Climate-smart development crystallises on Senegal’s salt flats
The salt industry could provide local people with a climate resilient alternative income to agriculture – but much needs to be improved, reports El Pais
Mariama Diokh throws salt crystals on to a pile, while her five-month-old infant sits in a basket nearby. Photograph: Finbarr O'Reilly/Reuters
Kathryn Werntz and Megan Rowling for El Pais, part of the Climate Publishers Network-Friday 9 October 2015
The best way to ensure climate investments reflect people’s needs is to put the planning “directly into the hands of local authorities and communities”, said the Near East Foundation’s Yacouba Deme. He leads a consortium running the Kaffrine project, alongside IED Afrique and the London-based International Institute for Environment and Development.
