Senegal
The Government of Senegal and international donors are focusing on strengthening the agriculture sector to build resilience to coastal erosion, droughts, floods, and pest invasions.
Senegal is vulnerable to several natural hazards, particularly coastal erosion, droughts, floods, and locust invasions. The Government of Senegal is committed to growth through investment in the agriculture sector, which forms the basis of the country’s economy. The Government of Senegal’s growing investment in agriculture (more than 10 percent of GDP per year) has opened the door for stronger, more resilient food security.
However, agricultural productivity has faced a slowdown recently, mainly as a result of climate shocks such as rainfall and drought, lack of access to irrigation, and price volatility. International donor investments are focused on providing farmers, herders, and fishers with access to climate information services that help them make informed decisions in the face of droughts, storms, and other potential shocks.
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The first part of the report analyses household resilience capacity in 2010 at the national and regional levels, at the urban level and also at...
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This report primarily aims to highlight the main pillars of resilience and their contributing factors at the household level using the second...
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Senegal is one of the poorest countries in the world but thanks to its political and social stability has experienced a higher economic...
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This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues in Senegal, including how climate change will potentially impact agriculture, water resources, human health, fisheries and coastal zones. The brief includes an overview and climate summary of Senegal, as well as projected climate changes....
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This evaluation explores how different productive inclusion programs impact the wellbeing and economic stability of safety net beneficiaries in Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Niger, and Senegal.
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Senegal is one of the poorest countries in the world but thanks to its political and social stability has experienced a higher economic growth compared to its neighboring countries. Senegalese population strongly relies on agriculture and livestock rearing activities: 46 percent of the...
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Together with other key partners, FAO has been pioneering resilience measurement and analysis with respect to food insecurity through the Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) 2 model which has been used to undertake the present analysis.
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This report primarily aims to highlight the main pillars of resilience and their contributing factors at the household level using the second iteration of the FAO Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis (RIMA) methodology – Resilience Index Measurement and Analysis II (RIMA-II...
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Matam is one of the poorest and most food-insecure regions of Senegal. Its economy is largely based on agriculture and pastoralism, thus vulnerable to climatic changes and socio-economic shocks. Matam experiences infrastructure weakness and poor access to many basic services, such as...
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The first part of the report analyses household resilience capacity in 2010 at the national and regional levels, at the urban level and also at the level of the household head’s gender. The second part of the report portrays a dynamic analysis of resilience capacity and food security between...
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