GIZ has been working in Morocco on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) since 1975. GIZ is now taking on an increasing number of commissions in Morocco for other clients, such as the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), the Federal Foreign Office (AA), the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), the European Union, and Moroccan companies. It opened its office in Rabat in 1999.

In the context of developments in the MENA region, Morocco has remained stable so far. However, almost a quarter of its people, especially in rural areas, live in poverty. There is a huge disparity between the levels of development in urban and rural areas. A substantial budget deficit, high unemployment and poor vocational skills still pose major challenges. Water is scarce, and climate change threatens the resources on which the population depends. Applying the laws on renewable energies, for example, and implementing environmental and resource protection measures also pose challenges, but offer prospects for sustainable economic development.