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Gambia: Agencies oriented on DRR component of PAGE
3 Feb 2012, NDMA, Gambia - gov
The gov launches the Programme for Accelerated Growth and Employment as the development blue print and strategy for the Gambia, 2012-2015, fully incorporating cross cutting issues of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation as development imperative and priority...
National Platform
- National Platform Focal Point:
National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) - Website:http://www.ndma.gm/
- Contact:Executive Director
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- HFA Focal Point:
National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) - Website:http://www.ndma.gm/
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Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Gambia: National disaster management policy2007, Gambia - gov
- Gambia: National disaster management programme: strategic action plan 2008-20112008, Gambia - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Disaster Management Agency (Gambia): Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Gambia - gov
- Gambia: Statement made at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction (2009)2009, Office of the Vice President, Gambia - gov
- Other Development Reports
- Gambia: Common country assessment - CCA (2005)2005, UNDG
- Gambia: Poverty reduction strategy paper - PRSP (2009)2009, Gambia - gov; IMF; WB
Human Exposure
| Hazard type | Population exposed |
Percentage of population  |
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| Cyclone |  |
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| Drought | 30,802 |  |
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| Flood | 1,939 |  |
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| Landslide | 6 |  |
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| Tsunami | |
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Source of data: 2009 Global Assessment Report |
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Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
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| Drought | 1980 | 500,000 |  |
| Flood | 1999 | 32,000 | |
| Flood | 2010 | 21,194 | |
| Flood | 2010 | 17,767 | |
| Flood | 2009 | 14,258 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- Disaster reduction and recovery specialist, P3Niger (Niamey), BCPR-UNDP
- Natural resources management and climate change advisorEthiopia (Addis Ababa), Save the Children U.S.
- Technical specialists - Resilience in the Limpopo river basinMozambique , ARD
Neighbouring Countries
Officially declared national coordinating multi-sectoral and inter-disciplinary mechanisms for advocacy, coordination, analysis and advice on disaster risk reduction.