In the context of climate change, Senegal needs resilient infrastructure that meets environmental standards. This statement comes from the director of the Engineering Sciences Training and Research Unit (UFR SI) at Iba Der Thiam University in Thiès. Professor Mathioro Fall was speaking at the celebration of the 2nd Senegalese Geotechnical Day, themed "Geotechnics and Sustainable Development."

This provided an opportunity for the professor to discuss the numerous challenges in the field of geotechnics, particularly "building collapses and infrastructure problems." The day was dedicated to discussions between the Engineering Sciences Department (UFR SI) and its partners, aimed at finding sustainable solutions to a "rapidly changing world" and the "challenges of climate change."

"It is for this reason that the UFR Science of Engineering, in partnership with the Network of Geotechnical Engineers, organized this day which falls within the framework of research and sharing missions, in order to support decision-makers with innovative solutions to the challenges of the moment," the academic emphasizes.

He explained that the goal is "to inform the authorities, to make recommendations and suggestions regarding the development of resilient infrastructure." He added that "developing appropriate solutions allows the authorities to make sound decisions. The benefit of working collaboratively with the authorities is the opportunity to provide them with solutions that meet the standards imposed by the challenge of climate change."

Since its creation in 2010, the Engineering Sciences Department (UFR SI) at Iba Der Thiam University in Thiès has been actively training human resources capable of driving this development, particularly in the civil engineering sector. The department has trained over one hundred Senegalese and international geotechnical engineers. What is being done in Senegal should undoubtedly benefit the sub-region and extend to the world.

For former minister Youssouph Sakho, who moderated the conference, "the issue of infrastructure resilience is not a new challenge, but the problem has been made more complex with climate change, which requires the development of new methods for sizing constructions."