Senegalese women marched in Dakar for climate justice Saturday, calling for what they call “polluting countries” to curb greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the 2024 UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) on November 11.
Senegal ese women march through the Medina neighborhood in Dakar , Senegal during the fourth Women’s March for Climate Saturday, Nov, 2, 2024. Senegal ese women march through the Medina neighborhood in Dakar , Senegal during the fourth Women’s March for Climate Saturday, Nov, 2, 2024. Senegal ese women march through the Medina neighborhood in Dakar , Senegal during the fourth Women’s March for Climate Saturday, Nov, 2, 2024.
“It’s been four years that we’ve been marching, and nothing’s changed. They’re spending billions to do their conferences, but they owe us billions in compensation,” said Cheikh Niange Faye, a former tour guide from Senegal’s Thiès region, referring to the countries responsible for the majority of greenhouse gas emissions.This year saw record breaking floods across the Sahel, and Senegal was no exception.
Khady Faye is an environmental activist who traveled to Dakar from her home near Senegal’s Saloum Delta, a region which has suffered devastating coastal erosion.
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