Supporting private adaptation in semi-arid lands
This PRISE policy brief argues that to unlock the potential of businesses to drive climate-resilient development, support for private adaptation in semi arid lands needs to be rapidly upscaled.
Community-based Action against Flood Risks in Dakar
Community-based action against Flood Risks in Dakar
Climate information services in Senegal
This study analyzed experiences and lessons learned in Senegal, where various climate information services products attempted to effectively involve producers, technicians and policy‐makers.
Key lessons learned from Senegal’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process
Representatives from the Collaborative Management for a Sustainable Fisheries Future in Senegal (COMFISH) initiative share their experience on Senegal’s NAP process.
The R4 Resilience Initiative in Senegal
This article explains the integrated, multi-faceted approach of the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative; a ground-breaking approach for improving food security in the poorest communities.
Disasters and national economic resilience
This paper aims to provide an analysis of economic resilience at the national level, presenting broad changes in resilience to climate extremes over a 42 year period.
Helping decision-makers make sense of climate information
This Future Climate For Africa report presents an overview of climate trends across regions of Africa and a series of climate factsheets that are tailored for specific sub-regions and countries.
COMPENDIUM OF LESSONS LEARNED FROM ARCC CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS
Before considering how to adapt to climate change, it is first necessary to understand the extent to which natural and human systems will be affected by various change...
Reducing vulnerability to food price shocks in a changing climate
Exploring the impacts of food price shocks in a changing climate.
The case of Senegal - Adaptation without Borders
The Stockholm Environment Institute’s research project Adaptation without Borders is placing a spotlight on the country of Senegal in West Africa to illustrate how climate change can have...
National Adaptation Plans and the indirect impacts of climate change
Exploring National Adaptation Plans and the indirect impacts of climate change
Senegal Films – Adaptation without Borders
On this page four short films explore these issues in relation to rice production, consumption and global trade.
Djeneba
Families in Senegal typically spend around 30% oftheir monthly income on food, so even small changes in the price of rice impact the monthly food intake of families in Senegal.
Adaptation and Mitigation through “produced environment” at the rural community of Sebikotane in Senegal
In response to the climatic adverse effects that lessened heavily the high productivity potential of the rural community of Sebikotane, ENDA SYSPRO had partnered with development researchers to implement a new farming system labeled ‘produced environment’ which combined an efficient localized irrigation system with a contour cropping system to protect against windstorms and to enhance the soil fertility.
Flooding in the Sahel
The Senegalese municipality of Diamaguène Sicap-Mbao, located in an ecoregion characterized by a sequence of sand dunes and valleys (see Note 1 below) in the Sahel, is particularly...
Does climate information matter?
Does climate information matter? An innovative tool to measure the value of climate services for farmers
Impacts of sea-level rise in Africa
Coast of Senegal, south of Saint-Louis. Image: ©panoramio.com
Impacts of sea-level rise in SenegalSenegal has a coast of 2,065km comprising sandy, deltaic (the...
Adaptation Tool Kit- Navigation page
ENDA-TM, SEI and local partners in Gambia co-developed a toolkit for vulnerability and adaptation. This has been tested and refined for its use by local practitioners.
Direct access to the Adaptation Fund: Lessons from accrediting NIEs in Jamaica and Senegal
Direct access to the Adaptation Fund: Lessons from accrediting NIEs in Jamaica and Senegal
AfricaAdapt (Network)
AfricaAdapt is an independent bilingual network (French/English) focused exclusively on Africa.
West Africa Science Service Center on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use
WASCAL is an initiative of the German government to establish a center of competence on climate change and adapted land use in West Africa (for the time being, the countries involved are: Benin, Bu
C3D+
In recent years, SEI Oxford and CSAG have been working on the development of two complementary web-based portals designed to support decision-making for climate change adaptation with...
Formation Afrique de l'Ouest 2010-2011
MENA region
Introduction2010-2011 une formation international sur les changements climatiques a été organisé par le SMHI/SWECO/SEI. La formation a rassemblé 27 particpiants venant de 7...
C3D+
This collaborative project brings together partners from developed and developing countries to build capacity on climate change.
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