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Preparing to Manage Natural Hazards and Climate Change Risks in Dakar, Senegal : A Spatial and Institutional Approach

dc.contributor.author Wang, Hyoung Gun
dc.contributor.author Montoliu-Munoz, Marisela
dc.contributor.author Gueye, Ndèye Fatou D.
dc.date.accessioned 2013-03-25T21:34:13Z
dc.date.available 2013-03-25T21:34:13Z
dc.date.issued 2009-06-30
dc.description.abstract This report describes a pilot study of natural risk hazards in the peri-urban extension areas of the Dakar Metropolitan Area, Senegal. The area subject of this study stretches across 580 square kilometers, covering less than 1 percent of the national territory, but housing about 50 percent of Senegal's urban population. Much of the rapid population growth of the Dakar Metropolitan Area is taking place beyond the boundaries of the Department of Dakar (the city center), in peri-urban areas that combine two disquieting features: they present significant vulnerability to some natural hazards, and they have unclear administrative and governance arrangements, often being out of the direct oversight of established urban and rural local governments. Situations like this are not unusual in developing countries, and call for more systematic attention to hazard risk management in peri-urban areas, including a better understanding and awareness of the nature of the hazards that they face as well as of the institutional capacities and measures that would be necessary to manage them better. The objective of this pilot study is, therefore, two-pronged. First, the study intends to propose a new methodology for quick assessment of natural hazard risks at a metropolitan region scale, using new tools of spatial analysis based on geographic information systems (GIS) data. Second, the study aims to apply the principles and diagnostic questionnaire of the climate change city primer developed by the East Asia region of the World Bank to get a comprehensive view of the institutional framework for climate change-related hazard risk management existing in the city at this time. Bringing the spatial and the institutional analyses together, the study proposes and starts to develop a number of dissemination and awareness-raising tools that can help to inform different stakeholders about the general parameters of the natural hazard risks facing the Dakar Metropolitan area. The pilot study concludes with a broad action plan for Dakar, to ramp up disaster management practices, as motivation for a stakeholder debate to define subsequently a set of specific and viable actions. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/16366170/preparing-manage-natural-hazards-climate-change-risks-dakar-senegal-spatial-institutional-approach-pilot-study-report
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12921
dc.language English
dc.language.iso en_US
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject ACCIDENTS
dc.subject ADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subject AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
dc.subject AGRICULTURAL LANDS
dc.subject AGRICULTURE
dc.subject AIR POLLUTION
dc.subject ARMED CONFLICTS
dc.subject BACTERIA
dc.subject BASIC NEEDS
dc.subject BAY
dc.subject BEACH
dc.subject BEACHES
dc.subject BLUEPRINT
dc.subject BUILDING DENSITY
dc.subject CITIES
dc.subject CITIZENS
dc.subject CITY PLANNING
dc.subject CLASSIFICATION
dc.subject CLIMATE
dc.subject CLIMATE ANALYSIS
dc.subject CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subject CLIMATE CONDITIONS
dc.subject CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
dc.subject CLIMATIC VARIATIONS
dc.subject COAST
dc.subject COASTAL AREAS
dc.subject COASTAL EROSION
dc.subject COASTAL ZONES
dc.subject COMMUNES
dc.subject CONSTRUCTION
dc.subject CONURBATION
dc.subject CRED
dc.subject CURRENT POPULATION
dc.subject CURRENTS
dc.subject DAMAGES
dc.subject DAMS
dc.subject DATA SOURCES
dc.subject DATES
dc.subject DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS
dc.subject DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subject DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
dc.subject DISASTER
dc.subject DISASTER MANAGEMENT
dc.subject DISASTER PREVENTION
dc.subject DISASTER PREVENTION MEASURES
dc.subject DISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subject DISASTER RESEARCH
dc.subject DISASTER RESPONSE
dc.subject DISASTER RESPONSE SYSTEM
dc.subject DISASTER RISK
dc.subject DISASTER RISK REDUCTION
dc.subject DISASTER RISKS
dc.subject DISEASES
dc.subject DISSEMINATION
dc.subject DRAINAGE
dc.subject DROUGHT
dc.subject DROUGHTS
dc.subject EARLY WARNING
dc.subject EARTHQUAKE
dc.subject EARTHQUAKES
dc.subject ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
dc.subject ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subject ECONOMIC TRENDS
dc.subject ECOSYSTEM
dc.subject EDUCATIONAL MEASURES
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER
dc.subject ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES
dc.subject EPIDEMIC
dc.subject EPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subject EXCESSIVE CONCENTRATION OF POPULATION
dc.subject EXISTING RESOURCES
dc.subject EXTREME EVENTS
dc.subject EXTREME WEATHER
dc.subject EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
dc.subject FAMINE
dc.subject FIRE
dc.subject FIRES
dc.subject FLOOD
dc.subject FLOOD EVENTS
dc.subject FLOOD PLAINS
dc.subject FLOODED
dc.subject FLOODING
dc.subject FLOODS
dc.subject FOREST
dc.subject FORESTS
dc.subject GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
dc.subject GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subject GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subject GREENHOUSE GAS
dc.subject GROUND SURFACE
dc.subject HABITAT
dc.subject HABITAT DEGRADATION
dc.subject HABITATS
dc.subject HAIL STORM
dc.subject HAILSTORM
dc.subject HAZARD
dc.subject HAZARD MAP
dc.subject HAZARD MAPS
dc.subject HAZARDS
