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The Gambia: Technical Assistance Report-Climate Policy Diagnostic

February 21, 2025

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International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept. "The Gambia: Technical Assistance Report-Climate Policy Diagnostic", Technical Assistance Reports 2025, 019 (2025), accessed March 26, 2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229002066.019

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Summary

The Gambia’s economic and social development is highly impacted by climate change. Sea level rise poses substantial risks, and the country is exposed to natural disasters that could become more frequent and intense. Recurring droughts and floods impose large economic and welfare losses. With increasing temperature and decreasing rainfall, The Gambia will face a significant challenge due to the heavy reliance on rain-fed agriculture. Salinization and degradation of soil is expected to intensify, that, together with declining agricultural productivity, leads to increased deforestation. Groundwater depletion is an emerging risk, and water access, as well as agricultural expansion are the main drivers of climate related challenges. The lack of efficient land policy, planning and forest protection lead to the expansion of agricultural and livestock activities to forest areas. Demand for water and electricity is expected to grow, but private investment in these sectors is lacking. The mission reviewed the current fiscal policies supporting climate action, including mitigation and adaptation policies and the institutional framework, and provided recommendations to support the long-term climate resilience of The Gambia’s economy.

Subject: Agricultural sector, Climate change, Climate finance, Climate policy, Economic sectors, Environment

Keywords: Accelerated depreciation, Agricultural sector, B. land management, Cadastral map, Climate Adaptation, Climate adaptation policy, Climate change, Climate change management, Climate finance, Climate Mitigation, Climate mitigation policy, Climate policy, Climate Policy, Climate Policy Assessment tool, Climate policy diagnostic, Climate resilience, Disaster risk financing instrument, Financial situation, Fiscal consolidation effort, Fiscal Policy, Forest management, Gambian government, Global, Greenhouse gas emissions, IMF resident representative, IMF's Fiscal Affairs Department, Land area, Natural disasters, Policy consideration, The Gambia., Transfer program, West Africa

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