Tracking the green economy in Senegal Policies to watch: wins and warnings

This fact sheet by the Green Economy Coalition outlines the status of Senegal's transition to a green economy, focusing on biodiversity commitments, government programs for green job creation, and the specific challenges and successes within the agroecology and small-scale fisheries sectors.

• Senegal has committed to the International Convention on Biodiversity, focusing on preserving high-density sites, integrating conservation into production, ensuring equitable sharing of management benefits, and sensitizing stakeholders.
• In 2016, the government and UNDP launched a $5 million joint program called PACEV (Support Program for the Creation of Green Jobs Opportunities in Senegal) targeting the services, industry, and agriculture sectors. The program aims to generate 100,000 green economy jobs, consisting of 40,000 direct and 60,000 indirect positions.
• The agroecology sector shows success in organic seed and fertilizer production and natural crop protection, but faces significant barriers. These include a lack of specific government subsidy lines for agroecology, difficult access to water and land (particularly for women), lack of conservation infrastructure, and marketing difficulties that lead some producers to return to conventional farming.
• In the small-scale fisheries sector, the government has implemented a sectoral policy for 2016-2022 and a national adaptation plan for climate change (NAP-Fisheries). While there is strong awareness among artisanal fishermen regarding resource conservation and the modernization of wharves, the sector is hindered by the use of explosives and monofilament, competition from export-oriented industrial fishing, and outdated fisheries agreements with neighboring countries.
• Environmental and economic vulnerabilities are increasing in Senegal, with expected crop yield declines of 5% to 25% over coming decades due to uncertain food production and reduced access to natural resources.

APA

Green Economy Coalition (2019). Tracking the green economy in Senegal Policies to watch: wins and warnings. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Cape-Town-Global-Meet-2019/Senegal-Country-Posters-GM2019-FINAL-PRINT.pdf

Chicago

Green Economy Coalition. Tracking the green economy in Senegal Policies to watch: wins and warnings. 2019. https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Cape-Town-Global-Meet-2019/Senegal-Country-Posters-GM2019-FINAL-PRINT.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greeneconomycoalition2019tracking, author = {{Green Economy Coalition}}, title = {{Tracking the green economy in Senegal Policies to watch: wins and warnings}}, institution = {Green Economy Coalition}, year = {2019}, url = {https://www.greeneconomycoalition.org/assets/reports/Cape-Town-Global-Meet-2019/Senegal-Country-Posters-GM2019-FINAL-PRINT.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }