Mission Senegal April 2018

Mission in Senegal from 11 to 23 April. Team members: Werner Sels, Prof. Dr. Ir. Patrick Van Damme, Wim Jacobs, Halewijn Timmerman and El Hadji Malick Sylla.  

Mission objective:

Roll-out in Senegal of the concept we developed in Burkina Faso from 2007-2017:

- spotting degraded sites - due to climate change - in the region with 200-400mm of rain per year (Podor-Matam; north-east Senegal)
- notify the authorities: Ministry of the Environment, Grand Muraille Verte (Great Green Wall), Eaux et Forêts (Water and Forests)
- get to know the mayor, chefs and leaders of the various communities
- contact local NGOs for cooperation
- analyse business cases

9 Plantage Acacia seneyal
10 citroenboomgaard en Papaya Cashcrop Thies
11 citroenboomgaard Thies
12 Euforbia tirucalli struik boom die CO2 capteert dag en nacht
13 0Zonnebatterij voor elektrificatie van dorpsgemeenschappen
13 1Zonnecelle elektrificatie
14 0 viskwekerij Mbour
14 1 groentenkwekerij op basis van watercultuur en mest van de viskweek
15 Mangrove met oesterkweek
16 0Team Wim Jacobs en Werner Sels
16 1 TeamProfessor Van Damme
16 2Team Sylla Mallick
16 3 Team Halewijn Timmerman