FP021

Senegal Integrated Urban Flood Management Project

Senegal Integrated Urban Flood Management Project

  • Status Under implementation
  • Date approved 14 Oct 2016 at B.14
  • Est. completion 30 Dec 2026
  • ESS Category Category A

The Senegal Integrated Urban Flood Management project will protect urban areas in Senegal from flood risk, investing in drainage infrastructure and establishing a national disaster risk management policy.

Senegal has a rapidly urbanising population which is at increasing risk from flood disaster events. The capital city, Dakar, hosts 25% of the country’s population in an area representing less than 1% of the country’s territory. Climate change is expected to lead to more frequent intense rainfalls, risking heavy damages to the most vulnerable areas and population. Dakar and other cities have experienced frequent flooding in recent years, with major social and economic consequences. Flood management is a major part of the Senegalese government’s Disaster Risk Reduction framework, and building resistance to flooding is a top priority within the country’s INDC submission.

GCF financing will focus on soft measures. Flood risk mapping will also be undertaken, and assessments carried out on how to increase the resilience of urban areas. Future risk will be reduced through hazard monitoring, and protocols developed for managing extreme rain events. These actions will be complemented by AFD financing towards hard investments in drainage and sanitation infrastructure in one of the most vulnerable areas of the capital city (Pikine Irrégulier Sud). This approach of strengthening infrastructure and governance will put Senegal at the cutting edge of flood-management policy in West Africa.

The project has an estimated lifespan of 5 years.

Total project value

 

Beneficiaries

 

Direct
700,000
Theme

Adaptation

Result areas

Project timeline

Pipeline

08 Aug 2015 - 434 days

Funding proposal received

08 Aug 2015

Cleared by GCF Secretariat

15 Dec 2015

Approved

14 Oct 2016 - 728 days

Approved by GCF Board

14 Oct 2016

Cleared by iTAP

14 Oct 2016

Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval

19 Jan 2018

FAA executed

13 Jul 2018

Under implementation

11 Oct 2018 - 1,996 days so far

FAA effective

11 Oct 2018

Annual Performance Report

01 Mar 2019

Disbursement - USD 2,166,847

01 Apr 2019

Disbursement - USD 4,333,694

29 Mar 2022

Disbursement - USD 7,583,965

11 Dec 2023

To be completed

30 Dec 2026 - 1,007 days to go

One region

  • Africa

One country

Two priority groups

  • Least Developed Countries
  • African States
USD  
  • Financing
    • Private sector
    • Public sector
  • Size
    • Micro
    • Small
    • Medium
    • Large

GCF financing87% disbursed

InstrumentAmount
GrantUSD 16,251,354
Total GCF Financing
USD 16,251,354

Co-financing

Co-financerInstrumentAmount
Co-FinancingLoanUSD 54,171,180
Co-FinancingEquityUSD 6,500,541
Total Co-Financing
USD 60,671,722

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Accredited Entity

Agence Française de Developpement
Mrs Celine Thoniard
Primary

Climate Finance Expert
Phone +33 01 53 44 35 91
thoniardc@afd.fr
Mr. Marie Guillosson
Secondary

Delegated External Funds Expert
AFD, 5 rue Roland Barthes, 75012, Paris, France
Phone +33 01 53444763
guillossonm@afd.fr
More contacts

National Designated Authority

Senegal
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
Ms. Madeleine Sarr Primary
Head of Climate Change Division
Parc Forestier de Hann, B.P. 4055 Dakar, Senegal, Dakar, Senegal

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