The Sustainable and Participatory EnergyManagement project - PROGEDE was implemented by thegovernment between 1997 and 2004. From project preparationto supervision the World Bank worked in close collaborationwith Dutch Co-operation (DGIS). At the time of projectpreparation, forest-based traditional fuels (firewood andcharcoal), mainly used for household cooking purposes,represented 53 percent of Senegal's final energyconsumption, and 76 percent of charcoal consumption was inthe principal urban areas. Over the years, the operation ofthe charcoal industry had resulted in (i) the gradual lossof forest cover (approximately 30,000 ha per year) and thusof the ecosystem's carbon sequestration capacity andbiodiversity; (ii) the degradation of the rural environment(particularly soils); (iii) the impoverishment of the ruralareas; (iv) an acceleration of rural exodus; and (v) amassive transfer of wealth from the rural communities to afew urban-based woodfuel traders.
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