* The World Bank approved a Municipal Solid Waste Sector Development Policy Loan as the first Development Policy Loan (DPL) in the solid waste sector Bank wide and the first Bank's project in solid waste sector in Morocco.
* An operation built on clear demand and two years of preparation to support Morocco in its effort for the reform and the development of municipal solid waste sector with focus on governance, sustainability, and environment and social dimensions.
* It is a very unique experience using a holistic and programmatic approach and can lend itself feasible to other urban economies particularly middle income countries seeking an environmental branding for global integration.
* Morocco produces about 5 million tons of municipal waste per year and could reach 6.2 million tons in 2020 and the contribution of poor SWM to the cost of environmental degradation is estimated to 0.5% of GDP.
In this interview, Jaafar Sadok Friaa, Senior Environmental Specialist shares his views, as the Project Task Team Leader, regarding the project's impact in Morocco, its sustainability and also on environmental and social aspects of the solid waste sector.ç
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