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African Development Fund
NIGERIA TRUST FUND Language: English Original: English REPUBLIC OF THE GAMBIA PARTICIPATORY INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROJECT (PIWAMP) APPRAISAL REPORT Agriculture and Rural Development OCAR Department April 2004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Project Information Sheet, Currency and Measures, List of Tables, List of Annexes, List of Abbreviations, Basic Data Sheet, Project Logical Framework, Executive Summary 1. ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE PROJECT ....................................................1 2. THE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR .......................................................................2 2.1 Salient Features ..........................................................................................................2 2.2 Land Tenure ..............................................................................................................3 2.3 Poverty Status ............................................................................................................4 2.4 Gender Issues .............................................................................................................4 2.5 HIV/AIDS issues and Vector borne diseases ............................................................6 2.6 Environmental Issues .................................................................................................7 2.7 Institutional framework ..............................................................................................7 2.8 Agricultural Sector Constraints and Potentials ........................................................11 -
Community Forestry Conflict Management in Central River Division, the Gambia
CASE STUDY 2 Who owns Kayai Island? Community forestry conflict management in Central River division, the Gambia By A. Dampha, K. Camara, A. Jarjusey, M. Badjan and K. Jammeh, Forestry Department, the Gambia and National Consultancy for Forestry Extension and Training Services (NACO) Edited by A.P. Castro SUMMARY Kayai and Saruja villages are located on opposite sides of the River Gambia. Between them is Kayai Island, whose 784 ha consists mainly of forest reserve containing economically valuable species and a large wildlife population.The people of Kayai village regard the island as falling within their traditional lands. In the 1950s, the colonial government, without consulting Kayai village, gave farm plots on the island to people in Saruja as compensation for land annexed by an agricultural project. Since then, several disputes have arisen between the two villages over ownership of the island. Attempts to resolve the conflict, including though court adjudication, proved unsuccessful. The latest clash was provoked by the government’s recent participatory forestry initiative, which empowers communities to manage forest lands. This decentralization of public forestry administration seeks to foster sustainable natural resource management, addressing shortcomings in the State forestry that has been in operation since colonial times. A proposal by Kayai village to set up a community forest on the island met with resistance from Saruja villagers, who refused to sign the agreement approving it. The people of Saruja feared losing their rice fields, gardens and orchards and their access to forest products. As in the past, public and forestry officials’ efforts to resolve the conflict were not successful. -
GAMBIA POPULATION MOVEMENTS (Appeal 19/98)
18 December 1998 GAMBIA: POPULATION MOVEMENTS appeal no. 19/98 situation report no. 03 period covered: 14 October - 30 November 1998 The coastal area of West Africa extending from Senegal's southern Casamance region to Sierra Leone remains volatile, prompting the flight of refugees to the Gambia. With the deteriorating conditions of refugees housed in camps, the Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS) has been requested by the Government of Gambia to provide assistance, pending the promotion of voluntary repatriation when conditions allow, or identifying longer-term durable solutions. Appeal no. 19/98 covers refugee movements from Guinea Bissau to the Gambia and other host countries. Given that the vast majority of Guinea Bissauan refugees fled from the armed conflict in their country to neighbouring Guinea Conakry, the focus has previously been maintained on assistance to refugees in that country. This situation report, however, concerns a small caseload of refugees who fled from Guinea Bissau to the Gambia, and who are settled in camps together with refugees from Senegal and Sierra Leone. The context As a result of political turmoil and civil unrest in this region over recent years, there has been a constant influx of refugees to the Gambia. Since 1992, hundreds of refugees from the Casamance region of Senegal have found their way to the country, the latest wave arriving in June 1998. This year, some 1,040 refugees fleeing civil war in Sierra Leone between rebel forces, ECOMOG and government troops have also sought refuge in the Gambia. Most recently, the conflict between government forces and rebels in Guinea Bissau has led to the movement of some 150 refugees to the Gambia since July 1998. -
