Climate change is driving rising temperatures and exposing countries across all continents to unprecedented heat. Extreme and prolonged heat is worsening poverty, straining fragile public health, food, water, and energy systems, reducing productivity as 2.41 billion workers are exposed to excessive heat, and causing more than 489,000 deaths each year. In Senegal, as in many other countries, this growing heat threat puts development aspirations at risk.
| Programme type: | Accelerated Support Window |
| Funding: | USD 250,000 |
| Duration: | Mar 2026–Feb 2026 |
| Status: | Ongoing |
The ASW action note was approved by the Steering Committee on 19 March 2026.
Strengthening heat resilience in Senegal
As extreme heat intensifies in Senegal, CREWS is supporting a new effort to strengthen heat early warning systems and lay the foundations for coordinated heat risk governance across sectors. Led with WMO and UNDRR, the action will help assess current capacities, identify gaps, and bring together key institutions to improve how heat risks are monitored, understood and acted on. Over 12 months, it will support a stronger whole-of-government approach linking meteorology, health, disaster risk management and other sectors, while helping define priorities for future investment and scale-up. The action places particular emphasis on protecting vulnerable and at-risk groups through more coordinated, inclusive and risk-informed responses to extreme heat.
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