MADAGASCAR

Improving waste management in

Antananarivo

Waste in the capital of Madagascar saturates the Andralanitra landfill and poses serious health problems.
AFD is helping the city secure and reorganize the landfill’s activity.

CONTEX T
13/07/2010 30/06/2017
T he Andralanitra landfill is the o nly landfill o f the Urban Project start Project end
Co mmunity o f Antananarivo (CUA). It is lo cate d abo ut 10 date date
km away fro m the city ce nte r and co ve rs an are a o f 18
Antananarivo
he ctare s , i.e . 5 km mo re than the autho riz e d limit. Eve ry
Location
day, be twe e n 350 and 550 to ns o f was te pile up the re ,
with no co ntainme nt o r wate r tre atme nt s ys te m. Water and Sanitation ,
Sustainable Cities
T his s ituatio n cre ate s s e rio us po llutio n pro ble ms . T he sector(s)
was te co ntaminate s wate r and land, while the o do urs ,
Grant
to xic gas e s and o utbre aks o f ins e ct pe s ts make living
financing tool(s)
co nditio ns unple as ant fo r re s ide nts . A numbe r o f po o r
familie s s crape a living fro m the landfill by re co ve ring 2 000 000 EUR
was te o r pro ducing co mpo s t. T he s e info rmal activitie s Financing amount
take place in e xtre me ly diffi cult s anitary co nditio ns . CUA
7 years
plans to de ve lo p a ne w landfill 30 km fro m Antananarivo .
Duration of funding
In the me antime , the Andralanitra landfill ne e ds to be
s e cure d and re o rganiz e d. ACHEVÉ
Status

Urban Community of Antananarivo

DESCRIPTION (CUA)
Autonomous Maintenance Service
T he pro gram to s e cure the Andralanitra landfill aims to of the City of Antananarivo
impro ve o pe rating co nditio ns at the landfill and limit (SAMVA)
Beneficiaries
dis turbance s to ne ighbo ring po pulatio ns . T his pro gram
is finance d by AFD via a EUR 2m grant to the
Go ve rnme nt o f Madagas car re allo cate d to CUA. CUA is
als o co ntributing EUR 100,000 o f financing to the
pro gram. T he re are thre e o bje ctive s :

Co mbat the po llutio n caus e d by the landfill: this

invo lve s co ve ring the ho le s in o rde r to limit le achate
ge ne ratio n (po llute d juice s ) and de ve lo p a drinking
wate r ne two rk fo r s urro unding are as ;
Impro ve the co lle ctio n and e xplo itatio n o f the landfill
by ne ighbo ring co mmunitie s ;
P re pare the clo s ing do wn o f the landfill: this
co mpo ne nt invo lve s re gulating the activity o f
ragpicke rs and imple me nting a re co nve rs io n plan fo r
co mmunitie s who s e live liho o ds de pe nd o n the
e xplo itatio n o f the landfill.

IMPACTS

Re ductio n o f the po llutio n caus e d by the Andralanitra

landfill; Impro ve me nt in living co nditio ns fo r s o me 800
ne ighbo ring familie s ;
 Acce s s to drinking wate r fo r s urro unding village s ;
Co ntributio n to s us tainable was te manage me nt in
Antananarivo .

Agency of Antananarivo | 23, rue Razanakombana Ambohijatovo BP 557 Antananarivo - 101 ANTANANARIVO
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