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Within the framework of a sub-regional programme, UN-HABITAT developed a proposal for an Urban Development Strategy (CDS) for Dakar, which focuses on ensuring that urban development programmes launched by the government are coherent with urban strategies and can ultimately be integrated into a metropolitan framework. The main objective of the project is to assist the Government of Senegal and the Dakar Municipality in particular to formulate an urban development strategy which improves urban planning and management.
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Partner: Government of Senegal, Municipalities of Dakar, Guédiawaye, Pikine, Rufisque, Sébikotane, Bargny, Diamnadio, Ministry of Urban and Regional Planning, Ministry of Local Government, Association of Senegalese Municipalities (AMS), and Metropolitan Institutions (CAR / CADAK).
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Donor: Cities Alliance, UNDP, UNEP, World Bank, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), Municipal Development Partnership (MDP)
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Cost: USD 645,000 |
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Background and objectives:
Within the framework of a sub-regional programme, UN-HABITAT developed a proposal for an Urban Development Strategy (CDS) for Dakar, which focuses on ensuring that urban development programmes launched by the government are coherent with urban strategies and can ultimately be integrated into a metropolitan framework. The main objective of the project is to assist the Government of Senegal and the Dakar Municipality in particular to formulate an urban development strategy which improves urban planning and management.
Activities:
The main activities included:
- Recruiting the project team.
- Setting up a steering committee and a technical unit.
- Preparing the geo-city profile as a baseline for analysis.
- Assessing emerging issues, such as spatial growth, urban mobility, urban renewal, land registry, the integration of outlying districts, pollution and the environment.
- Identifying weaknesses, strengths and opportunities, using the GEO Dakar findings, the urban-sector profile of the city, and other available studies.
- Preparing a land development framework for the metropolitan area.
- Preparing a communication strategy to mobilize national and local interest in city development issues.
- Formulating and validating the urban development strategy for Dakar with a 10-year investment programme.
- Capacity building of national and local institutions.
Results:
The results achieved have been:
- Cooperation agreement signed between UNEP and the Municipality of Dakar for the implementation of the project.
- Dakar Geo City Report produced.
- Sensitization meetings held with various stakeholders.
- Legal documents approved for setting up policy steering and technical committees.
- Situation analysis report prepared and validated.
- Report on metropolitan governance prepared.
- Four working groups established to review thematic priorities identified in the situation analysis report.
- Formulation of a communication strategy.
- Regional workshop organised in June 2008 to share lessons on CDS and CWS formulation and implementation in Francophone Africa.
