Climate change and Urban Vulnerability in Africa

1. Climate change and UrbanVulnerability in Africa District council as important stakeholders in adaptation in Saint-Louis: Possibilities and challenges Presented by Souleymane GUEYE PhD Cluva Saint-Louis

2. Introduction • The exacerbation of risks related to climate change makes the city of St. Louis more vulnerable. • Flooding, erosion and salinization are probably the major risks that threaten repeatedly the old city. • Despite the multiplicity of actors in the field and the numerous initiatives, the problem remains faced with a lack of coordination of actions. • The organization of community actors seems to be a fundamental deal that the municipality intends to rely for a more effective involvement of people in the management of climate risks Cluva Saint-Louis

3. Context of emergence of district councils in Saint-Louis • In the context of decentralization, three local authorities were created: • The region, the town and the rural community • The neighborhood (district) is absent in the process • Lack of accountability of local stakholders; • Insufficient support neighborhood problems; • Lack of social legitimacy of representative district with populations • Proliferation of formal and informal structures in all sectors • Need for coordinated action at the local level by a federative structure, apolitical and non-denominational =district council Cluva Saint-Louis

4. Implementation of district council Parteners Forum Elaboration of PDQ Stage 1: Presentation of the PDQ to all Stage1 : mounting of the initiative committee Stage1 : Installation of district council stakholders Presence of sponsors and parteners for the ADC: return of ressources persons in the district developement Diagnosis, Restitutions/validations Return of young people to execute stage2: Steady - surveys : Stage 2:developmentpriority action plan evaluation and coordination with projects across the city Information and awareness Exploratory Focus group inventory: CBO listing, problèms, division of the disctrict in 5 zones Survey diagnostics and census Problemslisting PDQ implementation Problèmsanalysis in termsof causes and consequences problèmshierarchicalorganizationamongpriorityorder in the district Stage 2: District councilimplementation transformation of problèmsin operational goals Information andawareness , inaction and projectidea Exploratory Focus group détermination of stratégical orientation of development inventory Officialization of district council process of implementation of district council Niang, 2007, modified Cluva Saint-Louis

5. The district council: composition and structuration • Composition • Sporting and Cultural Associations (ASC), • Promotion female group (‘’mbotaay’’ and youth girls organization (OJF), • Associations theme : • The disabledcommittee, • Healthcommittee, • Associations of scholar parents, • Religious associations • Cell-schoolenvironment, • Etc. • GIE community base • Neighborhooddevelopment associations Cluva Saint-Louis

6. Président The district council: composition and structuration Vice président Treasurer Secretary- general Treasurer associate Secretary-general associate Président of commissions Commission 1 Commission 2 Commission 3 Commission 4 Cluva Saint-Louis

7. Organization et Functioning • The Neighborhood Council holds various meetings in different time periods, namely: • Monthly: Board Meeting; • Every 3 months: Steering Committee Meeting, it is the conditiongrant by the City of St. Louis to give them 114 € / year; • Every 6 months: General Assembly information also involving representatives of various associations; • Every 2 years: General Assembly renewal during which the officers are elected democratically under the supervision of the ADC .. Cluva Saint-Louis

8. Niveau communautaire Niveau déconcentré Niveau décentralisé Different levels of urban governance in St. Louis Place of district council Gouverneur régional Comité Régional de développement Maire Préfet Services techniques Services technmunicip Agence de développement communale Niveau municipal Conseil Municipal Délégué Président Conseil Conseil de quartiers Source, COLY A., NDOUR M., GUEYE S., underpress Niveau quartier Association sportives et culturelles Cluva Saint-Louis Comité, commission Organisation communautaire de base

9. District councils as important stakholders in adaptation in Saint-Louis • The district council’sroleis: • "Create and / or support initiatives developed self-promotion in the district in connection with the municipal authorities residing in the district (town councilors and delegates District); • Contribute to the realization of projects and actions identified in the Development Plan Area (PDQ). " • Play the role of intermediation as a privileged interlocutor for external partners. • It acts as a local government in support of neighborhood problems and in resolving internal conflicts Cluva Saint-Louis

10. District councils as important stakholders in adaptation in Saint-Louis • The district council is: • an excellent means of promoting projects to the people; • A gateway mandatory for the success of any project to be implemented in the district, • A shortcut in the implementation of projects through its ability to rapidly target populations and vulnerable areas; • An excellent tool for mobilizing people in the occurrence of risk • A partner of the municipality for governance of climate risks. • A significant opportunity in the involvement of local actors (district level) in decision making on issues concerning them. Cluva Saint-Louis

11. Some achievements of district councilthe example of GoxuMbacc district • The district council of GoxuMbacc has to its credit several achievements: • the construction of a highway by the state, which was donated to the town; • conducting survey on fertility, which revealed a number of 400 births per year; • achieving censuses residents in the district in 2000 and 2012; • organizing awareness sessions on a variety of topics; • the organization of training sessions for teachers on climate change so that they can relay information to students; • design projects on the risks of climate change; • The organization of young people in an association. Cluva Saint-Louis

12. Someproblemsrelated to local governance • Institutional two headed: delegate district – district council president; • Lack of legality of the district council; • Lack of financial resources to implement projects identified in the district development plan (PDQ); • Lack of updating PDQ which become obsolete over time against rapidly changing risk. Cluva Saint-Louis

13. Conclusion • Urban governance in the city of St. Louis has experienced notable changes; • The extension of decentralization to the local level through the creation of neighborhood councils is a major opportunity in the management of climate risks; • To play their role, they must be institutional strengthening and coaching largest in terms of financial resources; • Social legitimacy makes it an important tool in the local governance of climate risks. Cluva Saint-Louis

14. Thank you for your attention Cluva Saint-Louis