Members
Country: The Gambia
- Member since: 2016
National Focal Points
Mr. Alpha A. K. Jallow
Meteorologist
Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Water and Wildlife
info@mofwrnam.gov.gm
a_jallow2010@yahoo.com
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National Climate Change Actions
Summarized Information derived from Nationally determined contributions (NDCs) submitted by parties
Emissions mitigation: Reduce GHG emissions by 44.4% (in relation to GHG emissions BAU levels (2010)) by 2025 and reduce GHG emissions by 45.4% (in relation to GHG emissions BAU levels (2010)) by 2030 conditional to external support in sectors of agriculture, energy, industrial processes and product use (IPPU), transport, and waste management. Adaptation: Priority actions: 1) Improve the Climate and Climate Change Resilient urban and peri-urban infrastructure; 2) Adapting the Agriculture System to Climate Change; 3) Continue to mainstream climate change in all national development frameworks; 4) Planning, development and implementation of an effective disaster preparedness and response strategy in support of climate change adaptation and loss and damage; + 6 other highlighted priority actions.
Population (2015)
2 million
United Nations Population Division
GNI per capita (2016)
$1'640
World Bank
PPP current international dollar
Emissions per capita (2014)
1.137 tons
Climate Analytics
Annual tons of CO2 equivalent per capita including land-use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) and all Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gases
Climate Vulnerability Level
Acute
Climate Vulnerability Level
Mortality attributable to joint effects of household and ambient air pollution (2015)
1,352.8 (71.2 per 100 000)
Climate change attributable deaths (2015) (Data by region 2004)
152
Climate change attributable deaths for children under 5 (2015) (Data by region 2004)
741