„THE FISH MIGRATE AND SO MUST WE“: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INTERNATIONAL AND INTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL MOBILITY IN A SENEGALESE FISHING COMMUNITY
Journal: Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège)
Year: 2018

In 2008, the UN designated Saint-Louis “the city most threatened by rising sea levels in the whole of Africa”. The people of Guet Ndar, a densely populated fishing quarter, are coping with environmental challenges on two fronts: 1) coastal erosion and intensifying storms have destroyed sea-front homes, and, 2) overfishing and climate change’s maritime impacts are making local fishing less feasible as a livelihood strategy. Based on a local case study, this paper examines Guet Ndarian migration a