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“Rural Senegalese women staged a protest in Dakar on Saturday to demand climate justice, saying they continue to suffer the harmful effects of climate change.
“Rural women are mobilizing today because the climate crisis is at the crossroads between an environmental, health – you know, the COVID-19 pandemic -, social and economic crisis,” said Khady Camara, organizer of the walk.
Climate change poses a considerable threat to agriculture in Senegal, where only 7% of cultivated land is irrigated, making the country’s agriculture highly dependent on rainfall.
The demonstration precedes the next COP28 summit planned in Dubai, starting on November 30.
“Fighting climate change is very difficult and requires human, material and financial resources that women do not have. That is why they are here today to remind decision-makers who will attend the next Conference of the Parties in Dubai that they were promised last year, during COP27, a green fund to support the fight against climate change”, defended Mouhamadou Lamine Seck, environmental lawyer.
The agricultural sector has had to undergo significant changes, with the peanut industry, historically a pillar of the Senegalese economy, experiencing a severe crisis.
This crisis led to a shift to the cultivation of cereals such as millet, rice and corn, as well as the production of fruits, vegetables and cassava.
It should be noted that this demonstration is the third organized by Senegalese women to advocate for climate justice.”
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