Saint-Louis

AREA:
63.54 km²
POPULATION:
254,171 (2023 census)
Senegal

Saint-Louis, located at the mouth of the Senegal River, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of West Africa’s most climate-vulnerable coastal cities. Participating in the GEF-6 Global Platform for Sustainable Cities (GPSC), Saint-Louis is integrating climate risks into urban planning and infrastructure design. The project enhances capacity for city management, promotes climate-resilient housing and public infrastructure, and strengthens national urban policy frameworks. Through the preparation of a Sustainable Cities Master Plan, Saint-Louis develops a strategic vision and pilot investments to address sea level rise, flooding, and coastal erosion. These interventions aim to safeguard the city’s cultural heritage, protect livelihoods, and promote sustainable, adaptive urban development along Senegal’s coastline.

Recent Initiatives

Transit-Oriented Development

Transit-Oriented Development integrates transport planning, land use, and urban design to create compact, connected, and livable cities.

Municipal PPP

Municipal Public-Private Partnerships are long-term collaborations between local governments and private entities to deliver infrastructure and public services.

Gender and Cities

Women and girls face disproportionate climate impacts in cities, making gender equality essential to achieving resilient, inclusive urban development.
Related Content

Senegal: Sustainable Cities Management Initiative Senegal and the World Bank advance sustainable urban governance through planning, climate‑risk integration, pilots, and knowledge reports supporting resilience.
News & Blogs

Knowledge Partner: European Space Agency (ESA) ESA supported GPSC through EO4SD‑Urban, providing geospatial diagnostics and city datasets that use satellite data for urban planning.
News & Blogs

EO4SD-Urban Project: Saint-Louis City Report GPSC provides Saint Louis with ESA‑supported urban imagery through EO4SD‑Urban, offering user‑driven geo‑spatial products that improve understanding of urban expansion.
Knowledge Product