Publication: Kingdom of Morocco - Poverty and Social Iimpact Analysis of the National Slum Upgrading Program: Final Report
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2006-06-01
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2006-06-01
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The Poverty and Social Impact Analysis of the national slum upgrading program "Villes sans bidonvilles" has been conceived as a contribution towards greater receptiveness, and seeks to bring some insights on the social dynamics of the neighborhoods targeted by the program, and on the impacts to be expected from the upgrading operations. Part I looks at Morocco's housing sector reforms, through a comprehensive reform program that attempts to address both the supply and demand side of the housing sector. The new strategy is based on the willingness to let the private sector play the lead role in housing supply, to improve the institutional and regulatory environment of the housing sector, and to increase affordability of housing to low-income households via better targeting, and market-driven interventions. Part II - the poverty and social impact analysis, included a stake-holder analysis and a qualitative survey of household and individual attitudes in a sample of six urban slums, while the benefits and adverse impacts analysis provided the understanding of the pros and cons of the four upgrading modalities applied by the Ministry of Urban Housing (MUH): on site upgrading, provision of partially serviced lots, provision of fully serviced lots, and provision of apartment units. Finally, Part III provides policy lessons, underlining the need to complement the upgrading operations, which are currently limited to housing improvements, with the provision of better access to municipal and community services, social protection and safety net schemes, and income generating activities. This would greatly contribute to achieving the poverty alleviation goals of the program.
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