-
Senegal: Senegal's Oil Boom Sparks Climate Change Fears
RFI, 1 June 2017
Senegal's growing oil sector received a 25-million-euro boost from the World Bank on Wednesday to help it negotiate complex oil and gas contracts. But the oil boom has sparked… Read more »
-
Senegal: The Little Shrub Making a Big Difference in Rural Senegal
IRIN, 5 June 2017
In India, its dried leaves are used as a hair conditioner; in east Africa it's fed to livestock; Mauritanians smoke its seeds; and in rural Senegal, where it goes by the name of… Read more »
-
Senegal: Success Against Salt - Farmers Battle Major Climate Change Threat
IRIN, 14 September 2017
Climate change makes life harder for Senegalese farmers in many different ways: shorter rainy seasons, more frequent and longer dry spells and droughts, a lower water table,… Read more »
-
Senegal: How Climate Change Is Plunging Senegal's Herders Into Poverty
IRIN, 10 October 2018
Author Note Read more »
How Climate Change Plunges Senegal's Herders Into Poverty
"If there was good rain, all of our problems would be solved," says Saidou. This isn't looking likely: in the Sahel, the gaps between the hardship years are getting smaller and weather conditions are becoming more extreme, writes IRIN.
