Climate change-induced loss and damage in The Gambia: An investigation of impacts on The Gambia Farming Community

This paper aims to raise awareness about Loss and Damage (L&D) and ignite a conversation about how Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Loss & Damage (L&D) can be linked in order to ensure more sustainable resiliency strategies for The Gambia.

The key recommendations presented in this paper are the following:

• A national case study needs to be conducted on Loss and Damage in The Gambia. Such a case study would help policy-makers protect the lives and livelihoods of Gambians, particularly those in farming communities.
• The case study would further help develop national legal and institutional  frameworks to address Loss and Damage in The Gambia.
• By establishing a more concrete framework for Loss and Damage in The Gambia, better laws and policies could be enacted to address crop and livestock losses that will likely occur as a result to climate change.