Abidjan Lagoon Drainage Canal

Abidjan Lagoon Drainage Canal is an urban drainage and flood-management network in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire, designed to channel stormwater and urban wastewater away from developed areas and into the Ébrié Lagoon. The network includes major drainage and waterway infrastructure such as the Cocody Flood Canal and Vridi Canal. The system was formally developed between 1975 and 1986 following major flooding in Abidjan, including a catastrophic urban flood in 1969. It uses gravity-fed open canals and collector pipelines to manage stormwater and urban runoff. The drainage network has subsequently experienced operational and environmental pressures associated with rapid urbanization, informal settlements, inadequate infrastructure expansion, solid-waste accumulation, and the discharge of untreated domestic and industrial wastewater. Abidjan Lagoon Drainage Canal is also lagoon drainage network of Abidjan, Ivory Coast, it is an urban water management system designed to channel stormwater and wastewater into the Ébrié Lagoon. It serves as city's flood mitigation infrastructure and channels. It components include the Cocody Flood Canal, which manages runoff from central municipal districts, and the Vridi Canal, a maritime waterway that connects the Port of Abidjan directly to the Atlantic Ocean.

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