The report provides a detailed analysis of the design and implementation of Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) roadmaps aimed at advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Developed as part of the collaboration with the Directorate-General for International Partnerships (DG INTPA) of the European Commission for the development …
In less than two months the Gambian nation will come to grips with the reality of having to do away to a large extent with the use of plastic bags, if the recent ban on the importation and use of plastic bags in the country takes effect from July 1 …
Lrr — A Turkey-based charity, Sen De Gel, in partnership with Cemiyetul Hayr Relief Organisation (CHRO), with funding from the Cocoa Cola Foundation and UNDP, recently handed over a water project worth over D500,000 to beneficiaries at Sara Mawdou in Soma, Jarra West District of the Lower River Region. The …
The minister of Environment, Climate Change, Water, Parks and Wildlife, Hon. Pa Ousman Jarju, Tuesday launched phase two of a climate change service strengthening project and early warning system in The Gambia, for climate resilience, and adaptation. The launching was organised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Global …
Ndey Bakurin, Executive Director at the National Environment Agency (NEA), has said the ban on the use and importation of plastic bags will be implemented and enforced with effect from 1 July 2015. Ms Bakurin was speaking last week at the NEA Documentation Centre during a taskforce meeting aimed at …
The minister of Environment, Climate Change, Water, Parks and Wildlife, Hon. Pa Ousman Jarju, Tuesday launched phase two of a climate change service strengthening project and early warning system in The Gambia, for climate resilience, and adaptation. The launching was jointly orgnised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the …
From 16th to 31st March 2015 an EDES support mission of Technical Assistance took place in The Gambia to strengthen the national food safety control system. The EDES Programme is funded by the European Union (EU) to the tune of €30 million, equivalent to more than GMD 1.5 billion. It …
According to Dr. Abdou K. Sillah, research clinician childhood TB working at the Medical Research Council (MRC), every year around 70,000 children die from TB worldwide and half a million are newly infected. Dr. Sillah added that childhood TB is, therefore, important for TB control. Dr. Sillah said this during …
The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) has signed 3.86 million euro grant project with five organizations in The Gambia, funded by the European Union and implemented through the Gambia government. The signing ceremony was held Tuesday at the Ocean Bay Hotel, and the beneficiaries of the grants were ChildFund The …
The money was sent to ActionAid International on behalf of the board of directors, staff and management of ActionAid International The Gambia. The donation, which included personal commitment of board members and staff, is in response to an appeal by the chief executive officer of ActionAid International, Adriano Campolina, to …
The Vice President and Minister of Women's Affairs, Isatou Njie-Saidy, Saturday commissioned the Kombo Coastal Roads as part of activities commemorating The Gambia's Golden Jubilee independence anniversary. The ceremony was held at the Brusubi Turn-table Junction. The contractor of the project was Compagnie Sahelienne Entreprise (CSE), supervised by the United …
Lamin Samateh, a senior officer at the National Environment Agency, Saturday presided over the launching of Nianitama Plastic-Free Group and Recycling in Gunjur, Kombo South. In his launching statement, Samateh said they are aware of Nianitama's efforts to eradicate plastic bags in Gunjur and environs. Samateh said the plastic bag …
Balla Kandeh, programme manager at the National Malaria Control Programme, NMCP, has said malaria incidence reduced by 85.5 per cent; admissions due to malaria dropped by 74 per cent and malaria-attributable deaths dropped by 90 per cent. Despite the worldwide burden of malaria, significant progress has been made in The …
The Radio Network of West African Environment (RERAO) has been established during a start-up workshop, organized by IUCN, WWF and RAMPAO from the 28th to 31st October 2014 at Dakar in Senagal. RERAO aims to improve radio communication by contributing to good governance, conservation and sustainable and equitable management of …
The Gambia government through the Ministry of Agriculture over the weekend launched the Gambia Commercial Agriculture and Value Chain Management Project (GCAV) in the North Bank Region and Janjanbureh in the Central River Region. The US$19.27 million project was financed through a World Bank credit and loan, and the Gambia …
The president of the Republic, His Excellency Sheikh Prof Alh Dr Yahya Jammeh Babili Mansa and his government have been applauded for providing clean portable drinking water to the Kombo South coastal community of Gunjur, which has a population of over 21, 000 inhabitants. The applause was made by the …
Bird populations that make the great journey between northern Europe and Africa – including the nightingale and turtle dove – are drastically declining, conservationists have warned. Nearly half of the 29 summer migrants, who appear in the UK in spring to breed before returning in the autumn, show long-term population …
Minna — The government of Germany has earmarked 50 million Euros to be expended in 10 West African countries for training and research on climate change and land use management. Executive Director of West African Service Center on Climate Change and Adaptation Land Use, Dr. Laurent Sedogo, made the disclosure …
A project aimed at protecting forests in Senegal's Casamance region has helped locals lay aside their political differences Last month, deep in a forest in the Casamance region of Senegal, members of surrounding communities gathered to watch the hypnotic spin of the palm-leaf covered Kumpo, a mythical tribal figure who …
Representatives of more than 50 countries have committed to channelise climate funds in order to finance local adaptation projects with a view to tackle the impacts of climate change. Issuing a Kathmandu Declaration on Financing Local Adaptation to Climate Change on the concluding day of the eighth conference on Community …
On the first day of climate change talks here, India joined hands with China and other developing countries, including the small island states and the least developed countries (LDCs), to put rich countries on the mat for their lack of appetite to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The influential green NGOs …
