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This document sets the government's strategy to meet commitments made under the Paris Agreement, move towards resilience and net zero carbon emissions by 2050. It underlines the long-term strategy (LTS) for low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development. Four strategic axes of policy action are identified: 1) Climate-resilient food and landscapes: Agriculture, food security, forestry and natural resources (including water, biodiversity and wildlife), 2) Low emissions and resilient economy: Energy, transport, infrastructure and the key economic sectors of tourism and financial services, 3) Climate-resilient people: Health, education, equitable social development and human settlements, and 4) Climate-aware Integrated Coastal Zone Management.

This document sets the government's development vision for the period 2018-2021. It seeks to "deliver good governance and accountability, social cohesion,&nbsp; national reconciliation and a revitalised and transformed economy for the wellbeing of all Gambians”. It notably aims to promote climate resilience, climate-smart agriculture, the tapping of resources from&nbsp;global climate funds,&nbsp;

The National Climate Change Policy of the Gambia sets the country's institutional arrangements for coordination and mainstreaming, outlines a new integrated approach to resource mobilisation, and develops a clear policy direction for human resource development. It emphasises the links between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Lastly, it outlines the approach to be followed to develop the implementation framework for the Policy, through the subsequent National Climate Change Response Strategy and Action Plan. &nbsp; The goal of the Policy is, by 2025, to achieve the mainstreaming of climate change into national planning, budgeting, decision-making, and programme implementation, through effective institutional mechanisms, coordinated financial resources, and enhanced human resources capacity. The strategy is designed around four policy clusters: 1) Climate resilient food systems and landscapes, 2) Low emissions and resilient economy, 3) Climate resilient people and 4) Managing coastlines in a changing environment. Sectoral policies, for example in the agricultural and energy sectors, are then detailed.

The Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy (ANR) is part of the Gambia's Poverty Reduction Strategies to operationalise its Vision 2020 via enhancing the capacity and output of agriculture with emphasis on producti e capacities of the poor and vulnerable populations. The ANR aims at halving the proportion of the poor and those who suffer from hunger by 2015 and 2020 respectively. To advance poverty reduction, counter adverse climatic conditions and reverse degradatoin of lands, forestry is promoted (art. II.5). The institutionalisation of adaptation capacities through partnerships with NGOs, civil societies, private sector and concerned government organizations is also pursued.

The Forestry Policy embraces medium term strategies for poverty alleviation and growth. It focuses on research and development, programme development, institutional/organisational development, decentralization and synergy. The Policy aims at engaging in partnerships and networking in order to strengthen national resource base. Specific objectives include 1) further integration of Department of Forestry into the medium and long-term national development framework, 2) ensuring that Department of Forestry create multiplier effects on forest resource management and the domestic economy in general, 3) technology transfer to decentralized structures and development of indigenous technology in forest resource management, and 4) promoting efficient and unified systems for forest resource management. The Department of Forestry will also engage on integrated resource management programming to maintain and develop forest and mangroves, notably to ensure that 75 % of forest lands are managed and protected, to promote national tree planting and encourage urban forestry. The Department will also promote the production and adoption of efficient fuelwood and biomass charcoal briquette end-use appliances which improve the efficiency and reduce the quantities of these household energy source.

This act establishes the legal, economic and institutional basis to promote the use of renewable energy resources in the Gambia. 
 
The Act defines responsibilities for the Energy Ministry in Part 3, including to recommend national targets for the use of renewable energy resources, determine the equipment that is eligible for tax exemption in collaboration with the Finance Ministry, carry out an impact assessment of the use of biomass for energy purposes, and to encourage the development of technical and standard requirements and certification of renewable energy installations for Renewable Energy Systems, to ensure the quality of these systems especially in small scale installations, whether residential or commercial. 
 
The Act further establishes the Renewable Energy Fund. 
 
Part 11 introduces a Feed in Tariff scheme to accelerate the development of renewable energy resources.

The Electricity Act promotes the the development of the electricity sub-sector in The Gambia on the basis of the principles of a competitive and market-oriented economy, to regulate electricity service providers and the activities of persons required to be licensed and for related matters. 
 
The Act's objectives include to promote electricity efficiency (art. 3.c) and encourage the production of electricity through the use of renewable energy (art. 3.l).

Gambia Biennial Update Report. BUR1

THE GAMBIA'S LONG-TERM CLIMATE-NEUTRAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY 2050, Long-Term Low-Emission Development Strategy from Gambia in 2022

Gambia Second NDC, Nationally Determined Contribution from Gambia in 2021

Gambia. National communication (NC). NC 3., National Communication from Gambia in 2020

Gambia First NDC (Archived), Nationally Determined Contribution from Gambia in 2016

Increase community based non-wood forest&nbsp;products/services enterprises from 80 to 100




Increase the area of forest under community management from 50,000 hectares to 70,000&nbsp;hectares




Increase the % of wildlife protected areas for terrestrial&nbsp;and inland from 0.16% to 1%




Increase the % of wildlife protected areas for coastal and&nbsp;marine from 7.4% to 10%




Increase the number of communities implementing&nbsp;adaptive mechanisms from 10 to 100




Decrease CO2 emission from Btw 2118 to 2528 GgCo2e (2016) to Btw 967.9 to 1155 GgCo2e




commit to progressively introducing clean and energy-efficient modes of transport, noting that deployment of energy-efficient vehicles will produce GHG emission reductions of 40.8 GgCO2e in 2020, 114.5 GgCO2e in 2025 and 193.3 GgCO2e in 2030.




commit to introducing efficient, green, renewable and sustainable energy sources to&nbsp;power our economy and meet our domestic and household needs. The implementation of renewable energy sources will contribute to GHG reductions of 78.5 GgCO2e in 2025 and 104 GgCO2e in 2030.




Strive to maintain 30% of the total land area of The Gambia under forest cover, with further efforts to implement afforestation actions which will contribute reductions of 275.4 GgCO2e in 2025 and 330.5 GgCO2e in 2030




To reserve, maintain and develop forest land resources including mangroves ecosystem covering at least 30% of total land area which is capable of environmental protection  by 2019

To ensure that 75% of forest lands are managed and protected according to forest management principles and plans in order to increase forest resource base  by 2019

At least 20% of the total land area will be under effective forest management by 2015

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