Senegal
This country is covered by UNDRR's Africa office.
This risk profile is currently being updated with new data from the 2013 Global Risk Update.
Senegal has focal point(s) for
National Platform
Focal Points
National Platform, Hyogo Framework for Action
Direction de la Protection Civile, Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal) (DPC)
Website: http://www.gouv.sn/
Contact: Director
Phone: (221) 33 889 39 00 (221) 77 529 05 32
Institutional Structure / National Platform Description
La Direction de la Protection Civile est chargée d'assurer, en temps de paix comme en temps de guerre, la protection des personnes, ainsi que la conservation des installations, des ressources et des biens publics et privés.
Elle dirige les différents services de protection civile à tous les échelons et dispose notamment du Groupement National des Sapeurs-Pompiers.
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Elle dirige les différents services de protection civile à tous les échelons et dispose notamment du Groupement National des Sapeurs-Pompiers.
HFA Progress Reports
- Senegal: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2013-2015) - Interim 2015 | Direction de la Protection Civile, Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Senegal - gov
- Senegal: end of IDNDR assessment report (1999) 1999 | Senegal - government
- Senegal: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) 2010 | Direction de la Protection Civile, Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Senegal - gov
Other Policy, Plans & Statements
Policy & Plans
- Senegal: Stratégie nationale de développement economique et social (SNDES) 2013-2017 2013 | Senegal - government
- Senegal: Plan d'action national pour l'adaptation aux changements climatiques 2006 | Senegal - government
- Disaster risk reduction national coordinating mechanisms in Senegal (2008) 2008 | Direction de la Protection Civile, Ministère de l'Intérieur (Senegal), Senegal - gov
Official Statements & Presentations
- Senegal: Statement made at the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR) 2015 | Senegal - government
- Senegal: Statement made at the Preparatory Committee (PrepCom 1) of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (2014) 2014 | Senegal - government
- Senegal: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2011) 2011 | Senegal - government
Other Development Reports
- Senegal: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2007) 2007 | Senegal - government
- Senegal: National adaptation plan for action - NAPA (2006) 2006 | Senegal - government
Country Information

- Population:
- 12.4 million
- GDP 2007:
- 5.9 billion USD
UNDRR Africa
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Phone: +254 207626719
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www.unisdr.org/africa
Partners Publications about Senegal
- Embracing uncertainty: A discursive approach to understanding pathways for climate adaptation in Senegal2019 | Springer
- The cost of coastal zone degradation in West Africa: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Togo2019 | WB
- Gender justice in resilient development: sharing programme learning from Africa, South Asia and Central America2019 | Oxfam Intl