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After years of decline, Gambia’s natural spaces are on the mend

After years of decline, Gambia’s natural spaces are on the mend

With waves rippling from its bow, a small motorboat shoots across the languid Gambia River, the rat-tattle of its outboard motor echoing out across the waterway. The boat belongs to the Gambian navy and the three sailors onboard are on the hunt...

Owner:  United Nations
UNDP and UNITAR launch Initiative to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Management of PCBs and uPOPs in The Gambia

UNDP and UNITAR launch Initiative to Strengthen Capacities for Sound Management of PCBs and uPOPs in The Gambia

13 March 2025, Banjul, The Gambia - In an ambitious effort to address chemicals and waste management challenges in The Gambia, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), the United Nations...

Owner:  United Nations
How six women are helping their communities adapt to climate change

How six women are helping their communities adapt to climate change

In southwestern Uganda, banana farmer Ahumwire Justine lost 300 trees and two cows during a devastating hailstorm a few years ago. With no insurance, she faced food shortages, unpaid school fees and an uncertain future. Now, a new digital crop...

Owner:  United Nations
DEVELOPING NATIONAL MULTI-SECTORAL STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR NCD PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN THE GAMBIA (2022-2027)

DEVELOPING NATIONAL MULTI-SECTORAL STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN FOR NCD PREVENTION AND CONTROL IN THE GAMBIA (2022-2027)

In June 2022, The Defeat-NCD Partnership, UNITAR and The Ministry of Health of The Gambia launched the nation's first National Multi-Sectoral Strategy and Costed Action Plan for Non-Communicable Disease Prevention and Control. Held under the...

Owner:  United Nations
Minister Dion George: Ministerial Roundtable on Global Climate Transparency

Minister Dion George: Ministerial Roundtable on Global Climate Transparency

Honourable President of the 29th Conference of the Parties, His Excellency Mukhtar Babayev, Honourable Mr Secretary-General Excellencies, Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Paris Agreement, Ladies and...

Owner:  South African Government
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Insurers meet in Lagos to evaluate climate change crisis

Insurers meet in Lagos to evaluate climate change crisis

Nigeria could lose as much as $460 billion by 2050 to the devastating effects of climate change, according to new projections of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report. This has underscored the urgency of discussing the impact...

Owner:  Maiden Alex Ibru
Banjul Dances for Nature: Turning Art into Climate Advocacy

Banjul Dances for Nature: Turning Art into Climate Advocacy

- Advertisement - By Alieu Jallow Banjul came alive on Friday evening with rhythm, color, and movement as 45 climate ambassadors took the stage for the Dance for Nature Festival, the grand culmination of the Dance for Nature Project. The event...

Owner:  Fatu Camara
Why Africa's oceans bear brunt of planet's environmental crisis
Edrisa Sankareh Outlines Key Traits of Effective Teachers for the Deaf in The Gambia

Edrisa Sankareh Outlines Key Traits of Effective Teachers for the Deaf in The Gambia

- Advertisement - By Michaella Faith Wright Mr. Edrisa Sankareh, a seasoned teacher with over a decade of experience working with deaf and hard-of-hearing students, has highlighted the qualities needed to improve deaf education in The Gambia,...

Owner:  Fatu Camara
Gambia hosts high-level forum on security sector laws, policies

Gambia hosts high-level forum on security sector laws, policies

The forum formed part of The Gambia’s ongoing Security Sector Reform (SSR) strategy, which seeks to transform security institutions into accountable, professional, and people-centred bodies that uphold the rule of law, safeguard human rights, and...

Owner:  Pap Saine & Baba Hydara
Gambia owes five times more than it earns, audit reveals 

Gambia owes five times more than it earns, audit reveals 

The present value of The Gambia’s debt-to-revenue ratio has soared to 491%, more than double the international benchmark of 240% for countries with medium debt-carrying capacity. In plain terms, this means the country owes nearly five times more...

Owner:  Pap Saine & Baba Hydara
Gambian villagers are being priced out of fish

Gambian villagers are being priced out of fish

Fish has long been a source of food for those living along the coast of The Gambia. It is a key ingredient in local dishes such as domoda, a peanut stew, and the country’s version of jollof rice, known as benachin. Now, though, frozen chicken is...

Owner:  Earth Journalism Network & China Dialogue Trust
FCWC, partners launch WASOP-Pillar.

FCWC, partners launch WASOP-Pillar.

The Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC), in collaboration with its national and international partners, has launched the West Africa Sustainable Ocean Programme (WASOP)-Pillar. The launch held at the Tema Canoe Beach...

Owner:  Zipzig Ventures (Non-transparent)
Gambian Chinese Community Marks 76th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China

Gambian Chinese Community Marks 76th Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China

By Nelson Manneh The Chinese Embassy in The Gambia, in collaboration with the local Chinese community, hosted a vibrant reception on September 30, 2025, to commemorate the 76th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)....

Owner:  People's Democratic Organisation for Independence and Socialism (PDOIS)
Gambia Methodist Laymen’s Association marks 40 years with environmental action
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