Niamey

Niamey has expanded rapidly along both banks of the Niger River, with urban growth extending into areas exposed to flooding and poorly served by roads, drainage and other basic infrastructure. Unplanned settlement increases the number of households vulnerable to extreme rainfall while raising the cost of providing services across the capital.

Niger’s Integrated Urban Development and Multi-Sectoral Resilience project addresses these risks through municipal infrastructure, flood management and stronger urban planning. World Bank analysis also links Niamey’s fragmented urban form to weak connectivity between people, jobs and services. The city’s future development therefore depends on guiding expansion toward safer and better-connected land while improving drainage and neighbourhood infrastructure. Flood resilience and metropolitan accessibility are not separate agendas; both shape where the capital can grow sustainably.