Enhancing Direct Access for Adaptation in Senegal

Adaptation Need

Senegal faces pressing adaptation needs, with over 70% of its population reliant on rain-fed agriculture and 60% of arable land degraded, costing nearly 9% of GDP. Despite strong policy commitments, including its updated NDC, access to the USD 4 billion needed for adaptation by 2030 remains limited. While institutions like CSE and LBA are GCF-accredited, and others like FONGIP and FONSIS are seeking accreditation, capacity to develop bankable, standards-aligned projects is still low. GCA is addressing this gap through targeted support to strengthen institutional readiness, improve project design, and unlock climate finance. 

GCA’s Added Value

GCA is supporting these institutions — CSE, LBA, FONGIP, and FONSIS — to strengthen their access to climate finance and advance national adaptation goals. For CSE, GCA helped develop two concept notes: the USD 9.5 million Climate-Resilient Agroforestry-Based Entrepreneurship Project (PAAFE-Climate) with the GCF and a USD 5 million ecosystem restoration project with the Adaptation Fund, while also supporting CSE’s GCF reaccreditation. GCA also assisted LBA in designing the USD 12.4 million Climate Change Mitigation and Smallholder Adaptation Project (AT4∆), targeting over 3.7 million beneficiaries through climate-smart agriculture in the Peanut Basin. For FONGIP and FONSIS, GCA’s support focuses on GCF accreditation readiness, including the development of key fiduciary, environmental, and gender policies. These efforts were reinforced through a regional workshop in 2024 in Dakar, enhancing institutional capacity in project design for accessing financing from global climate funds.