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Senegal
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City Overview
Diamniadio is located about 30 kilometers from Dakar city center.The government of Senegal is currently laying the groundwork to establish a new city near the town of Diamniadio called Diamniadio Urban Pole whose primary purpose is to ease congestion and the urbanization pressure on Dakar. The new urban pole of Diamniadio is expected to serve as Senegal’s urban model for a sustainable, carefully planned and managed city. The project will support clean industrial production and emissions reduction, as well as hazardous waste management and low carbon energy technologies through the following activities: firstly, development of an approach for efficient natural resources use and cleaner production for industries located in Diamniadio; secondly, pilot methods for the reduction of dioxin, furan emissions and industrial hazardous waste; and thirdly, low carbon energy technologies.
