: Strengthened institutional frameworks to guide collaborative implementation of the BE strategy in targeted areas	Value	Score (0)	Score (2)	(i) An annual BE strategy implementation report is
	Date	January 14, 2022	March 8, 2024	May 31, 2027
	Comment

Indicator 2: Tourism MSMEs that are established or transformed in line with NDC pathway for development through SMIT’s incubator program in targeted areas	Value	0.00	0.00	713.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	May 31, 2027
	Comment

Indicator 4: Marine and coastal areas under climate-resilient and sustainable integrated management in targeted areas Value 6292.00 7405.00 71978.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 May 31, 2027
Comment
Of which led by women Value 0.00 0.00 358.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 May 31, 2027
Comment
Of which coastal forests Value 6292.00 7405.00 15710.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 May 31, 2027
Comment
Of which led by youth Value 0.00 0.00 500.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 May 31, 2027
Comment
Of which coastal dunes Value 0.00 0.00 1060.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 May 31, 2027
Comment
Indicator 3: Aquaculture farms established and operational in targeted areas Value 0.00 0.00 14.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 May 31, 2027
Comment
Of which MPAs Value 0.00 0.00 61500.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 May 31, 2027
Comment
Of which led by women Value 0.00 0.00 4.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 May 31, 2027
Comment
Of which led by youth Value 0.00 0.00 6.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 May 31, 2027
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Indicator 8: Tourism areas in Aghroud equipped with basic utility services in accordance with NDC	Value	No area is equipped. No SDR exists for Aghroud.	No area is equipped. SDR for Aghroud is establishe	594 ha are equipped
	Date	January 14, 2022	March 8, 2024	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Indicator 9: People reached by international and national coastal tourism advertisement campaigns Value 0.00 277104082.00 550000000.00
Date January 14, 2022 March 8, 2024 May 31, 2027
Comment
Indicator 1: Progress in the implementation of blue economy communication campaigns Value 0.00 25.00 100.00
Date January 14, 2022 March 8, 2024 June 30, 2027
Comment
Indicator 10: Aquaculture pilot projects completed Value 0.00 0.00 2.00
Date January 14, 2022 March 8, 2024 June 30, 2027
Comment

Indicator 2: Government officials at the national and regional levels certified in capacity building to promote the BE in alignmentwith NDC	Value	0.00	0.00	125.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Indicator 11: People are professionally trained for a climate-resilient BE and ready to support NDC Value 1075.00 1295.00 2090.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 June 30, 2027
Comment

Indicator 3: A data portal on the BE is operational to enable evidence-based decision-making and implement the BE strategy in line with NDC	Value	No	No	Yes
	Date	January 14, 2022	March 8, 2024	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Indicator 4: Coastal areas assessed by remote sensing to monitor shoreline changes in targeted areas and summarized in monitoring reports	Value	685000.00	1615000.00	4469000.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Of which women Value 0.00 64.00 171.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 June 30, 2027
Comment
Indicator 5: Beaches in targeted areas covered by environmental monitoring programs Value 171.00 182.00 204.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 June 30, 2027
Comment
11.1: People trained for jobs in aquaculture and the management of ports and public maritime domain and ready to support NDC Value 0.00 81.00 405.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 June 30, 2027
Comment
Indicator 6: Fish stocks in targeted areas are assessed Value 11.00 14.00 17.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 June 30, 2027
Comment
11.2: People trained in marine and coastal environmental management and ready to support NDC Value 1075.00 1295.00 1685.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 June 30, 2027
Comment
Indicator 12: People consulted for the planning and management of MPAs Value 0.00 1295.00 4632.00
Date January 14, 2022 March 8, 2024 June 30, 2027
Comment
Indicator 7: Shellfish production areas in targeted areas covered by the health monitoring program Value 10034.70 10777.80 14873.59
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 June 30, 2027
Comment
Of which women Value 0.00 70.00 555.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 June 30, 2027
Comment
Indicator 13: Sites improved in accordance with biodiversity conservation management plans Value 3.00 3.00 7.00
Date February 1, 2022 March 8, 2024 June 30, 2027
Comment

Indicator 4: Marine and coastal areas under climate-resilient and sustainable integrated management in targeted areas	Value	6292.00	7405.00	71978.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	May 31, 2027
	Comment

Of which led by women	Value	0.00	0.00	358.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	May 31, 2027
	Comment

Of which coastal forests	Value	6292.00	7405.00	15710.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	May 31, 2027
	Comment

Of which led by youth	Value	0.00	0.00	500.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	May 31, 2027
	Comment

Of which coastal dunes	Value	0.00	0.00	1060.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	May 31, 2027
	Comment

Of which MPAs	Value	0.00	0.00	61500.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	May 31, 2027
	Comment

Indicator 11: People are professionally trained for a climate-resilient BE and ready to support NDC	Value	1075.00	1295.00	2090.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Of which women	Value	0.00	64.00	171.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Indicator 6: Fish stocks in targeted areas are assessed	Value	11.00	14.00	17.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Indicator 7: Shellfish production areas in targeted areas covered by the health monitoring program	Value	10034.70	10777.80	14873.59
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Indicator 13: Sites improved in accordance with biodiversity conservation management plans	Value	3.00	3.00	7.00
	Date	February 1, 2022	March 8, 2024	June 30, 2027
	Comment

Blue Economy Program for Results

Abstract*

Development Objective

Key Details

Project Details

Sectors

Themes

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Project Map

Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

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

Detailed Financial Activity as of March 31, 2025

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS