The Africa Union’s Great Green Wall Initiative Strategy and ten-year Implementation Framework, drafted in December 2022, reiterates the need to facilitate collaboration between stakeholders – including strengthening linkages with the research community – to coordinate and scale actions towards achieving its goals.

To advance a transformational approach and in support of the Great Green Wall (GGW) Initiative, the GGW Accelerator and the Pan African Agency of the Great Green Wall (PAAGGW), the One GIAR ClimBeR Initiative, the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, along with CIFOR-ICRAF, have undertaken a study in four countries (Senegal, Mali, Ethiopia and Sudan) and hosted a series of virtual events across a wide range ot stakeholders to generate knowledge to understand key barriers to and potential solutions for accelerating impacts for the GGW.

To advance a transformational approach and in support of the Great Green Wall (GGW) Initiative, the GGW Accelerator and the Pan African Agency of the Great Green Wall (PAAGGW), the One GIAR ClimBeR Initiative, the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, along with CIFOR-ICRAF, have undertaken a study in four countries (Senegal, Mali, Ethiopia and Sudan) and hosted a series of virtual events across a wide range of stakeholders to generate knowledge to understand key barriers to and potential solutions for accelerating impacts for the GGW.

Studies have been undertaken within four pilot countries (Mali, Senegal, Sudan and Ethiopia), to understand how the GGW fits within national level architecture and to carry out a thorough stakeholder and engagement review and an analysis of regional policy coherence. Policy windows are also being mapped to understand GGW links to the climate agenda and identify any opportunities for engagement and alignment. The detailed study is rooted in linking emerging bottlenecks with research and practice offerings across the region.

Cette Note d’Orientation Technique sert à mettre en évidence et à promouvoir des solutions d’emploi vert sensibles au genre qui correspondent à la situation du Senegal. En outre, il vise à recommander aux responsables gouvernementaux que l’agriculture, la sylviculture, l’énergie et la gestion des déchets apparaissent comme les quatre secteurs les plus prometteurs pour la création d’emplois verts et sont étroitement liés dans le contexte du Sahel et de l’initiative de la Grande Muraille Verte.

This technical brief serves to highlight and promote gender-responsive green employment solutions that fit the situation of Senegal. Furthermore, it aims to recommend government officials that agriculture, forestry, energy, and waste management emerge as the four most promising sectors for creating green jobs and are intricately interconnected within the context of the Sahel and the Great Green Wall Initiative.