Lecture

Restructuring El Mina District in Nouakchott

Description

This lecture discusses the restructuring of the precarious El Mina district in Nouakchott, focusing on its size, population, living conditions, and the unique institutional framework involving various stakeholders such as the State, World Bank, and local authorities. It also covers the strategy implemented, which includes land ownership access, household compensation, and housing programs. The meticulous preparation and phased implementation from 2000 to 2008 are highlighted, leading to the relocation of thousands of households and the development of essential infrastructure. The achieved results include the resettlement of 7,000 households, infrastructure improvements, and a significant investment. The lecture concludes with insights on household and shack census, emphasizing the collaborative efforts of multiple partners in sustainable higher education development in Africa.

About this result
This page is automatically generated and may contain information that is not correct, complete, up-to-date, or relevant to your search query. The same applies to every other page on this website. Please make sure to verify the information with EPFL's official sources.

Graph Chatbot

Chat with Graph Search

Ask any question about EPFL courses, lectures, exercises, research, news, etc. or try the example questions below.

DISCLAIMER: The Graph Chatbot is not programmed to provide explicit or categorical answers to your questions. Rather, it transforms your questions into API requests that are distributed across the various IT services officially administered by EPFL. Its purpose is solely to collect and recommend relevant references to content that you can explore to help you answer your questions.