Adaptation policies, strategies, initiatives and actions in Senegal: gaps, challenges and opportunities for locally-led adaptation

The document analyzes Senegal's climate adaptation landscape, noting a shift toward sectoral and territorial approaches. While the government has launched initiatives like the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) to integrate indigenous practices, significant gaps remain in financing, evidence-based knowledge, and the inclusion of community-led strategies. Case studies in Daga Birame, Dionewar, and Widdou Thingolly illustrate the capacity of local communities to implement adaptation measures in agriculture, coastal protection, and health, despite limited central government support.

• Senegal is transitioning toward a sectoral and territorial approach to climate action, with its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) prioritizing eight vulnerable sectors: agriculture, livestock, fisheries, health, water resources and floods, biodiversity, and the coastal zone.
• The government has implemented mechanisms to integrate local adaptation into national planning, including the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) and the revision of development documents like the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and Integrated Climate Territory Plans (ICTP).
• Local communities demonstrate significant capacity to identify and implement adaptation strategies, as seen in the 'climate-smart village' of Daga Birame (solar-powered boreholes and reforestation), the island of Dionewar (coastal protection and oyster farming), and Widdou Thingolly (heat wave early warning systems and Nubian vaults).
• Despite local initiatives, there is a disconnect between community-led actions and central government support, with local actors reporting a lack of technical and financial means to ensure sustainability.
• Senegal faces four primary challenges in its adaptation efforts: limited access to evidence-based knowledge, insufficient integration of climate considerations in socio-economic planning, failure to fully utilize endogenous community practices, and uncertain financing.
• The financing requirements for Senegal's NDC are estimated at USD 14.5 billion by 2030, but the current climate financing mechanism is described as very uncertain.

APA

Sy, I. (2023). Adaptation policies, strategies, initiatives and actions in Senegal: gaps, challenges and opportunities for locally-led adaptation. Africa Policy Research Institute. https://afripoli.org/adaptation-policies-strategies-initiatives-and-actions-in-senegal-gaps-challenges-and-opportunities-for-locally-led-adaptation

Chicago

Sy, Ibrahima. Adaptation policies, strategies, initiatives and actions in Senegal: gaps, challenges and opportunities for locally-led adaptation. Africa Policy Research Institute, 2023. https://afripoli.org/adaptation-policies-strategies-initiatives-and-actions-in-senegal-gaps-challenges-and-opportunities-for-locally-led-adaptation.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{sy2023adaptation, author = {Sy, Ibrahima}, title = {{Adaptation policies, strategies, initiatives and actions in Senegal: gaps, challenges and opportunities for locally-led adaptation}}, institution = {Africa Policy Research Institute}, year = {2023}, month = mar, url = {https://afripoli.org/adaptation-policies-strategies-initiatives-and-actions-in-senegal-gaps-challenges-and-opportunities-for-locally-led-adaptation}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }