Sustainable Development Strategy 2030
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Planning, supporting and modernizing territorial development in the Souss-Massa region under advanced regionalization.
Under advanced regionalization, Morocco adopted in January 2026 law n°64.23 creating Regional Urban Planning and Housing Agencies. This reform marks a profound transformation of the Moroccan urban planning system.
Rather than isolated local structures, the new agencies are organized at the regional level. Each covers urban planning and housing missions across its administrative region, ensuring territorial coherence and governance modernization.
Adopted by the House of Representatives, it creates 12 regional agencies covering the entire national territory.
Integrated urban-housing-investment planning at the scale of each region.
Simplified procedures, strengthened coordination and bringing services closer to citizens.
Preparation and revision of urban development master plans at the regional level.
Design of development plans for cities and urban centers in the Souss-Massa region.
Integration of fast-growing rural areas into urban planning documents.
Ensuring coherence between urban planning, infrastructure, industrial zones and housing programs.
The agency supports investors and ensures regulatory compliance to accelerate regional economic development.
Housing becomes a mission integrated into planning. The agency acts for balanced and inclusive residential development.
Monitoring and support of social and economic housing programs in the region.
Fighting substandard housing and restructuring underequipped neighborhoods.
Urban integration and upgrading of underequipped neighborhoods in coordination with municipalities.
Technical assistance to municipalities, provinces and the Souss-Massa region for implementing urban planning documents.
Strategic and prospective studies on urban development and territorial planning.
Building and managing a regional geographic and cartographic database.
Digitization of procedures and digital coordination with CRIs and other stakeholders.
The agency covers the entire administrative territory of the Souss-Massa region, including the following prefectures and provinces:
Prefecture — Regional capital, economic and tourism hub.
Prefecture — Dense urban area, commercial and industrial hub.
Province — Major agricultural hub (greenhouse farming).
Province — Historical heritage, agriculture and cultural tourism.
Province — Craftsmanship (silver), heritage and coastal tourism.
Province — Oases, desert tourism and Amazigh heritage.