He expressed appreciation with the Chinese government through its Embassy in Banjul for the move, acknowledging that the project is aimed at addressing malaria in The Gambia.
SG Abdoulie Fye was speaking on Friday at another launch of a Climate Change project funded by the USAID held at the Sir Dawda Kairaba Jawara International Conference Centre by the Gambia Red Cross Society (GRCS).
The project already launched, titled “Scaling up Locally-Led Adaptation and Transformation Humanitarian Responses to Climate Change,” is funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and executed in partnership with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
Mr Fye maintained that the project, already launched, represents a collaborative effort aimed at addressing one of the most pressing challenges of the time, and climate change.
He commended the USA Government and USAID for providing the essential funding and support needed to make the project a reality.
“To the communities we serve and the media, your engagement and support are vital,” he remarked, saying: “By working together, we can raise awareness, drive action, and ensure that the most vulnerable and marginalised communities receive the attention and resources they need to adapt to climate change.”
The Gambia’s Red Cross secretary general mentioned that in the next two years, their focus will be on scaling up locally-led, integrated, and multi-sectoral approaches to build sustained climate resilience at the community level.
The project also aims to introduce a new, holistic approach to ensure transformational change across institutional set-up, programs and operations, making them truly climate-smart, he added.