Country Profile – Gambia
Country profile – Gambia Version 2005 Recommended citation: FAO. 2005. AQUASTAT Country Profile – Gambia. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Rome, Italy The designations employed and the presentation of material in this information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) concerning the legal or development status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. The mention of specific companies or products of manufacturers, whether or not these have been patented, does not imply that these have been endorsed or recommended by FAO in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO. FAO encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material in this information product. Except where otherwise indicated, material may be copied, downloaded and printed for private study, research and teaching purposes, or for use in non-commercial products or services, provided that appropriate acknowledgement of FAO as the source and copyright holder is given and that FAO’s endorsement of users’ views, products or services is not implied in any way. All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be made via www.fao.org/contact-us/licencerequest or addressed to [email protected]. FAO information products are available on the FAO website (www.fao.org/ publications) and can be purchased through [email protected]. -
U.S. Assistance to the Gambia Oar/Banjul June
U.S. ASSISTANCE TO THE GAMBIA OAR/BANJUL JUNE, IM2 U.S. ASSISTANCE TO THE GAMBIA United States assistance to The Gambia prior to its independence was fairly limited. in the period 1946 through 1961, some $300,000 was provided to the country through the Erit,14sh Foreign Office. From 1962 through 1975 bilateral assistance was extended through food aid (totalling $5.3 million), technical assistance (totalling $l.14million), and the Peace Corps ($2.0 million), for a grand total of $8.4 million. 5However, indirect economic assistance was provided contribution to various African regional and worldwide programs such as the West African Measles-Smallpox Campaigns. funded through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in the mid-1960s. The Gambia began to receive more direct U.S. Government assistance starting in 1973-74 as the great Sahelian drought wreaked havoc across West Africa. Even though it is a riverine country, 'The Gambia is entirelu within the Sahelian climatic zone. During the drought, its cash crop and food crop production trailed off and environmental degradation set in. The U.S. Government attempted to help alleviate the situation by providing a significant increase in food aid. Food assistance has continued since then and is presently running at some $600 ,000 and $800,000 a year (excluding freight charges) which is in addition to periodic emergency food shipments in response to famine conditions, e.g., 1978 and again in 1980 and 1981. In 1974, AID received permr'ission from the Government of The Gamnbia (GOTO) to assign an Economic Development Oficer in The Gambia and establish an office in Banjul, which reported to the Regional Develop ment Office in Dakar. -
West Africa Discover Gorée Island and the Charm, Culture & Wildlife of the Gambia River on Board Harmony V • January 20–February 1, 2015
The Rivers of West Africa Discover Gorée Island and the Charm, Culture & Wildlife of the Gambia River on board Harmony V • January 20–February 1, 2015 We invite you to join Lyn Mair, our naturalist enormous number of birds, from white-faced from South Africa, as she returns to West Africa whistling duck to storks, egrets, ibis, and pelicans, to lead our group on board the 25-cabin motor- as well as manatees, crocodiles, and monkeys. yacht Harmony V. This trip gives us a way to We will continue upriver to Kuntaur and explore a part of the world most of us have Janjanbureh (historic Georgetown), a sleepy not seen, in all of the comfort of Harmony V. former colonial administrative center. We will The trip will begin with a pretrip to Dakar to visit villages, and motor by pirogue on the river. visit Gorée Island, an historic point where slaves See African dance groups and learn about their were shipped to the American Continent, now instruments and music. a memorial with excellent museums. This will be a We will also visit Lac Rose, just north of Dakar, terrific adventure which is famous for its pink color (due to algae) to a special part of and as the end point of the famous Paris to Dakar the world! Road Race. We will explore on camels or dune We hope you buggies, and have lunch under an open African will join us and tent with traditional music. take advantage of On board M/Y Harmony V, we will explore the this opportunity! Sine-Saloun Delta, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, and an important area for breeding waterbirds, including 30,000 pairs of royal terns. -
