The Gambia Disaster Risk Financing Strategy Project is in its final writing phase and the Center for Disaster Protection which is assisting in the drive had feedbacks from key stakeholders in the country to elaborate on the diagnostic.
The initiative is consistent with government policy to pair economic growth and stabilisation, reduce vulnerabilities by protecting aims to achieve in all sectors from severe weather-related shocks caused by early warning, insurance and contingency planning. It is also to prepare and manage, finance natural disasters.
Sothini Nyirenda, representative of the African Development Bank in his remarks expressed happiness to be part of the forum and urged participants to do justice to the document.
Sanna Dahaba, executive director of the National Disaster Management Agency stated that, The Gambia is the first country to come up with the idea of disaster and risk financing.
“When it comes to the disaster finance strategy, The Gambia is the first country in Africa to initiate this. So you can see the level of commitment and the kind of leaders we have in the country to ensure that we are at this level. I thank the Office of the Vice President through the government of The Gambia for creating an enabling environment for disaster governance and management in this country,” Dahaba said.
Dahaba also added that, disaster can come at anytime because they are unpredictable.
