Saturday, 30 January 2010

8:00 – 22 :00

Arrival of GMF Study Team in Dakar, Senegal

Participants arrive from USA and Europe. Each participant will be picked up from the airport and transported to the hotel in Dakar.

Sunday, 31 January 2010

8:45

Morning briefing
Team discusses day´s schedule before pick-up at hotel in Dakar.

9:00 – 12 :00

Roundtable with Dakar Experts
Discussion on climate change issues and initiatives in Senegal, with a focus on research activities. Location: Dakar Office of University Gaston Berger, Dakar.

12:00 - 15:30

Lunch and further discussions

16:00 – 18 :30

Site visit to Yoff
Yoff is a municipality on the Eastern coastal edge of Dakar.

19 :00 - 21:30

Dinner and return to hotel

Monday, 1 February 2010

8:45

Morning briefing
Team discusses day´s schedule before pick-up at hotel in Dakar.

9 :30 – 10 :30

Meeting with the Senegalese Minister for Environment
Discussion on climate change issues and initiatives in Senegal, with a focus on policy activities. Location: Senegal Environment Ministry, Dakar.

11:00 – 12 :30

Meeting with Ms Madeleine Sarr, Head of Senegal Climate Delegation
Discussion on potential role of migration in adaptation to climate change, exchange of thoughts on potential climate change impacts on Senegal and what this might mean for human mobility. Location: National Environment Office, Dakar.

12:30 - 14:30

Lunch and further discussions

14:30 – 18 :30

Site visit to Camberene
Camberene is a municipality on the Eastern coastal edge of Dakar.                                 

19 :00 - 21:30

Dinner and return to hotel

Tuesday, 2 February 2010

8:45

Morning briefing
Team discusses day´s schedule before pick-up at hotel in Dakar.

9 :00 – 14 :00

Site visit to Malika
Malika is a municipality on the Southern coastal edge of Dakar.

14:00 - 15:30

Lunch and further discussions

16:00 – 18 :30

Site visit to Rufisque
Rufisque is a municipality on the Western edge of Dakar.

19 :00 - 21:30

Dinner and return to hotel

Wednesday, 3 February 2010

6:45

Morning briefing
Team discusses day´s schedule before pick-up at hotel in Dakar.

7 :00 – 14 :00

Transfer to St. Louis
The trip to St. Louis will take until midday. We will stop two times along the way.

12:00 - 13:00

14:00 - 15:30

Site visit to Lebar Boye (village is located between Dakar and Saint-Louis)

Lunch and further discussions

16:00 – 16 :45

Meet with Rector of the University Gaston Berger
Discussion on patterns of environmental change and impacts of human mobility in Northern Senegal, research interests. Location: University Gaston Berger, St. Louis.

17:00 – 18:30

Roundtable with St. Louis Local Experts
Discussion on climate change issues and initiatives in Senegal, with a focus on research activities. Location: St. Louis.

20 :00 - 21:30

Dinner party, courtesy of University Gaston Berger
Location: Restaurant in Saint-Louis

Thursday, 4 February 2010

8:45

Morning briefing
Team discusses day´s schedule before pick-up at hotel in Dakar.

9:00 – 14 :30

Site visit to Langue de Barberie

14 :30 – 18 :30

Lunch and time for reflecting on site visit, open time for writing

19 :00 - 21:30

Dinner and return to hotel

Friday, 5 February 2010

8:45

Morning briefing
Team discusses day´s schedule before pick-up at hotel in Dakar.

9:00 – 12:00

Site visit to Guet Ndar

12:30 - 14:00

Lunch and further discussions

14:30 – 16:30

17:00 – 18:30

Site visit to Goxu Mbacc

Debriefing and coordination meeting
We will meet as a team with our local partners at the GERM office to discuss impressions of the site visit to Senegal. Location: GERM office, Saint-Louis.

Press event (Declaration)           

19:00 - 21:30

Dinner and return to hotel

Saturday, 6 February 2010

   8:00

Morning briefing
Team discusses day´s schedule.

8:30 – 12:00

Return to Dakar

13:00 – 15:00

Lunch and further discussions

15:00 - 16:30

Meeting with IOM (IOM Office Dakar)
Location : Dakar

17:00 – 18:30

Team meeting and wrap-up
Team debriefing of Senegal site visit. Discuss what elements we will include in our trip report. Location: Hotel, Dakar

19:00 - 20:30

Final group dinner

Sunday, 7 February 2010

8:00 – 22 :00

GMF study team departs Senegal
Different times of the day. Team members will be transported from hotel in Dakar to the airport.