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According to this report the impacts of climate change are already evident in Senegal and are projected to worsen in the future with increased temperatures, greater variability, and extreme events, as well as rising sea level.
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This paper discusses how social protection can become more ‘anticipatory’ and make food security more resilient to climate risks.
Floods streets in  in Dakar, Senegal, 2012
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The SERRP project is collaborating with the West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program, which was launched in 2018 to strengthen the resilience of coastal communities and ecosystems in West Africa.
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Three new regions - Assam (India), Louga (Senegal), and Pernambuco (Brazil) - have joined the Race to Resilience campaign through RegionsAdapt, committing to enhance climate resilience.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
A health worker checks the blood pressure of a patient at the mobile clinic in Ankatafana, Madagascar
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Traditional approaches to health programming are no longer sufficient in this rapidly changing climate. This means integrating climate considerations into every aspect of our health programs.
Climatelinks
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This report summarizes how the Nature-Based Solutions Opportunity Scan supports the World Bank, its clients, and development partners to identify NBS investment opportunities, understand the associated benefits, and integrate interventions into projects.
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This study examines the impact of socio-economic and institutional support on community responses to climate change and the impact of changes in three selected regions of Senegal, which fall within different rainfall gradients.
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Oyster larvae were dying in their millions in the coastal hatcheries, and farmers and scientists initially believed they were being ravaged by a bacterial disease. It took a few months to discover the true culprit: ocean water acidification.
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