From; The Daily Observer (Banjul)
A sub-regional project involving five countries, including The Gambia, was yesterday launched at the Corinthia Atlantic Hotel in Banjul.
Acquired and implemented by the National Environment Agency (NEA) on behalf of the Government of The Gambia, the adaptation to Climate Change and Coastal (ACCC) project is funded through the Global Environment Facility (GEF) with counter funding from participating governments - The Gambia, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Mauritania and Senegal. The goal of this project is to develop and pilot a range of effective coping mechanisms for reducing the impact of climate change induced by coastal erosion in vulnerable regions in the five participating countries.
In his launching statement, Nyada Yorro Baldeh, permanent secretary, deputising for the secretary of state for Forestry and Environment, said that climate change has become a global concern because of its expected consequences, impacts and the associated environmental hazards. These expected consequences of climate change, he added, are broadly categorised as: increase in air temperature; sea level rise from the thermal expansion of oceans; and changes in precipitation patterns.