The purpose of this plan is to provide the Gambia with a national mechanism whereby, Government and stakeholders, both national and international can effectively and systematically assess drought conditions, develop mitigation actions and programs to reduce risk in advance of drought, and develop response options/actions that minimize economic losses/stresses, environmental losses and social hardships during drought.
The overall goal is to enable the country to prepare itself in responding to disasters, particularly droughts with regards to assessing, risk based national drought management policies and interventions. The scope of the plan is national, covering the whole country and all sectors. It will have an implementation institutional arrangement from high level in Government (Office of the President/Vice President) to technical level (technical institutions) with an institutional focal point.
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