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Mission & Vision

Mission To investigate, gather empirical data, and support policy formulation on climate change and land use management in The Gambia. This involves understanding the connections between climate change and land use, developing tools for a new land use policy, aiding in land boundary demarcation, and facilitating the development of a curriculum on land use management […]

Description

The Sahel region of West Africa, where The Gambia is located, has been significantly impacted by climate change. Rapid population growth has also altered the country’s land cover and its land use. Less rainfall leads to low agriculture yields and an impact is land degradation, making agriculture and other land uses less productive, leading to […]

Project Objectives

The awareness of growing climate impacts on land use and management is one of the reasons why the Paris climate change agreement –endorsed at COP 21 in 2015– put into motion the development of a task force to generate recommendations for integrated approaches to avert, minimize, and address displacement driven by climate change. One of the […]

Project Relevance and Synergy with Funding Guidelines

The project is relevant for three main reasons. Firstly, it will highlight the fundamental pointson land use and management, based on the available literature and documents, since itconcentrates on deepening insights into unregulated land use in The Gambia, especiallyaround the large urban centers of the country. Secondly, the feasibility study will examine thelinks between population, […]

Scientific and Technological Foundations: Original Approach in Desk Study

Climate change is seen and perceived as one of the most pressing problems currently affecting African countries, including The Gambia (IPCC 2014, Leal Filho 2015). Changes in climate trends are already affecting livelihoods and food security in the Sahel and West Africa (Leal Filho 2019). According to evidence released by a joint study by the […]

Methodologies

The overarching methodological framework to enhance the Feasibility Study includes the following components: The Feasibility Study will be undertaken over a period of 24 months, and is divided into three phases:

Work Package 1: Project Management, Administration, Information and Communication

Methodology: The design and implementation of appropriate management tools for the coordination of the consortium and communication of the desk study activities, networking of all partners and monitoring and evaluation to fully reach the objectives set by the desk study.Activities:1.1. Preparation of the partners´ Consortium Agreement and Data Management Plan (DMP)1.2. Kick –Off Meeting in […]

Work Package 2: Literature Data collection, analysis, and Report Writing

Lead: University of The Gambia Methodology: WP2 will undertake general supervision of the desk study literature data collection and analyses, as well as Report WritingActivities2.1. Identification and selection of a few local staff of the project2.2. Identification and selection of a few literature data collectors2.4 Analyze all collected literature data2.5 Attend meetings related to the […]

Work Package 3: Lead WP3 Land Use and Renewable Energy

Lead: University of The Gambia & HAW HamburgMethodology: WP3 entails an assessment of the use of renewable energy on agriculture and land useActivities3.1. Carry out a literature review on the use of renewable energy in agriculture and land use3.2. Identify and investigate 4 case studies where renewable may be used in agriculture and land use3.3 […]

Work Package 4: Feasibility Study overall local administration in The Gambia

Lead: University of The GambiaMethodology: WP4 will undertake general administration of the Feasibility Study in The Gambia. This will include identify and hiring potential staff for the Feasibility Study , support with literature data collection, analyses, and management.Activities4.1. Official introduction of the Feasibility Study to the Vice Chancellor and Senior Staff of University of The […]

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