Members

Country: The Gambia

  • Member since: 2016

Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Natural Ressources

The Government of the Republic of The Gambia 

National Focal Points

Mr. Alpha A. K. Jallow

Meteorologist

Ministry of Environment, Climate Change, Water and Wildlife

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INDC_The Gambia

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

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