October 25, 2022
Gambia: Naag Holds Synergy Ahead of COP27
National Alliance for Agro-ecology-The Gambia (NAAG) recently held a day's synergy to prepare National Champions by consulting with different stakeholders in-country ahead of the… Read more »
October 14, 2022
Gambia: Banjul Climate Caravan Engages NBR Stakeholders On Climate Justice
The Banjul Climate Caravan team continues its campaign to raise awareness on climate change and its effects. Read more »
October 07, 2022
Gambia: UTG Student From Kafuta Village Amongst Global Researchers Selected for the HLF 2022 in Germany
A final year Student of the UTG from the small village of Kafuta has been selected as one of the young researchers from around the world to participate in the Heidelberg Laureate… Read more »
Gambia: YVE, Partners to Embark On National Climate Caravan
Joe Bongay, Executive Director of Young Volunteers for the Environment (YVE) has said that his led organisation and partners would embark on a nationwide climate caravan dubbed:… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Africa: Can Economic Growth Fix the Brunt of Climate Change in Africa?
A few weeks before the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit, in New York, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Africa is vastly affected by the consequences of climate… Read more »
September 13, 2022
Gambia: W/A Food Insecurity Demands Climate-Smart Response Amid Multiple Crises!
As crises multiply and the devastating conflict in Ukraine drags on, its global effects are being felt hard in the Sahel and West Africa, a region with more than 38 million people… Read more »
Gambia: Long-Term Climate Strategy Validated
The Climate Change Secretariat alongside Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR) and partners last Friday validated the county's Draft Long-Term… Read more »
September 08, 2022
Gambia: UNDP Hails Gambia As Only Country Keeping Promise On Paris Agreement
The Gambia was one of only two countries to have made commitments sufficient to limit temperature increases within the 1.5 degrees Celsius range by the end of the 21st century in… Read more »
Gambia: U.S. Embassy Assists Flood Victims With U.S.$250,000
U.S. Ambassador to The Gambia Sharon L. Cromer announced that U.S. Embassy Banjul will donate $250,000 in humanitarian assistance to The Red Cross to assist victims of the recent… Read more »
Gambia: What Is the Paris Agreement?
The Paris Agreement is a legally binding international treaty on climate change. It was adopted by 196 Parties at COP 21 in Paris, on 12 December 2015 and entered into force on 4… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Africa: Climate Change and the Global South - the Case of Africa!
The unprecedented impact of climate change is already being felt across the world and is disproportionately burdening developing countries of the Global South. Read more »
September 01, 2022
Gambia: 'Mainstreaming Gender in Climate Change Mitigation Is Our Priority'
The executive director of Beakanyang has expressed his organisation's resolve to mainstreaming gender in climate change mitigation as he described the move as their priority. Read more »
Gambia: Barrow, Joof Lead Coordination Efforts in Response to July Flash Floods
The president of the Republic, Adama Barrow alongside his vice Badara Joof are currently leading coordination efforts in ameliorating the plight of victims of last month's flash… Read more »
Africa: Rare Mysterious Weather Predicted in 2022!
The United Nations weather agency predicts the phenomenon known as La Nina is poised to last through the end of this year, a mysterious "triple dip" - the first this century -… Read more »
August 31, 2022
Africa: Africa Climate Week 2022 Set to Harness Opportunities for Climate Action Ahead of COP27
UN Climate Change News, 29 August 2022 - Africa Climate Week (ACW) 2022 kicked off yesterday in Libreville, Gabon, by convening Ministers from across the continent to discuss the… Read more »
Gambia: NAWEC Initiates Compensation for Landowners in Brikama for Spillage Caused By Floods
The National Water and Electricity Company (NAWEC) has initiated compensation plans for some affected landowners in communities in Brikama including Kembujeh Sabu Kunda, following… Read more »
Gambia: '407 Water Points, 1,238 Sanitation Facilities' in Gambia Affected By Floods
Reports by the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) of The Gambia has highlighted that over 407 water points and 1, 238 sanitation facilities in The Gambia have been affected… Read more »
August 29, 2022
Senegal: Burst of River Banks Renders Farmers Dissatisfied
The overflow of River Gambia has made scores of farmers unhappy in Senegal, according to reports monitored by The Point. Read more »
August 26, 2022
Gambia: Ex-Banjul North Lawmaker Visits Flood Victims
Ousman Sillah, former National Assembly Member for Banjul North, on Thursday 18 August, 2022, visited the residents of the outlying settlement of Tobacco Road in Banjul that was… Read more »
Gambia: NDMA Releases Situational Report On July Flash Floods
The National Disaster Agency of The Gambia has released its situational report concerning the flash floods that occurred following the heavy July 30th and 31st torrential rains. Read more »
August 25, 2022
Gambia: Banjul North Residents Lament Life After July Floods
Residents of Banjul North especially Tobacco Road have lamented difficulties they're currently encountering after last July flash floods that hit the city, displacing many… Read more »
Gambia: Banjul North Nam Calls for Collective Efforts to Keep City 'Conducive'
Following the recent flash floods that made lives unbearable for many residents of Banjul North, the National Assembly Member for the area, has said that many factors contributed… Read more »
August 24, 2022
Gambia: Direct Aid Extends Benevolence to CRR Disaster Victims
Direct Aid, an international charity recently presented food items to families affected by the recent flash floods that hit parts of Central River Region South and Lower River… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Gambia: 'Indiscriminate Waste Disposal Causes Flooding'
Sana Dahaba, executive director of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) has said that indiscriminate waste disposal by people is a major contributing factor to the… Read more »
Gambia: We Have to Lead the Way in Climate Change Fight, Says Lts Coordinator
Ebrima Jawara, Deputy Permanent Secretary Finance and Administration at the Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Resources (MECCNAR), who also doubles as the… Read more »