Rapports

5 October 2010 -- On 20 September 2010, the Ministry of Health in Senegal reported a suspected case of yellow fever in Mbour health district in Thies region which is approximately 50 kilometres from Dakar, where the suspected case…

With the aim to obtain an updated, objective and comprehensive overview on the magnitude of the impact of the heavy rains and floods that hit The Gambia during the last three months (July September), the UN Country Team (UNCT),…

Summary: The African Centre of Meteorological Application for Development (ACMAD) regional seasonal forecasts have predicted a higher than normal rainfall in some parts of West Africa including The Gambia. On 5 and 6 September 2010 torrential rain recorded 202.6mm…

Le bassin ouest - défini comme le système de marchés d'une zone englobant la Gambie, la Guinée-Bissau, la Guinée, le Sénégal, la Mauritanie et l'ouest du Mali- est parcouru par des flux commerciaux de longue distance qui sous tendent…

The International Federation of the Red Cross is preparing for what it says will be heavy rains in the region this year, particularly in Senegal, Gambia and Mauritania. One village in southern Senegal already reports losing dozens of homes…

BANJUL, 23 April 2010 (IRIN) - Cash-strapped farmers in Gambia are flocking to towns and cities because of erratic rains in 2009 and the fact that a recently reformed system of extending loans to farmers is still not working,…

Tunis, 7 April 2010 - The African Development Bank (AfDB) President, Donald Kaberuka, approved an African Water Facility grant of 1,988,582 Euros to The Gambia to support a National Water Sector Reform project. The implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)…

Executive Summary The western basin - defined for the purposes of this study as the market system linking Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, western Mali and Mauritania - hosts a variety long-distance trade flows that support the livelihoods and coping strategies…

Project Objectives To improve access to agricultural inputs, equipment and post-harvest storage capacity by targeted farmers in nine vulnerable districts. Project Description Three Components: Component A: Provision of agricultural inputs and machinery, will support the purchase of 3,000 tons of fertilizer and 525 tons…

GLIDE no. ST-2009-000128- GMB The International Federation's Disaster Relief Emergency Fund (DREF) is a source of un-earmarked money created by the Federation in 1985 to ensure that immediate financial support is available for Red Cross Red Crescent response to emergencies.…