Master plan for urban water supply (outside Dakar)

01Context

Secondary urban centres in Senegal are experiencing rapid growth that is putting pressure on their water supply infrastructure.

SONES sought to equip these territories with a master plan for urban water supply to plan their development sustainably.

02Challenges

The task was to reconcile demographic growth, urban expansion and resource availability over extended planning horizons.

Coherence between needs, resources and investments was at the heart of the exercise.

03Project objectives

• Diagnose the state of urban water supply in the centres concerned
• Assess current and future water demands
• Define investment orientations and priorities
• Produce an operational planning document

04Services delivered by EAU-GEF

• Technical and territorial diagnosis of urban centres
• Projection of demands and resource analysis
• Multi-scale GIS spatial analysis
• Development of the master plan and its programme
• Support for investment prioritization

05Approach & methodology

The approach combined field diagnosis, spatial analysis and foresight within a consortium comprising EAU-GEF and ANTEA.

Orientations were designed to remain operational and defensible to decision-makers and funders.

06Results & added value

The master plan provides authorities with a coherent framework for planning urban water supply in secondary centres and prioritizing their investments.

The assignment showcases EAU-GEF's expertise at the interface of territorial planning, water and spatial analysis.