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The Ecological Monitoring Center implemented the project of adaptation to coastal erosion in Senegal, one of the other nine winners of the Momentum for Change Lighthouse Awards this year. Ndiaye told China Daily that organizations in developed countries, including Canada and the Netherlands, offered technical support, and the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund sponsored the project.
"It would be very difficult for us to implement the project without the funding from the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund because we cannot get financial support from the government,” said Ndiaye, who added that the government’s investment is mainly in fields such as food supply, education and health care.
“The prior concern for people in Senegal and many other African countries is still about basic needs such as food and housing. Many may not hear of the term ‘sustainability’ their whole lives,” Ndiaye said.
"Nor are the governments paying enough attention to sustainability because they still need to focus on securing people’s basic needs and developing the economy,” he added.
The Momentum for Change event is helpful for advocators for sustainability and addressing climate change in developing countries. “It helps our project to win attention from the government and the public so that we can arouse their awareness of the climate change issue,” Ndiaye said.
"As a powerful developing country, China should take the lead role in addressing climate change and promoting sustainability, serving as a model and offering other developing countries technological and financial help,” he added.
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