Baie de Hann: restoring one of West Africa’s most polluted bays

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Baie de Hann in Senegal. Photocredits: Invest International

Partnership at the heart of the project

The Baie de Hann project demonstrates how international partnerships can combine development impact with economic value. The project brings together the Government of Senegal, Invest International, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Senegal, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Atradius Dutch State Business, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the European Union, and other finance partners. Van Oord, a Dutch marine contractor, is delivering key elements of the wastewater infrastructure. In doing so, the company supplied Dutch engineering expertise while supporting employment, innovation and international collaboration within the Dutch water sector. The project illustrates how knowledge, finance and engineering can come together to support sustainable urban development in partnership with local institutions and international financiers.