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Vice President Says NDMA Implementing Measures to Prevent Flooding

By: Kebba AF Touray The Gambia’s Vice President, Muhammed BS Jallow, has told the National Assembly that the NDMA is implementing measures to prevent flooding...

Town residents concerned about uncollected waste from gutters 

By Amadou Manjang  Residents of the Greater Banjul Area are complaining about the uncollected rubbish from gutters across towns.  There are piles of rubbish seen lying...

WACA donates 34 drainage equipment to NDMA, Councils to Quell Disaster

By Mustapha Jallow The West Africa Coastal Areas Resilience Investment Project 2 (WACA ResIP) on Tuesday donated 34 flood pumping machines to the National Disaster...

Uncovered, unfinished gutters pose dangers to residents, road users 

By Assan Bah, Amadou Manjang Residents of the Greater Banjul Area and the West Coast Region (WCR) have expressed their dissatisfaction with the unfinished roads...

Authorities Tour Flood Prone Areas

           Ahead of Rainy Season By Assan Bah  Ahead of this year’s rainy season, government officials led by the Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Natural...

Climate Resilience Project Winds Up as Activities Continue

By Madiba Singhateh  The Climate Resilience and Coastal and Marine Zones Project, (GCCA+), held a stakeholder meeting with partners at a ceremony held on Friday...

GEA, Partners Launch Great Green Wall Initiative Blueprint

By Nelson Manneh The Gambia Environmental Alliance (GEA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment on Wednesday, 30 April, 2024 launched the Great Green Wall Blueprint...

Ghost Nets, Plastic Pollution Threatened Marine  Species

By Madiba Singhateh  Research has indicated that Plastic Pollution and Ghost nets are becoming a serious threat to Marine species including turtles and fish. These threats, coupled...

‘THE PATRIOTS’ Association Holds Massive Environmental Cleansing Exercise

By Nelson Manneh ‘THE PATRIOTS’ Association on Sunday, 10 March 2024 conducted a massive environmental cleansing exercise in Serrekunda. The new Civic Association ‘THE PATRIOTS’, formed by...

Environmental Activist Endorses Reservation of Four Forest Parks as ICCA

By Madiba Singha                                                                                                            Nfamara Drammeh, an environmental activist last week Wednesday commended the Ministry of Environment for the declaration of four forest parks as...

Environmental Advocate Denies Allegations, Stands Firm on Environmental Concerns

By Madiba Singhateh, Hatab Nyan, and Louise Jobe Environmentalist Lamin Jassey, a member of Gunjur Tourism and EcoTourism Association, has refuted recent claims suggesting that...

GEA Opposes Degazetting of Nyanibereh Forest Park

By Nelson Manneh Muhammed Hydara, the Secretary General of the Gambia Environmental Alliance (GEA), said his institution strongly opposes the government's decision to de-gazette Nyanibereh...

President of TRAHASS Calls on Government to Preserve Lands

By Madiba Singhateh The President of TRAHASS Traditional Healers Assembly in the Gambia has said that they “should rather reserve our land than to...

Salt water intrusion wreaks havoc in Faraba- Sutu Rice Fields

By Nelson Manneh The women in Faraba-Sutu have recently abandoned their fertile wetlands due to intrusion of salt water into the swamplands (‘Faros’).Faraba-Sutu is located...

Tallinding-Coloban residents dwelling in the midst of stinking waste water

By Nelson Manneh Tallinding-Coloban residents are dwelling in the midst of filthy, stinking waste water, in an environment not fit for human habitat. Mr Modou Dibba,...

Plight of Artisanal Fishermen in the Fishing Industry

With Madiba Singhateh In this edition of the environment column, we will look into the plights of the artisanal fishermen in the fishing industry...

NEA Reinforces Ban on Use of Plastic Bags

By Sariba Manneh The National Environment Agency (NEA) of the Gambia has renewed its resolute commitment to the fight against the use and importation of...

How prepared is the NDMA to deal with national disasters?

                                          With Madiba Singhateh  Rainfall...

NEA Holds Multi Stakeholder Dialogue on Environment Challenges

By Madiba Singhateh The National Environment Agency, on Monday 19th December 2022, commenced a two day stakeholder’s dialogue in addressing the environmental challenges through the Global...

World Bank Approves $246 Million to Strengthen Coastal Resilience in West...

WASHINGTON, December 15, 2022 :- Populations at immediate risk from coastal erosion, flooding and pollution, and people depending on agroindustry and tourism along the...