Climate-smart development crystallises on Senegal’s salt flats
by Kathryn Werntz and Megan Rowling for El Pais, part from on (#Q02A)
The salt industry could provide local people with a climate resilient alternative income to agriculture - but much needs to be improved, reports El Pais
In Senegal's central Kaffrine region, stretches of the national highway cut through vast salt ponds. Yet the salt industry - which could help local people earn more and cope with worsening climate pressures - is little developed, experts say.
"At the artisanal level, you have men harvesting with no gloves, no boots," said Cheikh Tidiane Sall of Innovations Environnement Di(C)veloppement (IED) Afrique, a group working on sustainable development. "Inadequate storage bags are used and the salt contaminates the soil."
