Hon. Manjang made the remarks recently at Kossemar ecolodge in Upper River Region as her ministry embarked on its quarterly trek to visit various project intervention sites.
Farmlands in the Buduck Village, Central River Region, north of the Gambia during the dry season. Establishing tree systems in such farm can assure farmers alternative income sources during dry season when annual crops cannot survive. Photo: ICRAF/ Kennedy Muthee
This week ICARDA travels to the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, UK. COP, organized by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), is a unique opportunity for world leaders, climate change experts, scientists, and other global stakeholders, to hammer out action that addresses climate change in this time of crisis.
A new report explains the situation The Gambia faces with the climate crisis and what can be done.
The Gambia is ranked among the countries experiencing high exposure and vulnerability to the effects of the climate crisis, characterized by changing precipitation and temperature patterns that affect production and economic systems.
A recent baseline study report by World Agroforestry (ICRAF) established that the key economic sectors agriculture and tourism are among the most affected and vulnerable.
Addressing this looming danger requires an urgent coordinated effort by the Government and others to address the underlying vulnerabilities. The Large-scale Ecosystem-based Adaptation project was borne out of the urgency to take action nationwide.