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Madeleine Diouf Sarr – climate champion for the poorest

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Published: November 28th, 2023,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

Madeleine Diouf Sarr is the Head of the Climate Change Division in Senegal’s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development.

The list of consequences of climate change felt in Senegal – and in many other African countries – is long: extreme rainfall, the destruction of sensitive ecosystems, droughts and food insecurity. The ocean is virtually devouring the Dakar Peninsula, swallowing up houses and hotels along the hundreds of kilometers of coastline.

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