Madagascar launches community based flood prevention program
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The Commune urbaine d’Antananarivo and the GRET group launched a pilot sanitation program on October 23 to address flooding in Madagascar.
This initiative focuses on involving local residents to identify specific drainage problems and develop long term solutions for vulnerable neighborhoods. Urban planners will work with representatives from 52 fokontany, which are local administrative neighborhoods, to conduct field diagnostics. These assessments aim to gather information on household needs and identify how waste accumulation or lack of maintenance hinders water flow.
The project aims to move away from uniform infrastructure responses by tailoring actions to the unique characteristics of different areas. The pilot phase will run until 2028 and runs alongside drainage construction in Analakely, Antanimena, Mahamasina, and the East Valley. Riana Andriambolomanana, an urban planning expert at GRET, stated that the program uses these local observations to define strategies for 2027.
The initiative emphasizes that technical works must be supported by community awareness and daily waste management practices to be effective.
