Ecosystem-based adaptation in the Gambia

Project Title

Large-scale ecosystem-based adaptation in the Gambia: Developing a climate-resilient, natural resource-based economy

Project factsheet

Key Figures

  • Budget: USD 20.55 million (co-finance: USD 4.97 million)
  • Executing entity: Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, and Natural Resources (MECCNAR)
  • Area to rehabilitate: 10,000 hectares
  • Beneficiaries: 46,200 households
  • Fund: Green Climate Fund
  • Timeframe: 2015-2023

Description

In 2017, UN Environment and partners launched The Gambia’s largest natural-resource development project to help the country adapt to climate change. The overarching objective is to build climate resilience by restoring and rehabilitating at least 10,000 hectares of forests, protected areas, wildlife areas and farmland, all of which are affected by rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and deforestation.

The six-year project aims to benefit up to 11,550 Gambian households directly and 46,200 households indirectly in four regions along the Gambia River. The project is funded by a grant from the Green Climate Fund, along with contributions from the Gambian government.

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