Common Contracts

Ex-Ante Evaluation

December 28th, 2016

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  December 28th, 2016

The Dakar Region, home to the capital of the Republic of Senegal, has recently seen a rapid population growth (increased about 1.4 times between 2002 and 2013). Approximately 3,100,000 people, or over 20% of the national population, live in this region, occupying 0.3% of the nation’s land area (according to the 2013 census). This region is also home to some 80% of the nation’s industrial activities. In this metropolitan area, the urban infrastructure was developed in the early 1980s based on the assumption that the population would grow to 300,000 people; therefore, it cannot meet the increasing demand resulted from this quick population growth. In fact, the daily maximum demand for drinking water (316,943 m3 per day) had already outgrown the daily water supply capacity (311,310 m3 per day) in 2010. The demand is estimated to exceed 600,000 m3 per day by 2025 (according to the 2015 JICA study report).