The Board of Directors of the World Bank Group on Thursday approved a $125 million International Development Association (IDA) credit to support Senegal's efforts to ''strengthen and improve systems and household waste management services in Dakar and other municipalities,” APS learned.

''The project, whose total cost is expected to be around 295 million dollars (174 billion FCFA), will be co-financed by the French Development Agency (AFD) and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation for Development (AECID), with additional funding notably from the Senegalese government and the private sector,” the World Bank said in a statement.

She points out that the project ''will also support the global initiative to combat marine pollution by improving the collection, transport, recycling and disposal of waste in several coastal cities (Dakar, Saint-Louis and Mbour, particular) as well as in urban centers located along the main rivers of the country, including Ziguinchor''.

Quoted in the statement, Nathan Belete, World Bank Country Director for Senegal, explained that the country “has experienced rapid urbanization that is straining the capacity of municipalities to effectively deliver essential services”.

“The launch of the National Waste Management Program testifies to the real will of the authorities to find a lasting solution to this situation,” she added.

The press release recalls that the Project for the promotion of integrated management and solid waste economy in Senegal (PROMOGED) is aligned with a new country partnership framework between the World Bank and Senegal for the budget years 2020 to 2024. , also considered today by the Council.

It will increase access to waste collection and treatment services in areas that lack them.

According to Farouk Mollah Banna, project team leader at the World Bank, "some six million people in seven regions of Senegal will thus have access to improved waste management services, 5,000 people will benefit from training and the All municipalities will be able to benefit from more rigorous regulations and more efficient procedures to mobilize resources and establish partnerships with private companies.

The International Development Association (IDA) is the institution of the World Bank that helps the world's poorest countries.