SHORT SOLUTION · POLICY & GOVERNANCE
Key Information
| Title | Adapting National Plans to Regional Frameworks for Local Implementation |
| Region and Country | Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma, Oriental, Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco |
| Hazard | Cross-Cutting Resilience |
| Action Type | Policy or Regulation, Governance Arrangement |
| Strategy or Guiding Policy | Stratégie Nationale de Développement Durable 2030, SNDD (National Sustainable Development Strategy 2030), adopted in 2017. An updated SNDD with a 2035 horizon was presented to the Government Council in October 2025. |
| Key links | Stratégie Nationale de Développement Durable 2030, SNDD (National Sustainable Development Strategy 2030) Action plan, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma, Morocco, 2025-2026, Open Government Partnership, La cocréation du plan d’action PGO Local du Consortium Interrégional Marocain (Oriental and partner regions), Open Government Partnership, Budget Citoyen 2026, Conseil de la Région Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma |
Action Description
Morocco’s National Sustainable Development Strategy (Stratégie Nationale de Développement Durable, SNDD), adopted in 2017, provides the overarching framework guiding national and regional efforts to accelerate the country’s transition towards a green and inclusive economy by 2030. It is structured around seven priority issues, 31 strategic axes and 137 objectives, including an axis to improve climate governance. Aligned with Morocco’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and National Climate Plan, the SNDD prioritises improved climate governance, institutional coordination and integration of adaptation into regional and sectoral development planning. An updated SNDD with a 2035 horizon was presented to the Government Council in October 2025.
Under this framework, Morocco’s three MCAP member regions have worked to downscale national ambitions into region-specific action.
Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma has advanced the Generation Green 2020-2030 Regional Agricultural Plan, integrating climate-resilient agricultural techniques such as drip irrigation, expansion of irrigated zones and solar-powered water pumping. Planned targets for the region under Generation Green include extending the irrigated area by 16,000 hectares and promoting solar pumping. The region’s 2025-2026 action plan under the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Local programme also emphasises good governance, transparency and participatory budgeting to strengthen institutional accountability. The plan was co-created by a 30-member committee drawn equally from civil society and elected representatives, and includes commitments on climate change, civic participation, and gender and inclusion. The Regional Council has published a Citizen Budget since 2025.
In the Oriental region, the Regional Action Plan 2025-2027 commits to a co-created awareness and adaptation programme that brings together local authorities, civil society and communities to design and implement locally tailored adaptation solutions. The plan is the OGP Local action plan of an interregional consortium of four Moroccan regions, adopted by the Oriental Regional Council in March 2025. Its common commitment is a regional awareness plan on adaptation to the effects of climate change. The four regions held 47 participatory workshops during co-creation, and the Oriental steering committee includes 16 civil society representatives, eight of them women.
Rabat-Salé-Kénitra is implementing the SNDD through its Regional Land Use Plan (Schéma Régional d’Aménagement du Territoire, SRAT), which aligns spatial and social development priorities with environmental protection goals, addressing the pressures of urbanisation while reinforcing regional resilience and climate-sensitive growth. The Regional Council approved the draft SRAT in October 2020 as the reference document for planning the whole regional territory.
Together, these regional initiatives demonstrate how Morocco’s national climate strategies are being localised through coherent governance mechanisms, integrated planning and strong civil society engagement, laying the foundation for an adaptive, inclusive and sustainable development model across the country’s diverse regions.
Who in regional government delivers this
The Regional Councils of Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma, Oriental and Rabat-Salé-Kénitra deliver their respective action plans and regional planning instruments. The Generation Green Regional Agricultural Plan in Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma is delivered by the Regional Directorate of Agriculture of the national Ministry of Agriculture.
Best Practice Principles
Co-create regional plans through standing joint committees. Formal committees that pair elected members with civil society representatives, with balanced representation across provinces and between women and men, give regional plans a defined route for public input from design through delivery.
Share commitments across regions. A consortium of regions adopting a common climate adaptation commitment alongside region-specific ones pools staff effort and lets regions with fewer resources benefit from peers’ experience.
Publish the regional budget in plain language. A citizen budget that sets out revenue sources, spending priorities, major projects and constraints makes regional spending choices open to public scrutiny.