This report discusses the results of the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of the Saloum Delta. It informs the work of local government, local communities, and civil society organizations in the delta by providing an integrated economic valuation of the ecosystem services and how these services are affected by different development scenarios.
The purpose of this SAVi assessment is to demonstrate the contribution of the Saloum Delta wetland in supporting livelihoods and local development in the region. This report provides the results and technical background of the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of the Saloum Delta. The assessment provides an economic valuation of the contribution of the Saloum Delta to local livelihoods and regional development. It assesses a range of scenarios and simulates how these scenarios affect the economic contribution of the delta.
The results of the SAVi analysis highlight several potential financing strategies to increase ecosystem-based revenues and, in the same vein, increase the impetus for continued conservation. These strategies include carbon offsets, wider biodiversity credits (perhaps through the establishment of wetland banks), pay-for-performance financing, and pay-as-yougo initiatives. The latter, especially in relation to pay-as-you-go solar stoves and appliances, may be particularly effective in reducing fuelwood harvesting and mangrove deforestation.