Buchanan

Buchanan is Liberia’s principal secondary coastal city and a port centre serving industrial and regional transport activity. Its urban development depends on basic services that connect residential areas with the port, markets and national road network, while coastal rainfall places additional pressure on drainage and sanitation.

The Liberia Urban Resilience Project supports Buchanan with spatial planning, development planning and stronger municipal service capacity. Earlier African Development Bank investment rehabilitated and extended water supply and sanitation infrastructure in the city. These interventions address complementary needs: planning determines where growth can be accommodated, while utilities and local infrastructure make that growth functional. Buchanan’s long-term role as a regional economic centre therefore depends on maintaining reliable services and integrating new neighbourhoods with existing transport and employment areas.