WACA Gambia handed over 34 floodwater pumps to the National Disaster Management Agency and local authorities for high-risk communities in Kanifing and Brikama.
Description: The first activity, scheduled for 11 to 13 September 2023, aims to build the capacity of PMU Environmental Safeguards specialists, focal points and national agencies and institutions and regional partners of WACA ResIP on the monitoring of ESIAs, SEAs, ESMPs, RAPs, QHSE, etc.. The second activity, from 14 to 16 September 2023, for the benefit of the same actors, aims to co-produce and validate harmonised tools for taking gender into account in the various phases of implementation of the WACA ResIP Project.
The Gambia is a low-income country in West Africa which, with the exception of the Gulf of Guinea, is bordered by Senegal. The Gambia’s economy is dependent on agriculture and tourism, normally accounting for approximately 33 percent and 20 percent of GDP, respectively. Administratively, The Gambia is divided into five regions, one municipality, and one city (Banjul) and runs a presidential republic system with a parliament.
Capital: Banjul
Total Population: 2.1 million
Coastal Population: 185 thousand people living within 1km from the coast
Urban Coastal Population: 950 thousand
Coastline: 80 km of open coast and 200 km of sheltered coast
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