idl-55877-senegal-3c1afe722f6d084e.pdf

This research paper by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) reviews the current and planned climate change adaptation actions in Senegal. It identifies the country's high vulnerability due to its dependence on climate-sensitive sectors like agriculture and fisheries, and its exposure to sea level rise and droughts. While Senegal has established a governance framework including a National Climate Change Committee and a National Adaptation Programme of Action, the report finds that mainstreaming climate risk into national and subnational development planning remains modest.

• Senegal is highly vulnerable to climate change due to its reliance on climate-sensitive livelihoods, including agriculture, livestock raising, and fishing, and the fact that a vast majority of its population lives along the coast.
• Climate trends in Senegal show a mean annual temperature increase of 0.9°C since 1960, with warming most pronounced between October and December.
• Sea level rise poses a severe risk to Senegal's coastal population; a projected 40-centimetre rise shortly after 2050 could put 0.5 million people at risk of flooding.
• The government has established a governance framework for climate change, including the National Climate Change Committee (COMNACC) in 2011 and Regional Climate Change Committees (COMRECCs), though the latter have only recently become active due to limited resources.
• Senegal's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) released in September 2015 estimates a total budget of US$14.558 billion for adaptation actions between 2016 and 2035, with US$12.726 billion expected from foreign financing.
• Integration of climate change into national sectoral policies is limited; only water-related and fishing policies recognize climate change as a risk, while sectors like health, tourism, and gender equality have not integrated it.
• A review of 20 significant adaptation projects shows that the highest number focus on agriculture (30%) and disaster risk management (25%), with many employing ecosystem-based adaptation approaches such as mangrove restoration.
• Senegal established a National Climate Fund in 2015 with the objective of mobilizing US$60 million per year to finance climate projects, with US$10 million expected from the government and the remainder from development partners.
• Despite decentralization efforts, the integration of climate change into subnational and local development planning remains weak.

APA

International Institute for Sustainable Development (n.d.). idl-55877-senegal-3c1afe722f6d084e.pdf. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/idl-55877-senegal.pdf

Chicago

International Institute for Sustainable Development. idl-55877-senegal-3c1afe722f6d084e.pdf. n.d. https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/idl-55877-senegal.pdf.

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@techreport{internationalinstituteforsustainabledevelopmentndidl55877senegal3c1afe722f6d084epdf, author = {{International Institute for Sustainable Development}}, title = {{idl-55877-senegal-3c1afe722f6d084e.pdf}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, url = {https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/idl-55877-senegal.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }