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The Gambia joins the rest of the world in commemorating the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.
National Disaster Management Agency (Gambia)

In Sub-Saharan Africa, the recurring erratic and uneven rainfall distribution has resulted in low crop yields, income losses, and low food stock. In response to these climate change challenges, farmers have recourse to several coping strategies to survive

A new effort, 'ARC Replica,' will help governments and humanitarian agencies access and channel financing to 1.3 million people in drought-hit West African communities.
World Food Programme
The Gambia is addressing its vulnerability to flood risks by establishing an early warning system that will benefit from the latest technologies, including drones.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization - Headquarters
Gambia could face sea level rise that will sink 10% of land in Banjul if mitigation and adaptation efforts are not implemented.
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To commemorate Africa Day, CGIAR presents climate-smart agriculture policies and programs in three African countries threatened by climate change.
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

This country climate smart agriculture (CSA) profile for the Gambia provides a snapshot of a developing baseline created to initiate discussion, both within countries and globally, about entry points for investing in CSA at scale.

Climate change adaptation projects in The Gambia are helping people understand the increasingly unpredictable weather and adjust their planting times and seed varieties. Moreover, an early warning system has increased both access to climate information and information quality by providing better forecasting equipment.
United Nations Environment Programme

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