Gambia

Responses

Adaptation Disaster Risk Management Mitigation

Sectors

Agriculture Coastal zones Economy-wide Energy Environment Health LULUCF Social development Tourism Transport

Instruments

Direct Investment

Nature based solutions and ecosystem restoration

Governance

Capacity building International cooperation Processes, plans and strategies

Keywords

Education Gender infrastructure culture intergenerational

The Gambia 2050 Climate Vision

Executive

Road Map/Vision

Passed in 2021

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.

Documents

Link to full text on external website (PDF) (English)

Climate targets in this law

4 targets

Net zero emissions

Economy-wide | Fixed level target | Target year: 2050 | Base year: 2021
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

LULUCF | Fixed level target | Target year: 2030 | Base year: 2021
commit to introducing efficient, green, renewable and sustainable energy sources to 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.

Energy | Fixed level target | Base year: 2021
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.

Transport | Fixed level target | Base year: 2020