Support to the Great Green Wall in Senegal for the resilience of communities and ecosystems

About this project

This project aims to strengthen the resilience of ecosystems and vulnerable populations, especially women and youth, to climate change in the regions bordering the Great Green Wall in Senegal. It does so through reforestation, nature-based solutions, climate-resilient agriculture, inclusive climate governance and advocacy. The Great Green Wall is a flagship initiative of the African Union that involves 11 countries and aims at countering the effects of desertification. Project activities include: (1) restoring degraded land using sustainable methods; (2) constructing rainwater harvesting facilities (cisterns, ponds, solar wells); (3) creating local platforms for land and natural resource management; (4) providing technical capacity building, particularly for women and young people, to implement agricultural practices adapted to climate change; (5) supporting women and young people's organizations to improve their management and skills in agricultural and environmental entrepreneurship, in the management of rural micro-businesses; (6) promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency, including the use of improved stoves; and (7) providing capacity-building in advocacy, leadership, negotiation, representation, and participation of women and young people in local decision-making on natural resource management. This project benefits vulnerable populations living along Senegal’s portion of the Great Green Wall, particularly women and youth. It also directly benefit about 110,000…

Published by

Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) · Government

Countries

Senegal

Sectors

Agricultural developmentAgricultural water resourcesAgricultural education/trainingForestry developmentForestry education/trainingEnvironmental policy and administrative managementBiodiversitySite preservationEnvironmental education/trainingRural development

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Main focusGood governance · Also contributesBiodiversity · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Main focusDesertification · Also contributes

Published by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD) to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 2 Nov 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: CA-3-P011581001.

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