And Resource Use in the Peri-Urban Area of Banjul, the Gambia
LAND RIGHTS AND INTRA-HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYMENT AND RESOURCE USE IN THE PERI-URBAN AREA OF BANJUL,THE GAMBIA by Michael Roth, Ben Carr, and Jeff Cochrane LAND RIGHTS AND INTRA-HOUSEHOLD EMPLOYMENT AND RESOURCE USE IN THE PERI-URBAN AREA OF BANJUL, THE GAMBIA by Michael Roth, Ben Carr, and Jeff Cochrane* *Michael Roth is associate research scientist with the Land Tenure Center and Department of Agricultural Economics, and Jeff Cochrane is research associate with the Land Tenure Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Ben Carr is a consultant and project associate. All views, interpretations, recommendations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the supporting or cooperating organizations. LTC Research Paper 126 Land Tenure Center University of Wisconsin January 1996 ii Copyright © 1995 by Michael Roth, Ben Carr, and Jeff Cochrane. All rights reserved. Readers may make verbatim copies of this document for non-commercial purposes by any means, provided that this copyright notice appears on all such copies. iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Chapter 1: Introduction and Research Methodology 1 I. Introduction 1 II. Peri-Urban Project 2 III. Overview of Report 3 Chapter 2: Research Methodology 5 I. Research Design 5 A. Scheduling 5 B. Research Area 5 C. Village Selection 7 D. Research Setting 7 E. Political Structures 9 F. Research Questions 9 II. Survey Instruments 11 Chapter 3: Household Socioeconomic Profile 13 I. Introduction 13 II. Household Demographic Profile 13 III. Household Assets and Wealth 18 IV. Migration and Settlement 20 V. Land Assets and Farm Structure 21 VI. -
Help Us by Fundraising the Easy Way!
to ourWelcome very first newsletter February 2011 which we hope you will Issue 1 find interesting. Help us by fundraising the easy way! Thank you for requesting updates on The School Easy Fund Raising is a free fundraising service where you can Welcome raise funds for a charity when you shop online. Many of the Development Fund and welcome to our very first UK’s best-known retailers take part in this scheme; you simply newsletter which we hope you will find interesting. go to the Easy Fund Raising website www.easyfundraising.org.uk and register Although first set up in 1989 the fund was officially relaunched in June your chosen charity as the The Gambia Experience’s School 2010 and since that time we have been busy selecting projects, creating Development Fund. our website and organising events which include the setting up of our very own school tuck shop and sponsoring a SDF team member to quit smoking, all in the name of raising money! We are hoping that everyone supports this fundraising scheme, it costs nothing and you can still shop directly with each retailer, The purpose of this newsletter is to raise awareness of the School however, if you always go via the Easy Fund Raising site you Development Fund and to provide our supporters with project updates. will generate money for The School Development Fund every Our goal is to raise as much money as possible in order to help many of time you make a purchase. the worthy projects the fund is asked to support. -
The Gambia All Schools Tree Nursery Competition
The Gambia All Schools Tree Nursery Competition: Promoting Conservation in The Gambia Through Grassroots Environmental Education By Francisca E. Paulete A REPORT Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FORESTRY MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY 2006 This report, “The Gambia All Schools Tree Nursery Competition: Promoting Conservation Through Grassroots Environmental Education,” is hereby approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FORESTRY. School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science Signatures: Advisor _______________________________________ Dr. Blair D. Orr Dean _________________________________________ Dr. Margaret R. Gale Date _________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ……………………………………………………………………… ii LIST OF TABLES ……………………………………………………………………..... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ………………………………………………………………... iv ABSTRACT …………………………………………………………………………….. vi LIST OF ACRONYMS USED ......…………………………………………………............ viii CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ………………………………………………………….. 1 CHAPTER 2 – BACKGROUND OF THE GAMBIA …………………………………..…….. 4 General Description ………………………………………………………...... 4 Climate & Topography ……………………………………………………..... 6 History of The Gambia ………………………………………………………. 7 Colonial Control & Slavery ………………………………………………..… 10 Government & Political Conditions ……………………………………….… 12 Economy & Resources ……………………………………………………...... 14 The People ……………………………………………………………………. 15 Environmental Status ….…………………………………………………….. -
Plan of Operation for Field Testing of FMPRG
