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Senegal

The Senegalese government 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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Risk Profile

Climate risk profile: Senegal

12 Feb 2021 - ATLAS - Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessments

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...

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Evaluation

Promoting Productive Inclusion and Resilience in National Safety Nets: A Four-Country Evaluation in the Sahel

04 Mar 2020 - Innovations for Poverty Action

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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Technical Guidance

Resilience Analysis in Senegal 2005

28 Aug 2019 - FAO

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...

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Policy Brief

Resilience Analysis in Senegal: Matam 2016

27 Aug 2019 - FAO

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)...

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