Projects and flagship initiatives in Senegal

This project – funded by the International Development Association (IDA) – focuses on accelerating the impacts of CGIAR climate research in Senegal, amongst other African countries. The project aims to enhance climate resilience and sustainable agricultural productivity through innovative agricultural practices and the dissemination of climate-smart technologies. The project is also being implemented in collaboration with research institutions and partners in Ghana, Mali, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zambia. 

This initiative - funded by the Mennonite Economic Development Associates of Canada (MEDA) – promotes climate-resilient and sustainable agricultural practices in Senegal. It focuses on enhancing the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers, particularly those who rely on irrigation agriculture.

This initiative supports the operationalization of climate-smart villages (CSVs) within the P2-P2RS. Led by CILSS in partnership with the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, the project is funded through the African Development Bank (AfDB). It aims to strengthen technical and scientific capacities of national and regional stakeholders on the CSV approach. Activities include conducting regional training sessions, and supporting national focal points in setting up CSVs in nine countries across West Africa.  

This project seeks to strengthen financial institutions' ability to design, deploy, and scale climate-smart financial products through the Agricultural Adaptation Facility (AAF) while managing climate risks effectively. The approach will focus on de-risking portfolios through climate-analytics, enhancing financial institutions’ capabilities, and fostering innovation in climate finance solutions. 

Partners involved : Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) 

The  PABRA Academy is a capacity-building initiative of the Pan-Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) aimed at addressing identified capacity building gaps of partners along the bean value chain. The PABRA Academy Fellowship is sponsored by PABRA, a constituent of the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. Using PABRA's capacity-building framework, which is aligned with the bean corridor approach, the PABRA Academy seeks to identify and address the knowledge and skills gaps initially with national bean researchers and expand to other actors and institutions at the three bean corridor hubs of production, aggregation and consumption, while corresponding with essential activities and processes along the bean value chain in Africa. The Academy intends to achieve these through the PABRA Academy Fellowship, mentorship, and internships to competitively identified beneficiaries. The target beneficiaries of the Fellowship are researchers within the bean program across the 31 countries in Africa where PABRA has a presence.