The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority [Nopsema] effectively dismissed the concerns of environment groups representing tens of thousands of members, Indigenous custodians with cultural values threatened by offshore drilling and more than 20 local governments responsible for communities and coastal property - as not relevant to the approval process. ... See more

Conservation group say the Norwegian energy giant refused to formally consult with affected groups

The World Bank recently allotted €24m (£20m) to combat the effects of climate change in Saint-Louis, estimating that 10,000 people in the city are either already displaced or live within 20 metres of the waterline, the high-risk zone.

This is just the beginning. According to a study commissioned by the Senegalese government, 80% of Saint-Louis territory will be at risk of flooding by 2080, and 150,000 people will have to relocate. Most of west Africa’s coastal cities, home to 105 million people, face a similar threat. The consequences of climate crisis are tangible: thousands of people uprooted; houses destroyed; hundreds of children attending classes in the evening instead of in the morning because their school has been swept into the ocean. ... See more

Saint-Louis, the old colonial capital of Senegal, faces a flooding threat that has already seen entire villages lost to the Atlantic