Senegal Urban Floods : Recovery and Reconstruction since 2009
Senegal is located in the Sahel region of West Africa. Between 1970 and 2000, the country suffered prolonged droughts that contributed to rural exodus. Communities in these peri-urban areas, already among the poorest in the country, are the most vu...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/405041493286454348/Senegal-Urban-floods-recovery-and-reconstruction-since-2009-recovery-framework-case-study http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26552 |
| Summary: | Senegal is located in the Sahel region
of West Africa. Between 1970 and 2000, the country suffered
prolonged droughts that contributed to rural exodus.
Communities in these peri-urban areas, already among the
poorest in the country, are the most vulnerable to episodes
of heavy rainfall and subsequent flooding. The impact of
floods in this situation of uncontrolled urban growth is
exacerbated by the lack of a functional storm water drainage
system, ineffective land-use policies and non-compliance
with the urban planning and development master plan. The
negative impact of flooding during the first decade of this
century, especially those of 2005, 2009 and 2012, continue
to be reflected in existing socio-economic conditions. The
World Bank’s Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and
Recovery (GFDRR), the United Nations Development Program
(UNDP) and the European Union (EU) are collaborating on a
guide for Disaster Recovery Framework (DRF). This guide aims
to help governments and partners plan for resilient post
disaster recovery while contributing to longer-term
sustainable development. It is based on practices gleaned
from country experiences in disaster recovery around the
world. Following the 2009 floods, the Government of Senegal
elaborated its first recovery plan after a post-disaster
needs assessment (PDNA) was conducted with the support of
the international community. This case study thus uses the
2009 exercise as the point of departure for examining
Senegal’s policies for recovery and prevention of urban floods. |
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