Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Strategies: The Gambia

February 15, 2024

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Xuehui Han, and Koralai Kirabaeva. Climate Change Vulnerabilities and Strategies: The Gambia, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2024) accessed December 21, 2024

Summary

This paper analyzes The Gambia's vulnerability to climate change, highlighting risks like flooding, droughts, and coastal erosion, which threaten food security and key industries. It details The Gambia's climate strategies, including the National Climate Change Policy, 2050 Climate Vision, and Long-Term Climate-Neutral Development Strategy, targeting net-zero emissions by 2050. Despite its minimal global emissions contribution, The Gambia's focus on renewable energy expansion offers dual benefits for energy security and development. The paper underscores the need for improved land management, crop diversification, and irrigation to boost adaptive capacity and resilience, ensuring food security amidst climate challenges.

Subject: Climate change, Climate finance, Environment, International organization, Monetary policy, Natural disasters

Keywords: B. climate Strategy, Climate, Climate change, Climate change adaptation strategy, Climate change Needs, Climate finance, Climate vision, Global, Natural Disasters, Resillience, Vulnerability to climate change

Publication Details

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15
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Selected Issues Paper No. 2024/005
Stock No:

SIPEA2024005
ISBN:

9798400267901
ISSN:

2958-7875

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