“…Here, territorial alliances—as these modes of interaction are labelled by the author—are also constantly negotiated and reconfigured. Quite similar to what has been described in the context of flood response in GRN, actors invest in these coalitions in their struggle to secure their access to urban land (List, 2015). The particularities of the governance configuration for flood management-related services found in this case study also extend beyond the borders of Pikine and Senegal, with common traits in the governance of public services found across West African countries such as Benin, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, where community associations and municipalities, for example, share similar modes of functioning and difficulties (Olivier de Sardan, 2014).…”