Niger Disaster Risk Management and Urban Development

The objective of the Disaster Risk Management and Urban Development Project for the Republic of Niger is to improve the country's resilience to natural hazards. The Government of Niger has designed the project with the following components: (i) flood risk management investments, which include drainage, irrigation and priority socio-economic infrastructures, flood protection infrastructure, and rehabilitation of watersheds in certain urban and rural areas; (ii) capacity building for urban development and disaster risk management; consisting of support to elected officials, municipal services and civil society, support to central government, and strengthening of disaster risk management capacities, which will be geared towards providing technical assistance for the development of central and local governments capacities. More specifically, this projects will use sustainable land and water management practices to restore wetlands,  implement sand dune fixation, and protect river banks using vegetation.