Is Senegal on the right track to achieve its NDC commitments?

The paper finds that while Senegal has made progress in renewable energy and direct access to climate finance, its overall NDC implementation is unsatisfactory. Key obstacles include a significant funding gap, the lack of a national measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) system, and a strategic shift toward oil and gas exploitation that threatens carbon-reduction goals.

• Senegal's implementation of its NDC commitments has been largely unsatisfactory, with a significant gap between required and received funding. The country needs $13 billion to implement its NDC targets by 2030, but since 2015, approved funds from the five main multilateral partners totaled only $149.56 million, or 1.15% of the need.
• Recent oil and gas discoveries between 2014 and 2017 threaten to derail Senegal's low-carbon economy goals. The government's 'gas-to-power' strategy is taking precedence over renewable energy expansion, and investments in the Sangomar and GTA fields (estimated at $10 billion) far outweigh recent climate-friendly investments.
• Senegal has achieved success in expanding its renewable energy capacity and improving direct access to climate finance. Notable projects include the Taïba Ndiaye wind plant (158MW) and solar plants in Kael and Kahone. Additionally, the GCF accreditation of La Banque Agricole (LBA) in 2020 marked a significant step for domestic access to climate finance.
• The COVID-19 pandemic caused delays in climate projects and shifted government priorities toward immediate health and economic relief. For example, the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project reached only 37% implementation by September 2021, falling short of the 65% target.
• Effective NDC implementation is hindered by institutional bottlenecks, including the lack of a national measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) system and the failure of sectoral policies to fully incorporate NDC targets.

APA

Ly, A. (n.d.). Is Senegal on the right track to achieve its NDC commitments? South African Institute of International Affairs. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SAIIA_CoMPRA_PI_15_IsSenegal.pdf

Chicago

Ly, Ahmadou. Is Senegal on the right track to achieve its NDC commitments? South African Institute of International Affairs, n.d. https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SAIIA_CoMPRA_PI_15_IsSenegal.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lyndsenegal, author = {Ly, Ahmadou}, title = {{Is Senegal on the right track to achieve its NDC commitments?}}, institution = {South African Institute of International Affairs}, url = {https://saiia.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/SAIIA_CoMPRA_PI_15_IsSenegal.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }