City Overview

Saint-Louis city is located in the coastal zone at the mouth of the Senegal River. The historical city (registered as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000) is exposed to multiple natural hazards exacerbated by climate change impacts such as sea level rise (SLR) and increased frequency and intensity of sea storm surges, floods and gale force winds. The city’s vulnerability to climate change induced events is high, threatening economic infrastructures, assets and networks including residential homes and people lives’ and health. Efforts to resolve these challenges have remained uncoordinated and without visible improvement of urban planning, management and climate resilient housing and infrastructure standards. The project will integrate climate risks in urban planning and management and will focus on urban planning and management capacity building through the development of integrated climate resilience solutions, and strengthening the urban national policy framework to promote cities’ sustainability at the national level. Also, the project will develop a sustainable cities master plan (PU) for the city integrating the strategic vision, action plan and pilot investments based on the results of the sustainable cities diagnostic under the ongoing project.