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

The document outlines Senegal's commitments to biodiversity and sustainable development, highlighting a $5 million joint program with UNDP to create 100,000 green jobs. It evaluates the agroecology and fisheries sectors, noting successes in organic seed production and artisanal fisher awareness, while warning of systemic failures such as soil degradation, lack of conservation infrastructure, and persistent illegal fishing practices.

• Senegal has implemented a $5 million joint program with the UNDP, launched in 2016, known as PACEV (Support Program for the Creation of Green Jobs Opportunities in Senegal). This initiative targets the agriculture, industry, and services sectors with the objective of creating 100,000 green economy jobs, consisting of 40,000 direct and 60,000 indirect positions.
• In the agroecology sector, while farmers utilize organic seed and fertilizer production and natural crop protection, the sector is hindered by a lack of specific government subsidy lines, difficult access to water and land (particularly for women), and a lack of conservation infrastructure. Additionally, soil degradation and the expansion of real estate programs threaten farmland, and some producers are returning to conventional farming due to a lack of buyers for organic products.
• The small-scale fisheries sector has established a sectoral policy for development (2016-2022) and a national adaptation plan for climate change (NAP-Fisheries). Despite artisanal fishermen's awareness of resource conservation and the organization of wharves to meet export standards, the sector suffers from the use of explosives and monofilament nets, competition from export-oriented industrial fishing, and a lack of financial resources for ecological monitoring.
• Climate change and resource scarcity are expected to increase the vulnerability of the poor in Senegal, with projections that crop yields may decrease by 5% to 25% over the coming decades.

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} }