Overview

As a Least Developed Country (LDC) reliant on agriculture, Senegal is extremely vulnerable to droughts, floods, sea-level rise and coastal erosion, which pose significant threats to the country’s development objectives. Situated mainly in the Sahel region, the country experiences rising temperatures and highly variable rainfall, increasing dependence on food imports and challenging poverty and food security strategies.

UNDP is working with Senegal’s government and partners to build institutional capacity and an enabling environment, innovate in insurance market development and integrate risk finance and risk transfer into financial management and economic development.

Main Natural Hazards

Flood, Drought, Tsunami

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https://drmkc.jrc.ec.europa.eu/inform-index/INFORM-Risk/Country-Risk-Profile
Insurance penetration

1.45% (2020)

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1 Source:
https://irff.undp.org/sites/default/files/12-senegal.pdf
Biodiversity ranking

#65 out of 239 countries and territories (2023)

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https://worldrainforests.com/03highest_biodiversity.htm
Small business % contribution to workforce

42% of primary sector employment (2022)

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https://invest-for-jobs.com/en/projects/sme-business-training-and-coaching-loop-senegal
Multidimensional poverty

50.3% (2019)

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https://hdr.undp.org/system/files/documents/hdp-document/2023mpireporten.pdf
Number of insurance providers

10 life insurance companies, 19 non-life insurance companies and 1 national reinsurance company

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1 Source:
https://irff.undp.org/sites/default/files/12-senegal.pdf
% Workforce engaged in agriculture

22% (2022)

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https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SL.AGR.EMPL.ZS

Our projects

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