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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
A. Project Development Objective
PDO Statement
17. The Project Development Objective (PDO) of the project is to strengthen the governance of solid
waste management in Senegal and improve solid waste management services in selected municipalities.
PDO Level Indicators
18. PDO-level key results indicators are the following:
(a) People provided with access to improved solid waste services (Number, gender disaggregated)
(Corporate Results Indicator)
(b) Solid waste recycled or disposed at sanitary landfills in selected municipalities of the project (Metric
tons/year)
(c) Surface area of dumpsites rehabilitated (Square Meter (m2
))
(d) Municipalities with strengthened solid waste management capacity (Number)
B. Project Components
Component 1: Strengthening Sector Governance and Institutional Capacity (US$20.0 million equivalent,
of which US$20.0 million from IDA)
19. This component aims to strengthen the institutional framework governing the sector, ensure the
effectiveness of investments under Component 2, and create a favorable environment for private sector
investment in the SW sector, by supporting the following:
(a) Subcomponent 1a: Operationalization of the existing laws and regulations governing SWM, through
ensuring (i) effective municipal and intercommunal planning for SWM, (ii) availability of financial
resources for secondary waste collection,6
and (iii) an increase in local SW taxation to strengthen the
sector’s self-financing capacities and sustainability. The specific areas of support will be financed
through Results Based Financing (RBF) scheme, whereby funds will be disbursed to specified local or
central agencies or ministries based on the achievement of specific results detailed under DLIs (see
DLIs Matrix in Section VI on Results Framework and Monitoring).
(b) Subcomponent 1b: TA seeking to (i) strengthen the SWM institutional framework through a range of
activities, spanning from strengthening the legal and regulatory framework to capacity building for
all aspects of reform and governance; (ii) promote a sustainable financing mechanism for the sector,
including support for carrying out affordability and willingness-to-pay studies and creation of
databases for SW fees/taxes; (iii) reinforce the PPP framework, with the standardization of key
bidding documents and contracts; and (iv) enhance SW service delivery by identifying and
operationalizing good practices and tailoring capacity-building activities to the selected
municipalities.
Component 2: Improving Solid Waste Infrastructure and Services in Selected Agglomerations
(US$256.1 million equivalent, of which US$86.4 million from IDA)
20. This component will finance waste management facilities and equipment needed to establish or
improve the delivery of waste management services in Greater Dakar and three secondary agglomerations, namely, Thiès, the North, and Casamance.7
Component 2 will also capitalize on synergies
and experiences of the forthcoming regional program Africa Environmental Health and Pollution
Management Program (P167788) financed by the Global Environment Facility, which, in Senegal, supports
the development of a national strategy and plan for the treatment of and exposure to harmful chemicals
and persistent organic pollutants (POPs).8
Component 2 is divided in three subcomponents, as follows:
Subcomponent 2a. Improving waste management services for Greater Dakar
21. In Greater Dakar, the main challenge has been the use of Mbeubeuss dumpsite for waste disposal
in the absence of a more sustainable solution for SWM. The project proposes a realistic approach for
improving the condition of the Mbeubeuss dumpsite in the short, medium and long-term, with the
perspective of a long-term waste treatment and disposal system to be financed under the project as a
PPP/Design-Build-Finance-Operate - DBFO.9
The Government is preparing feasibility studies and bidding
documents for the rehabilitation of the Mbeubeuss dumpsite,10 to be carried out in three phases:
(a) The first phase (Year 1–2) will consist of implementing emergency measures to improve the site and
the working conditions of waste pickers. This will include securing the site to prevent unauthorized
access, adopting a code of conduct and operational measures to prevent burning of waste, and
providing a health program for waste pickers.11
(b) The second phase (Year 2–4) will consist of reshaping the landfill to reclaim part of the land and
covering and vegetating the waste that is already in place and stabilized. Part of the reclaimed land
will be used for the construction of a sorting and composting facility. Waste remodeling is done
essentially to optimize the footprint of the dumpsite and to better control and manage leachate
runoff and infiltration.
(c) The third and final phase (Year 5–6) will consist of permanently capping the waste at Mbeubeuss
and distinguishing between presorted waste and residual waste. Only presorted waste will be
allowed at the transfer and composting facilities managed by former waste pickers. Residual waste
will be managed in the new long-term waste treatment and disposal system |
