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It outlines the country's political structure as a unitary semi-constitutional monarchy and details territorial disputes regarding Western Sahara and Spanish enclaves. 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Specific initiatives include 'mangrove platforms' for stakeholder dialogue, literacy classes for women, and a feminist leadership program to increase women's participation in natural resource decision-making, particularly in the Sine Saloum and Casamance deltas.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000249#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Senegal's fishing sector faces sustainability challenges including overfishing, non-compliance with regulations affecting species reproduction, and a lack of necessary equipment, resulting in a scarcity of fish.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000249#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Women are central to Senegal's fishing value chain—from oyster collection to processing and sales—but are under-represented in high-level decision-making due to educational barriers and discriminatory practices.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000249#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Natur'ELLES project employs several strategies to empower women and improve resource management: 'mangrove platforms' for stakeholder dialogue, a Google Earth Engine Mangrove Mapping app for community-led data collection, literacy programs ('classe d’alphabetisation'), and a feminist leadership program.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000249#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) tool is used to provide ESG-related risk analysis for infrastructure, arguing for nature-based solutions like mangrove planting over concrete barriers by quantifying benefits such as carbon sequestration and increased fishery yields.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000249#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project specifically targets the enhancement of resilience for women and communities in the Casamance and Sine Saloum deltas who are vulnerable to climate change.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-000249#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["gender equality","nature-based solutions","carbon sequestration","climate resilience"],"geography_discussed":["Morocco","Rabat"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study"]},{"id":"iisd-002005","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-002005","title":"Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of the Contournement de Rabat, Morocco: A focus on road infrastructure","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2019-03","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/savi-contournement-morocco-en.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report evaluates the 41.1 km Rabat bypass road project using the SAVi tool, simulating six risk scenarios and four externalities. 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However, the inclusion of externalities—specifically the value of time saved and the cost of accidents—significantly improves key financial indicators, demonstrating that traditional financial analyses underestimate the project's broader socio-economic value and the risks associated with reduced maintenance or climate change.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002005#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The Rabat bypass project is not financially viable when relying solely on its own revenues under any of the six risk scenarios modelled, exhibiting negative net present value (NPV), an insufficient internal rate of return (IRR), and credit ratios below lender requirements.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002005#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Externalities have a material financial impact on the project, with their value reaching between 13 per cent and 19 per cent of capital and operating and management (O&M) costs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002005#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The value of time saved and the cost of accidents are the most significant externalities. 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