Background:

UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between women and men as partners and beneficiaries of development, human rights, humanitarian action and peace and security.

Senegal is a West African country with a land area of , square, bordered by Mauritania, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and the Atlantic Ocean. Senegal is divided into 6 natural regions and 14 administrative regions. Its natural resources provide diverse ecosystems, constituting an important environmental asset. The tropical climate is characterized by an 8 to 9-month dry season and 3 to 4-month rainy season. However, these natural advantages are threatened by drought, soil and vegetation degradation, biodiversity loss, coastal erosion, land salinization, and various forms of pollution. The effects ...