Gambia is a small, fragile country in West Africa, surrounded by Senegal, except for a 60-kilometer (km) Atlantic Ocean front. The country’s reliance on rainfed agriculture and tourism makes it highly vulnerable to increases in temperature, decreases in rainfall, and sea-level rises. With 20 percent of Gambia covered by wetlands, swamps, and flood-prone areas, the country is hit by floods every year after heavy rains. Droughts have also impacted rainfed agriculture, water resources, soil quality, food security, public health, and environmental degradation.
INVESTING IN GAMBIA
CIF supported Gambia in the development of its own strategic program for climate resilience (SPCR) under the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience. The SPCR is targeted at protecting the country’s coastal zone and advancing climate-smart agriculture opportunities vital to its economic, social, and environmental wellbeing.
The development of its SPCR was coordinated by the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources as the national focal point for PPCR, in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance, and the support of the African Development Bank and the World Bank.