Senegal Urban Water and Sanitation Project

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The Urban Water and Sanitation Project for Senegal will improve access to water and sanitation services in selected urban areas in a financially sustainable manner. The project will consist of the following three components: 1) water supply, which will aim at improving water services and expanding access through the developing of groundwater resources, rehabilitating water infrastructure in the urban center of Nguekhokh, increasing access to safe water in selected urban centers, and carrying out technical studies; 2) sanitation, which will aim at increasing access to improved sanitation outside of Dakar through providing sanitation facilities in the urban center of Joal-Fadiouth, increasing access to sewerage services in selected urban centers, supporting supervision, communication, information and education activities under component two, and carrying out technical studies; and 3) institutional strengthening and project management. Most of the lessons incorporated in the proposed project design derive from the previous IDA operations in Senegal, and also from the experience accumulated in West Africa in developing access to water and sanitation services through social connection programs and sanitation programs. The experience with urban sanitation in Latin America and the Caribbean is also particularly relevant for Senegal.