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The authors explore the considerations and requirements that must underpin effective COVID-19 recovery planning in the Gambia, and propose strategic interventions, much of which will be applicable to the recovery of other Least Developed Countries.

A hazard mapping training organized by the National Disaster Management Agency for students from Banjul, Kanifing Municipality and West Coast Region Tuesday commenced.

With the FAO-UNDP joint programme on the NAP-Ag project phasing out in 2020, the momentum and work achieved under the 5-year programme have not.

Early warning systems, contingency planning and local action can strengthen West Africa’s responses to increasingly frequent severe flooding.

In 2018, as part of the “Building Disaster Resilience to Natural Hazards in Sub-Saharan African Regions, Countries and Communities” programme, UNDRR, with the help of CIMA Research Foundation, VU Amsterdam, and Wageningen University and Research developed

Member of Tresor Woman Warrior suggests government should support women’s groups with resources and information in order to shore up community resilience more widely.

This report provides an analysis of public investment planning for disaster risk reduction (DRR) in The Gambia and informs on the level of public investment in DRR in the country. This is done using a risk-sensitive budget review (RSBR) that applies the

This country risk profile for The Gambia provides a comprehensive view of hazard, risk and uncertainties for floods and droughts in a changing climate, with projections for the period 2050-2100.