regional approaches to adaptation planning : senegal experiences

REPUBLIQUE DU SENEGALUn Peuple – Un But – Une Foi

MINISTERE DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT ET DU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE

Direction de l’Environnement et des Etablissements Classés

Regional approaches to adaptation planning : Senegal experiences

NAP EXPO 2016

Presented by :

Gabriel Pierre NDIAYE & Mamadou Daha KANE

OUTLINE

• Background

• Example of two regional programs

• Perspectives from regional projects for NAP process

SENEGAL• Ouest African Country

• Member of ECOWAS

• Located in the Sahel Belt

• Least Developed Country

• Superficy : 196 722 km2

• 700 km of Costal zone

• 3 800 000 ha of arable lands

• Population : 14 000 000

Situation Nationale

• CCNUCC

– signature : 13 Mai 1992

– ratification : 14 juin 1994

• Creation of a National Climate Change Committee (COMNACC) : by decree in 2011

• National Adaptation Plan of Actions (NAPA, 2006)

• National Communications (1997, 2010, 2015)

• Intended National Determined Contribution (2015)

• NAP process launched in july 2015: each of 6 the sectorsidentified formulate their NAPs then compilation at the national level

Overview of some adaptation approaches at the regional level

Two cases :

• Great Green Wall

• Senegal basin river organisation

Senegalese Experience with Great Green Wall

Senegalese Experience with Great Green Wall

National context

Senegal is a Sahelian Country :

• High variability of raining season

• A of 25% deficit of rain water between 1970 to 2000

• Ecosystems are highly vulnerable to climate change and degraded

• Desertification process in progress from the Northwith high frequency of sand wind

• Increased land Degradation linked to biomass deficit

Senegalese Experience with Great Green Wall

African initiative for the GGW :

• launched in 2005

• Endorsed by African Union in 2007

In Senegal, high involvement of the Presidentwho decided to lead by example by creating the National Agency of the Great Green Wall in 2008

Objective of the Great Green Wall Programme

• Ecosystem and lands restoration;

• Biodiversity conservation and restoration

• Poverty alleviation in rural area affected bydesertification progress in the North of Senegal

• Increase carbon sequestration

The GW Agency is supported under national budget

The Great Green Wall is 15 km wide and 545km long, goes throughsixteen (16) municipalities

From the coast to senegalese and malian boundary

Covered Areas and Beneficiaries

GMV Senegal : 3 regions, 5 departments, 16 municipilaties,

pastoral area in the center North of Senegal

545 km x 15 km, between Leona (Louga) and Bele (Bakel). It covers a surperficy of 817 500 ha

Initial OutcomesFrom 2008 to 2015 :• 16 714 000 plants were developed in nursery and 40 227 hectares were planted

• 7 100 km of firewall control are established

• and 13 000 hectares became protected land

• 32% of the area committed by Senegal for the Green Belt

is actually managed

• 7 vegetable gardens of 40 hectares are implemented for

900 Women

• Community management approach developed

for livestock feeding to avoid conflicts

Monitoring approaches• The ecosystem regeneration dynamics is assessed with national and

international universities and institutes;

• Different technical and financial partnerships are associated in theimplementation of the programme, a contract of performance is establishedbetween the Agency and the Ministry of Finance;

• Impacts on Livelihood are estimated annually;

• Education and Environmental training courses are regularly assessed

SENEGAL RIVER BASIN ORGANISATION :

SENEGAL, MAURITANIA, MALI, GUINEA

Regional Management of Senegal River

Senegal River Basin

OMVS Organigramme

the river Basin Organisation is established since 1972 by Mali, Mauritania andSenegal. Guinea is member since 2006 ;

the objective is to manage Senegal river basin natural resources in order toimprove populations livelihoods ;

the strategy consist on buildings dams for electricity supply for the 4 countries,water regulation to avoid floodings and for irrigation purpose (120 000 hectares)and ecosystem conservation ;

Develop partnership between river communities to avoid conflicts

Objectives

Manantali

Hydro electricity Dam

Diama

Irrigation Dam

A new programme :Improving Senegal River Basin Resilience to Climate Change

Impacts

Senegal River Basin is remarkably affected by climate change

impacts. These climate changes pose a real threat to the

availability and sustainability of the environment and natural

resources, especially water resources.

It is in this particular context that OMVS supports Member States

to consider issues related to climate change in the

implementation of a sustainable environment and natural

resources management at regional, national and local level.

Activities• Assessing the vulnerability of the basin to climate variability and change;

• Mobilizing and facilitating access to scientific information and knowledge onclimate phenomena and their current and potential impacts;

• Updating OMVS management and planning tools to take into account theimpacts of climate change;

• Planning and implementing sustainable pilot strategies for adaptation andmitigation in the basin;

• Building institutional and stakeholders capacity at all levels of governance toenable them to play their full role in the adaptation and sustainablemanagement of natural resources.

• The overall cost of the project is approximately $ 20 million

Timeline of implementation (duration, delivery date): In progress (2014 - 2019)

1. Characterization of variability and climate change and vulnerability assessment of the SenegalRiver Basin (2015-2016);

2. Preparation and approval of a regional action plan for adaptation and mitigation (November 2016 -January 2017);

3. Updating water resource management models and strategic documents (2017);

4. Promote sound environmental governance through an effective support for the enforcement ofOMVS instruments and regulations on sustainable water and environment management in the 4Member States (Basin Water Charter ) (2015 - 2018);

5. Implementation of pilot projects for adaptation and mitigation (2017-2019) and development ofmulti-purpose water (irrigated agriculture, fishing, health ... °)

6. Capacity building for various types of stakeholders at regional, national and local level (training,awareness raising and information sharing) for a better understanding of climatic phenomena andadherence to the planning and implementation of sustainable actions to adaptation (2016 - 2019);

Perspectives from regional projects for NAP process

• All regional projects have to be considered in the NAPprocesses;

• Each Country has to associate outcomes and activities goingunder regional project in their NAP process;

• Projects objectives are integrated program taking intoconsideration livestock , water and agriculture managementwith an aim of increasing resilience of communities andecosystem vis a vis climate hazards;

• Monitoring climate parameters are highly important for thesuccess of activities and climate scenario in order to guideappropriated adaptatives measures;

• Sharing experiences and local knowledges in theregional/subregional level is to encourage, it will consolidatecommitment and capacities of local communities and promotebest practices;

• More resources are mobilized but regional coordinationcould be a challenge and can constraints theimplementation process

• Each country will need to have his own national processunder the regional programme;

• Regular concertation between countries will minimizemaladaptations measures and will avoid conflicts.

• Guarantee high political involvement and ensure high

scientific consideration;

Others regional programs

• Canary Current Large Marine Ecosystem

• Strengthening transboundary corporation for improvedecosystem management and restoration in the SenegalDelta (under development by Senegal and Mauritania)

• Gambia River Basin Organization (Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Republic, and Bissau Guinea)

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