The main objective of the recently launched initiative is to support the country in the development of green cities and to improve the living conditions of Senegalese people through the sustainable management of urban waste, according to a report in Arfik21.

The project called “project for the management of plastic waste, wastewater and waste electrical and electronic equipment” is financed by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and will run for four years. With the GGGI, an intergovernmental organisation with which the Government of Senegal has signed agreements for the ratification of the treaty in November 2014, will support the country in the development of green cities and contribute to the improvement of the living conditions of the populations through the sustainable management of urban waste in the Dakar, Touba and Tivaouane cities, as per the report.

The sanitation project will also promote the creation of value from waste through recycling and recovery, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and the organisation of waste-related industries in the country. The initiative is expected to create 700 green jobs, benefiting some 500,000 people in various localities. “The specifications also include the promotion of sustainable, reliable and affordable ecological services in the management of plastic waste, sewage sludge, etc.,” Abdoulaye Faye of GGGI Senegal was quoted as saying.

To achieve the objectives, GGGI and the Senegalese government plan to put in place a national strategy for green growth, which will set a reference framework for the promotion of green and inclusive growth in the implementation of the Emerging Senegal Plan (ESP), the National Strategy for Sustainable Development and the Nationally Determined Contribution, the report stated.