Mitigation

This presentation aims to show the link between water availability and forest ecosystem functioning. In other words, we seek to explain how the deficit of water resources in forests could affect the mitigation capacity of forests to climate change. Indeed, trees and forests, in general, sequester greenhouse gases, particularly atmospheric CO2, and contribute to the fight against climate change. This important ability of forests remains functional thanks to the mechanism of photosynthesis which is strongly dependent on the availability of water.

The session is designed as a space for exchange between participants on the impacts of climate change on sanitation systems and the contribution of the sub-sector to GHG emissions. It will also be an opportunity to share with stakeholders the Senegalese standard NS-017-074 on non-collective sanitation facilities.
The first step will be to present the subject and the issues it covers, then to discuss climate change and its effects on sanitation systems and its consideration in sanitation projects, while encouraging discussions among participants and contributions from the floor.