Cameroon - Yaounde Sanitation Project – Phase II (PADY.2)

The Phase 2 of the Yaounde Sanitation Project (PADY.2) is a continuation of Phase 1 financed by the Bank, which had helped to develop 20% of the main river canal (Mfoundi) and its four tributaries crossing the city of Yaounde. This operation is justified by the current situation of the drainage network in the city of Yaounde which is inadequate and operating poorly, causing frequent floods after heavy rainfall (about 2000 mm per year). PADY 2 will help to develop the remaining canal, thus strengthening the positive impacts of the first phase in terms of health and urban poverty reduction. Besides the construction of: (i) a 6-km long drainage canal along the Mfoundi river's main bed, with two towpaths and crossings in some places, (ii) four 8-km long drainage canals along the tributaries, and (iii) a pilot domestic waste sludge disposal and treatment plant, the project will finance landscaping around the main canal and contribute to enhancing the vector control capacity of health centres in the project area. It will be implemented over 48 months with a cost, estimated at UA 102 448 000.