Gambian Forest Management Concept (GFMC) 2nd Version Draft May 2001 Compiled by Werner Schindele for Department of State for Fisheries, Natural Resources and the Environment Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH DFS Deutsche Forstservice GmbH II List of Abbreviations AC Administrative Circle AOP Annual Plan of Operations B.Sc. Bachelor of Science CCSF Community Controlled State Forest CF Community Forestry CFMA Community Forest Management Agreement CRD Central River Division DCC Divisional Coordinating Committee DFO Divisional Forest Officer EIS Environmental Information System FD Forestry Department FP Forest Parks GFMC Gambian Forestry Management Concept GGFP Gambian-German Forestry Project GOTG Government of The Gambia IA Implementation Area JFPM Joint Forest Park Management LRD Lower River Division MDFT Multi-disciplinary Facilitation Teams M&E Monitoring and Evaluation NAP National Action Programme to Combat Desertification NBD North Bank Division NEA National Environment Agency GEAP Gambia Environmental Action Plan NFF National Forest Fund NGO Non Government Organization PA Protected Areas PCFMA Preliminary Community Forest Management Agreement R&D Research and Development URD Upper River Division WD Western Division III Table of Contents List of Abbreviations Foreword Introduction 1 The Nucleus Concept of the GFMC 4 1.1 Status of GFMC and Relation to other Plans 4 1.2 Long-term Vision 4 1.3 Objectives, Principles and Approach 5 1.3.1 Objectives 5 1.3.2 Principles 5 1.3.3 Approach 6 1.4 Forest Status and -
Overview of Emergency Food Needs Assessment
WFP World Food Programme VAM VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS & MAPPING REPORT THE GAMBIA FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION SURVEY May, 2003 Acknowledgement...................................................................................................... 1 Summary ................................................................................................................. 2 1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 5 2. Context food security and Nutrition Survey ........................................................ 7 3. Survey Methodology ........................................................................................ 9 3.1 Objectives of the survey ................................................................................. 9 3.2 Survey implementation .................................................................................... 9 3.3 Sampling and Sample size................................................................................. 9 3.4 Survey Instruments ....................................................................................... 9 4. Analytical Framework ..................................................................................... 11 5. Acute Food Insecurity ................................................................................... 12 5.1 Food Consumption ........................................................................................ 12 5.2 Acute Malnutrition ...................................................................................... -
DPWM INSTITUTIONAL RESTRUCTURING-.Pdf
Development of an Administrative Manual and Re-structuring of the DPWM The Gambia’s Protected Areas System Part I: Physical Description Introduction The Department of wildlife conservation was first established in 1968 on the request of a British national Eddy Brower, to ensure rationale protection and conservation of the remaining fauna and flora. Ten years later, The Banjul declaration signed by the then president D K Jawara and the wildlife act of 1977 followed as a clear benchmark of the involvement of the Gambian Authorities into the safeguarding and promotion of the importance of the wild fauna and flora upon which many communities derive their livelihoods. The efforts that followed this important engagement resulted in 1997 in the preparation of the National Strategy and Action plan, thanks to a country wide biodiversity study which was coordinated by the department of parks and wildlife and that involved all the relevant institutions. Such an endeavour came as a timely undertaking where all stakeholders could find themselves for a harmonious and sustainable use of the country‟s biodiversity wealth. From then till now, the country‟s biodiversity is given due consideration and many settings such as National Parks, Nature reserves and others have been put in place with the development of management plan documents and their improvement to nurture conservation and proliferation of the remaining biodiversity. The present work attempts to review the current biodiversity conservation with a focus on the management strengths, gaps, weaknesses and shortcomings; and it emphasizes the need for improvement of the existing data collection systems, the data base management strategies and recommends development of sound biodiversity management plans to uphold and galvanize the already invested efforts.