Child Project Title: Strengthening Marrakechâ€™s sustainable development through innovative planning and financing To foster integration and innovative urban planning and financing for Marrakechâ€™s sustainable development Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency. Through its objective of integrating sustainability into urban planning, the project delivers several socio-economic benefits, as presented in the table below:        Sector   Activity   Social impact   Economic impact       Transport   2.1.2.1 Contribution to the investment related to the deployment of the first phase of EMOB’s sharing system of electric scooters   Access to more efficient modes of transportation Improved incomes through the creation of new jobs Equal access to transportation, especially since women in Marrakech use scooters extensively   Access to employment Job creation (implementation, maintenance, control, management of the application) Reduced consumption of fossil fuels since scooters are electric       2.1..2.5 Development of a network of solar charging stations for motorcycles and electric vehicles   Reduced air pollution as electric vehicles will be encouraged with important positive impact on human health.   Job creation (installation, management and maintenance of the solar charging stations)       Waste   2.1..4.1 Support for the development of at least one non-household waste management channel (non-hazardous and/or hazardous) with a treatment and recovery center in the Sidi Ghanem industrial district   Job creation and income improvement Reduction of informal employment Women's empowerment   Creation of a circular economy       2.1..4.2 Contribution to the financing of the municipal platform for the sorting and recovery of construction and demolition waste (CDW)   Job creation and income improvement Reduction of informal employment Women's empowerment   Creation of a circular economy       Biodiversity   2.1.5.2 Intelligent green areas management system   Improvement of citizen’s well being and quality of life   Reduction of the municipal water bill. Improvement of Marrakech touristic attractiviness       2.1.5.3 Restoration and landscaping of certain urban green areas (historic garden, public gardens), greening of schoolyards and the creation of 2 agro-ecological gardens   Improvement of citizen’s well being and quality of life. Strenghtening resilience against heat waves and hot spots in the City.   Improvement of Marrakech’s touristic attractiviness       Energy   2.1.3.1 and 2.1.3.2 - Energy audits and RE/EE investments (public buildings and tourist establishments)   Job creation and income enhancement   Job creation       2.1.3.3 Transformation of Sidi Ghanem industrial zone into an Industrial ECOPARC   Job creation and income enhancement Improvement of working conditions Improvement of the living environment for citizens   Job creation Reduction of the electricity demand from the RADEEMA network      Component 3 dedicated to innovative financing and generalized scaling up programs through sustainable urban investments will also generate significant economic benefits for the City of Marrakech. Indeed, the establishment of innovative mechanisms will scale up sustainable investments at the level of the city of Marrakech, and thereby strengthen the social impacts in terms of job creation, empowerment of women, improvement of income and improvement of the living environment of citizens, but also improve economic impacts.  The project will directly benefit to 928,850 people living in the City of Marrakech, of which 50% are women.  The project being multisectoral and multidimensional, and apart from the socio-economic benefits, it brings multiple global environmental benefits in terms of:  - Mitigation of climate change: the project will generate direct reductions in GHG emissions estimated at 658,653 tCO2e over 25 years, while indirect reductions in GHGs are estimated at 1,690,445 tCO2e (after 20 years). It will also increase the use of renewable energies and energy efficiency, especially for the industrial sector, public buildings and hotels.  - Land and forest degradation: Under component 2, the project aims to restore and develop green spaces (historic garden, public gardens) and greening of schoolyards, including the creation of 2 agroecological gardens;  - Waste: the project aims to develop at least one non-household waste stream (e.g., used oils) with a treatment and recovery center at the Industrial District of Sidi Ghanem, and the contribution to the financing of the municipal platform for sorting and recycling construction and demolition waste. As a result, the project will reduce the quantities of non-recovered waste and supports the city in improving its waste management ecosystem and protecting public health and the environment.