Linking sectoral adaptation planning processes at national and subnational levels: Lessons from Senegal

Senegal has implemented a sectoral approach to its National Adaptation Plan (NAP), utilizing a hierarchy of committees to link local and national planning. The fisheries and aquaculture sector served as the pilot for this process, integrating six existing local adaptation plans into a national strategy. Key to this success was the involvement of Local Artisanal Fishing Councils (CLPA) and the coordination between the National Committee on Climate Change (COMNACC) and 14 Regional Committees on Climate Change (COMRECCs).

• Senegal's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process is led by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD) and overseen by the National Committee on Climate Change (COMNACC). To ensure subnational coordination and linkages to national planning, 14 Regional Committees on Climate Change (COMRECCs) were established.
• The fisheries and aquaculture sector was the first of 10 priority sectors to undergo the NAP process. This sector is vital to Senegal's food security, as fish provides half of the population's animal protein, and it supports approximately 600,000 direct and indirect jobs.
• The NAP-fisheries process utilized a bottom-up approach by incorporating six pre-existing local adaptation plans from the communities of Ziguinchor, Kafountine, Saint Louis, Rufisque/Bargny, Sindia Nord/Sindia Sud, and Joal/Fadjiouth. These local plans provided data on context-specific vulnerabilities and gender considerations that informed the national strategy.
• Local Artisanal Fishing Councils (CLPA) played a critical role by providing a multistakeholder platform that included fishermen, fishmongers, processors, and local officials. These councils ensure that the perspectives of local actors are captured and are responsible for enforcing fisheries management rules locally.
• To manage the implementation of the NAP-fisheries, the MEDD and the Ministry of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs (MPEM) created the Climate Change Platform for Fisheries. This national entity is responsible for monitoring, evaluation, and mobilizing funds, while reporting to the COMNACC.
• The integration of existing local plans and the use of established local organizations increased the efficiency of the process, allowing the NAP-fisheries document to be finalized in just over a year (signed in November 2016).

APA

Guerdat, P., & Dazé, A. (2018). Linking sectoral adaptation planning processes at national and subnational levels: Lessons from Senegal. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/napgn-en-2018-snapshot-linking-sectoral-adaptation-planning-processes-at-national-and-subnational-levels-lessons-from-senegal.pdf

Chicago

Guerdat, Patrick, and Angie Dazé. Linking sectoral adaptation planning processes at national and subnational levels: Lessons from Senegal. NAP Global Network, 2018. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/napgn-en-2018-snapshot-linking-sectoral-adaptation-planning-processes-at-national-and-subnational-levels-lessons-from-senegal.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{guerdat2018linking, author = {Guerdat, Patrick and Dazé, Angie}, title = {{Linking sectoral adaptation planning processes at national and subnational levels: Lessons from Senegal}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2018}, month = jun, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/napgn-en-2018-snapshot-linking-sectoral-adaptation-planning-processes-at-national-and-subnational-levels-lessons-from-senegal.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }