How climate change impacts Senegal | Business | Economy and finance news from a German perspective | DW | 07.12.2015

Visit the new DW website

Take a look at the beta version of dw.com. We're not done yet! Your opinion can help us make it better.

Go to the new dw.com

We use cookies to improve our service for you. You can find more information in our data protection declaration.

More info OK
  1. Inhalt
  2. Navigation
  3. Weitere Inhalte
  4. Metanavigation
  5. Suche
  6. Choose from 30 Languages

Business

How climate change impacts Senegal

Drought and flooding might read like opposite extremes, but climate change is inflicting them both on parts of Senegal. Cultivating healthy ecosystems is one way local farmers are seeking to minimize damage.

Watch video 02:40

More in the Media Center

DW Business - Asia

DW Business - Asia 17.12.2021

Rohrsysteme und Absperrvorrichtungen in der Gasanlandestation von Nord Stream 2. Die fast fertiggestellte Gaspipeline soll einmal 55 Milliarden Kubikmeter Erdgas pro Jahr von Russland nach Deutschland befördern. Die USA wollen sie mit Sanktionen stoppen.

Nord Stream 2 pipeline still without permit 16.12.2021

DW Business – America

DW Business – America 16.12.2021

Turkish lira banknotes are seen in this illustration taken in Istanbul, Turkey November 23, 2021. REUTERS/Murad Sezer/Illustration

As prices soar in Turkey, poverty and discontent deepen 16.12.2021

More from Business

Rechte: Nur für diese Berichterstattung! ** Sendung Global 3000 vom 06.12.2021. Chile: Wasserprivatisierung trifft die Ärmsten Beschreibung: Wasser ist in Chile Privatbesitz. Für die Export-Wirtschaft war das gut, doch wer arm ist, sitzt oft auf dem Trockenen. Copyright: WDR

The battle for Chile's water 17.12.2021

29.12.2016, Midleton, Irland, A view of empty bottles of Jameson Whiskey, inside Old Distillery, in Midleton, County Cork. On Thursday, 29 December 2016, in Midleton, Cork, Ireland. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto)

Europe's dismay over China's new import rules 17.12.2021

DW Business – America

DW Business – America 17.12.2021

Ein Mann packt seine gekauften Lebensmittel in seine Tüte. Die Inflation hat im November einen Sprung gemacht und erstmals seit rund 29 Jahren wieder die Fünf-Prozent-Marke erreicht. Die Verbraucherpreise erhöhten sich nach vorläufigen Daten des Statistischen Bundesamtes um 5,2 Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahresmonat. +++ dpa-Bildfunk +++

Why policy approaches to inflation risks differ 17.12.2021

Read also

Ein Trottellummenküken ist nach seinem Sprung vom Lummenfelsen auf der Suche nach seinen Eltern. Jedes Jahr Mitte Juni beginnt auf Helgoland ein unvergleichliches Spektakel: Trottellummenküken springen vom Lummenfelsen rund 40 Meter tief zu ihren Eltern ins Wasser. Doch manchmal endet ein Sprung auch hinter einer Mauer.

When nature needs tourism  06.07.2021

Tourism often harms the environment, but not always. The COVID-19 pandemic shows that in some places nature actually benefits from tourists.

November 23, 2017 - Antarctica - Image Released Today: NASA's Operation IceBridge, the airborne mission flown annually over both polar regions to map the ice, is now in its ninth year making flights over Antarctica. A few flights during the 2017 campaign took scientists and instruments over the newly reshaped Larsen C ice shelf. The iceberg from Larsen C, named A-68A, was photographed during a flight on November 12, 2017. The flight aimed to get a better understanding the Larsen system as a whole, and scientists made gravity measurements to 'see' the shape of the seafloor and bedrock below the ice |

Giant iceberg starts to break up in the South Atlantic 18.12.2020

The A68a iceberg has been on a potential collision course with the British overseas territory of South Georgia for some weeks. Researchers are concerned about its impact as it starts to break up.

A dead elephant is seen in this undated handout image in Okavango Delta, Botswana May-June, 2020. PHOTOGRAPHS OBTAINED BY REUTERS/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.

What the sudden elephant deaths in Botswana could mean to the species 07.07.2020

Hundreds of sudden elephant deaths in Botswana aren't just a loss for the ecosystem and global conservation efforts. Their departures will likely be noticed by other elephants; a species with a curious response to death.

Zwei Wanderer gehen auf dem Hexenstieg im Harz, aufgenommen am 31.05.2018 bei Osterode. Foto: Frank May/picture alliance (model released) || Modellfreigabe vorhanden

Careful how you camp: Tips for a nature-safe vacation 20.08.2021

Hiking, camping or a stroll along the beach might seem like the perfect way to enjoy the natural world. But these activities can have unintended consequences.