Solid Waste Management and Risks to Health in Urban Africa: A Study of Dakar City, Senegal

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, 83 pages
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Language:
English
Published: September 2017
Publisher(s):
IIED
Area(s):
Senegal
Product code:21851G
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This report addresses Solid Waste Management (SWM) in Dakar (Senegal). It focuses on man-made hazards of poor Solid Waste Management, consequent loss to health and associated secondary hazards. Ideally, an effective SWM system: (i) protects population health, especially for the poor; (ii) promotes environmental quality and sustainability; and (iii) supports economic productivity and the creation of jobs. 

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African Population and Health Research Centre (2017). Solid Waste Management and Risks to Health in Urban Africa: A Study of Dakar City, Senegal. IIED, London; KCL, London.
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