Environment minister says coastal Gambia at risk

Climate change related sea level rise and coastal erosion is increasingly threatening coastal communities of The Gambia, stated the minister of Forestry and the Environment, Fatou Ndeye Gaye at the opening of a UNEP workshop entitled 'Enhancing resources of Coastal areas and countries to climate change', reported the Daily Observer. The project's main components include policy and institutional development for climate risk management in coastal zones, physical investment in coastal protection against climate change risks and strengthening livelihoods of coastal communities at risk from climate change and it aims to facilitate community-based adaptation approaches in coastal areas to be analysed and replicated in other vulnerable regions, within and outside The Gambia.