Rabat – Morocco’s Ministry of Urbanism and Housing launched yesterday a project of “social dialogue” on urbanism and housing aiming to boost citizens’ access to housing.
The country’s Urbanism and Housing Minister, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, launched the initiative during a ceremony attended by the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, and representatives from the private and public sectors.
According to El Mansouri, the national dialogue on housing initiative is part of the implementation process of the New Development Model, Morocco’s vision for advancing the country’s socio-economic development.
By working to improve access to housing, Morocco aims to develop inclusive and resilient urban spaces, the minister explained in a statement.
“This national dialogue is of particular importance because it will implement a new development model at the level of housing and urban planning,” the minister said.
A key ambition of the national dialogue is to create a cooperation space between the different stakeholders to establish a “national reference framework for a transparent, equitable, sustainable and incentive urban development.”
The minister pointed out that consulting with the different bodies involved in the urbanism process in Morocco aims to reduce territorial disparities and put an end to previous public policies that have shown their limitations.
Noting the challenges facing Morocco’s urbanism strategy, the minister underscored the importance of innovative housing solutions in addressing the current shortage in the country’s housing sector.
The minister expressed hope that the national dialogue “provide new answers to the many expectations by citizens and investors in relation to the cost of housing, the democratization of access to housing, and the stimulation of the rental sector.”
Boosting access to housing is also part of Morocco’s advanced regionalization process that aims to create provinces capable of creating value and ensuring their socio-economic development.
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