Project launch: Senegal national SLCP plan and methane mitigation roadmap

Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), including methane, black carbon, tropospheric ozone, and hydrofluorocarbons, are powerful contributors to climate change and air pollution. Methane alone is responsible for a significant share of near-term warming, while also influencing ozone formation and air quality. Addressing SLCP emissions offers an opportunity to achieve rapid climate benefits, improve public health outcomes, and support sustainable development objectives.

Senegal, like many rapidly urbanizing and industrializing countries, faces increasing challenges related to air pollution, waste management, agriculture emissions, transport growth, and energy sector expansion. Methane emissions are rising across key sectors, including waste, agriculture, energy, and transport, highlighting the need for a coordinated mitigation strategy.

Project launch and objectives

In response to these challenges, Senegal has partnered with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) and Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to develop a national SLCP plan and a national methane roadmap. The project aims to strengthen national capacity, improve emissions quantification, and support the identification and implementation of priority mitigation measures aligned with national climate commitments and sustainable development priorities.

The launch workshop will formally initiate the project under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition, bringing together national institutions, technical experts, sectoral stakeholders, and development partners. The launch workshop aims to officially initiate the project by aligning national stakeholders on objectives, scope, governance arrangements, and expected outputs, while building a shared understanding of SLCP priorities in Senegal, validating the workplan, and setting a collaborative pathway toward endorsement of the national SLCP plan, methane Roadmap, MRV framework, and integration of SLCP measures into the NDC.