16 No Country for Young Women and Men? Youth Perspectives on the Climate Crisis and (Im)mobility in Senegal

This chapter focuses on Senegalese youth to present their perspective on mobility (in)justice. It places attention on two coastal areas of Senegal: Dakar and Saint Louis, both significantly affected by the climate crisis, and in particular coastal erosion, driven by rising sea levels and rapid urbanisation. Both are sites of complex mobilities which interconnect with the climate in multiple ways. Empirical data is drawn from qualitative research conducted with young men and women of different socio-economic backgrounds. This included a ‘climate diary’ through which participants shared photos via a WhatsApp group to visually express their perceptions and lived experiences of the climate crisis, mitigation strategies and the complex nexus with (im)mobility. The chapter aims to enhance understandings of the ways in which the climate crisis is resisted from below and provide insights into the gendered and classed dimensions of mobility justice.