About

The Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development (Department of Sustainable Development) to quantify and characterize food waste for each segment of the food supply chain and to identify and implement concrete actions to reduce food loss and waste in Morocco.

The project seeks to enhance the sustainable management of the food system involving all relevant sectors and stakeholders (such as tourism, agri-food industry, food distribution and commerce, catering, farms, fishing and livestock farming, waste, consumers).

In Morocco, food loss and waste affect food security, generate economic losses and wasted resources to produce and manage the uneaten food, and emit GHG emissions. In 2022, households wasted more than 4.2 million tons of food according to UNEP. An integrated model for collection and recovery of food waste remains to be implemented following the amendment of Law 28.00 on waste management, through collaboration between institutional and private partners by strengthening:

• the technological component (collection, centralized sorting platform, composting and/or methanization)

• the investment component covering technical expertise and fundraising.

• the capacity building and awareness-raising component.

Funding Information

• Estimated project cost: $300,000

Expected Results

• The Government of Morocco has increased capacity to assess and quantify sources, quantities and main producers of food loss and waste by the end of the project.

• The Government of Morocco has adopted an action plan to ensure avoidance of food loss and waste and has engaged with relevant stakeholders by the end of the project.

• The government of Morocco and other relevant stakeholders have increased capacity in reducing/avoiding food loss and waste by the end of the project.

• Citizens of Morocco have increased awareness on food waste and loss.

• The Government of Morocco endorses redistribution projects as well as upcycling initiatives to prevent food waste by creating new, high-quality products out of surplus food.

Evaluation Criteria

• Proposals will be evaluated against the following criteria:

  • Presents a clear plan to achieve the required outcomes during the lifetime of the project or soon after

  • Includes a plan or activities to enable the scaling up of, replication of, or sustained use of project results over time

  • Sets out a clear approach for enabling or contributing to SLCP emissions reductions and resulting co-benefits

  • Involves relevant stakeholders

  • Approach is grounded in a strong understanding of relevant risks

  • Complements other relevant initiatives, funding mechanisms, and existing policy processes

  • Applicant demonstrates necessary capacity and experience to perform the work

  • A realistic, cost-effective, and clearly justified budget and approach is proposed

  • Project meets the minimum requirements for the OECD DAC gender equality marker Score 1.

Eligibility

• To be eligible for consideration, project proposals must meet the following requirements:

  • Submitted by a non-governmental organization (NGO), intergovernmental organization (IGO), or other not-for-profit entity.

  • Requested funding is within the estimated budget amount, or includes a clear justification for additional expenses

  • Project duration is less than 24 months

  • Budget criteria are met and spending caps on expenses are respected.

  • Please note that entities will be required to provide the last three (3) audited financial statements to be eligible for CCAC funding. These statements may be provided along with the application for funding or at the request of the CCAC Secretariat during the evaluation process.

  • For-profit entities may only participate in the project as stakeholders, co-founders, or end users. Applicants are encouraged to include for-profit entities in the development of the project proposal and/or during project implementation if their ownership of the proposed solution is key to the project’s success.

Post Date: July 11, 2025