The majority of the Senegalese rural population is active in rain-fed agriculture. As a result, household incomes and the national economy are extremely vulnerable to climate risks. Senegal is in the process of developing and revising the main national policies and programs relating to agriculture, offering significant opportunities for an emerging scientific understanding concerning the climate of West Africa, in order to strengthen the resilience of populations. Here we describe the dimensions of decision making related to climate resilient agriculture in Senegal and how the project used this understanding to map the ways in which its results can better support building resilience across levels.
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