8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Organising committee
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Official opening ceremony
9:30 a.m. - 9:55 a.m.
9:55 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.
Logistics and presentation of sessions
Organising committee
10:40 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
Overview of mangrove ecosystems in Senegal and West Africa: extent and gender-specific issues
Pape Mawade WADE, forestry engineer and environmentalist
11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
Mangroves: ecosystem goods and services
Andrew BUTT and Trevor JONES, TAYO Climate partners
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Economic valuation of ecosystem goods and services
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
2:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m.
Indigenous female knowledge and ecological resilience: the experience of the ACF-AO Project in the mangroves of Senegal
4:15 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Restoring mangroves, strengthening communities
Sariaka Harilala RAKOTONAIVO, Inclusion Mission
5:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.
Organising committee
9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.
Presentation of the day’s sessions
Organising committee
9:05 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Panel
Lessons learned from participatory mapping in mangrove ecosystem monitoring: benefits and challenges
Moderator: Mr Yakhya GUEYE, Natur’ELLES/IUCN
Panelists:
Doudou DIEDHIOU, Nebeday
Salatou SAMBOU, APAC Kawawana
Manlafy KANTÉ, APAC Badala in Bona
Lieutenant Fatou MANÉ, DAMCP
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
The GEM tool: Introduction to its operation, practical applications and importance in mangrove management
Awa Rane NDOYE and Jaona RAVELONJATOVO Blue Ventures
3:45 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Photographic narratives and powerful voices of women leaders at the intersection of environment, climate and social justice
Ousmane SAMBOU, IISD
5:00 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.
Organising committee
9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m.
Presentation of the day’s sessions
Organising committee
9:05 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Senegal’s National Mangrove Management Strategy
Commander Mame Fary DIOUF, DAMCP
9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Global overview of blue carbon projects in mangrove ecosystems
Andrew BUTT and Trevor JONES, TAYO Climate partners
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Panel
What are the benefits of blue carbon projects for local communities?
Moderator: Mamadou Ndong Touré, Expert
Panelists:
Colonel Abdoulaye Diop, Expert
Awa Rane Ndoye, Blue Venture
Commander Modou Thiam, Alcott
Daouda Kane, CAREM
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Introduction to innovative financing mechanisms for mangrove restoration and presentation of the results of the analysis in the Saloum Delta and Casamance
Edoardo Carlucci, IISD
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
2:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Panel
The role of organisations such as cooperatives in the efficient management of natural resources
Moderator: Renée Brunelle, SOCODEVI
Panellists:
Dr Mariama Diallo, Nebeday
Abdou Karim Sall, AGIRE
Frédérique Thomas, SOCODEVI
Salatou Sambou, Kawawna
4:00 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.
Panel
Mangroves, beyond carbon: multiple impacts on women’s empowerment and local communities
Moderator: Mame Bineta Fall, SOCODEVI
Panelists:
Véronica Lo, IISD
Diaba Diop, REFEPAS
Fatou Ndene and Seynabou Gomis, Women Leaders
5:20 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Organising committee
5:30 p.m.