In Senegal, a poor country where rural populations experience this poverty intensely, there is a need to understand climate change better to develop adaptation measures to this vulnerability.
The adaptation options identified in this policy and prioritized with the participation of the populations constitute programs favourable to the increase of actual capacities to cope better, over time, with climatic variabilities, which are still challenging to predict, and to which our countries, in particular those listed among the least advanced, are faced. These programs contribute not only to the fight against resource degradation but also to capacity building to improve sources of income.
The current vulnerability is mainly linked to the strong dependence of Senegalese agriculture on rainfall, which is becoming rarer over time and whose interannual variability is difficult to predict. The recommended adaptation solutions are inspired by technological achievements, whether nationally or internationally. They also take into account feasibility and, as far as possible, economic profitability. Some of these techniques are long-term investments that public authorities must support and subsidise.
