Project Name

Senegal Diamniadio Project Preparation for Institutional and Land Management Issues

Beneficiary

Government of Senegal

Project Site

Dakar , Senegal

Funding Source

Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)

Reference Contact

Ms. Sinnammal Souppaya
Contracting Officer
Millennium Challenge Corporation
875 Fifteenth Street, NW
Washington , DC 20005

Implementation Time

March 2006 – July 2007

Project Objectives/Components

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the Government of Senegal formed a preliminary agreement to pursue a Compact that would, if approved, provide assistance for the planning and infrastructure servicing of an economic development zone called the “Diamniadio Platform”. The development of the Platform will require a large number of design and engineering tasks, the creation of an institution for management, new legal and regulatory relations for its proper functioning, the re-organization of land and property rights and the resettlement of some persons and enterprises currently occupying the Platform site.

Project Tasks

ILS advice and expertise were delivered for two of the key tasks:

Task 5: Administrative Land Re-Classification and Transfer Study, and
Task 6: Study of Land Administration and Land Use Controls

Specific tasks for ILS included:

• Based on input from and discussions with the current cadastre design team, and an analysis of the preliminary land use plan for the Platform, ILS designed an operational model for cadastre administration during the implementation phase of the project.
• Incorporating results from Task 5 & 6, ILS prepared guidelines for the operation and administration of all aspects of the land-use GIS, for use by AMPMD (or the eventual Platform Management entity).
• Based on current practice in cadastre management in Senegal, and in concert with the ongoing national cadastre modernization program, ILS prepared guidelines for the integration of Diamniadio Platform and security perimeter GIS within the national framework.

Implementation Team

International Land Systems (ILS), Inc.
ARD, Inc.
Centre de Suive Ecologique (CSE)