dc.subject HEAT WAVE
dc.subject HIGH POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject HOSPITAL
dc.subject HOUSING
dc.subject HOUSING DENSITY
dc.subject HOUSING STOCK
dc.subject HUMAN ACTIVITY
dc.subject HUMAN BEINGS
dc.subject HUMAN SETTLEMENTS
dc.subject HUMANITARIAN ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject HYDROLOGY
dc.subject IMAGE INTERPRETATION
dc.subject IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject IMMIGRATION
dc.subject INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
dc.subject INTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL STRATEGY FOR DISASTER REDUCTION
dc.subject LAND COVER
dc.subject LAND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject LAND MANAGEMENT
dc.subject LAND PROPERTY
dc.subject LAND SUBSIDENCE
dc.subject LAND USE
dc.subject LAND USE PLANNING
dc.subject LAND USE REGULATIONS
dc.subject LAND USES
dc.subject LAND-USE PLANNING
dc.subject LANDSLIDE
dc.subject LOCAL AUTHORITIES
dc.subject LOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject LOCAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
dc.subject MALARIA
dc.subject METROPOLITAN AREAS
dc.subject MIGRANTS
dc.subject MIGRATION
dc.subject MITIGATION
dc.subject NATIONAL EMERGENCY
dc.subject NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
dc.subject NATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subject NATURAL DISASTER
dc.subject NATURAL DISASTERS
dc.subject NATURAL HAZARD
dc.subject NATURAL HAZARDS
dc.subject NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject OVERPOPULATION
dc.subject PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
dc.subject PEANUTS
dc.subject POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
dc.subject POPULATION DATA
dc.subject POPULATION DENSITY
dc.subject POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject PRACTITIONERS
dc.subject PRESERVATION
dc.subject PROGRESS
dc.subject PROPERTY RIGHT
dc.subject PUBLIC AWARENESS
dc.subject PUBLIC INFORMATION
dc.subject PUBLIC SERVICES
dc.subject PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject RAINFALL
dc.subject RAPID POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subject REFINERY
dc.subject RELIEF
dc.subject RELIEFWEB
dc.subject REMOTE SENSING
dc.subject RESCUE
dc.subject RESCUE SERVICES
dc.subject RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject RESIDENTIAL AREAS
dc.subject RESOURCE USE
dc.subject RESPECT
dc.subject RICE
dc.subject RISK ANALYSIS
dc.subject RISK ASSESSMENT
dc.subject RISK FACTORS
dc.subject RIVER
dc.subject RURAL AREAS
dc.subject RURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject RURAL COMMUNITY
dc.subject RURAL POPULATION
dc.subject SAFETY
dc.subject SAND
dc.subject SANITATION
dc.subject SATELLITE DATA
dc.subject SATELLITE IMAGE
dc.subject SATELLITE IMAGES
dc.subject SEA LEVEL
dc.subject SEA LEVEL RISE
dc.subject SERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subject SHORE
dc.subject SHORES
dc.subject SLUMS
dc.subject SOCIAL FACTORS
dc.subject SOIL EROSION
dc.subject SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION
dc.subject SPILLOVER
dc.subject STUDY AREA
dc.subject SUBURBAN AREAS
dc.subject SUGAR
dc.subject SUGAR CANE
dc.subject SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject TECHNICAL CAPACITY
dc.subject TIDAL WAVES
dc.subject TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS
dc.subject TOPOGRAPHY
dc.subject TORNADO
dc.subject TORNADOS
dc.subject TOWNS
dc.subject TRANSPORTATION
dc.subject TROPICAL CYCLONE
dc.subject TROPICAL CYCLONES
dc.subject TSUNAMI
dc.subject TSUNAMIS
dc.subject UNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject URBAN AREAS
dc.subject URBAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject URBAN LAND
dc.subject URBAN PLANNING
dc.subject URBAN POPULATION
dc.subject URBAN POVERTY
dc.subject URBAN SPRAWL
dc.subject URBANIZATION
dc.subject VOLCANIC ERUPTION
dc.subject VULNERABILITY
dc.subject WATER TABLE
dc.subject WATERSHEDS
dc.subject WAVES
dc.subject WETLAND
dc.subject WETLANDS
dc.subject WORK FORCE
dc.subject ZONING
dc.title Preparing to Manage Natural Hazards and Climate Change Risks in Dakar, Senegal : A Spatial and Institutional Approach en
dc.title.alternative Preparation a la Gestion des Perils Naturels et des Risques lies aux Changement Climatique a Dakar, Senegal : une approche spatiale et institutionnelle en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.crosscuttingsolutionarea Jobs
okr.date.disclosure 2012-06-12
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work :: Other Environmental Study
okr.doctype Economic & Sector Work
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/06/16366170/preparing-manage-natural-hazards-climate-change-risks-dakar-senegal-spatial-institutional-approach-pilot-study-report
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Trade and Competitiveness
okr.globalpractice Water
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 000333037_20120613012100
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 16366170
okr.identifier.report 69868
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2012/06/13/000333037_20120613012100/Rendered/PDF/698680ESW0whit06012020120Box370022B.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Africa
okr.region.country Senegal
okr.sector Water, sanitation and flood protection :: Flood protection
okr.theme Social protection and risk management :: Vulnerability assessment and monitoring
okr.theme Social protection and risk management :: Natural disaster management
okr.theme Urban development
okr.topic Urban Development :: Urban Housing
okr.topic Urban Development :: Hazard Risk Management
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population :: Population Policies
okr.topic Food and Beverage Industry
okr.topic Water Resources :: Wetlands
okr.topic Industry
okr.topic Health
okr.topic Nutrition and Population
okr.unit Urban Unit (FEUUR)
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