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Hope in the horizon: WACA ushers in the promise of a new era for families devastated by flooding in The Gambia

Hope in the horizon: WACA ushers in the promise of a new era…

Peter Mendy lives on the edge of the Kotu Stream, the primary intervention…

WACA Gambia briefs President Adama Barrow on the project activities and key milestones.

WACA Gambia briefs President Adama Barrow on the project activities…

In a landmark meeting at State House, the WACA Gambia Project team, led…

WACA Gambia project delivers 34 floodwater pumps to communities, National Disaster Management Agency and local authorities to support flood response.

WACA Gambia project delivers 34 floodwater pumps to communities,…

Thirty-four floodwater pumps were handed over in June 2024 to high-risk…

New hydrometric equipment installed by WACA Gambia and DWR begin transmitting data

New hydrometric equipment installed by WACA Gambia and DWR begin…

Two new Automatic Rain Gauges (ARGs) installed along the Kotu Stream by…

After a 12-year wait, Gambia gets new National Disaster Risk Management Policy funded by WACA

After a 12-year wait, Gambia gets new National Disaster Risk…

The Gambia National Disaster Risk Management Policy 2024-2033 has been…

The Gambia hosts WACA Regional Steering Committee meeting for the first time

The Gambia hosts WACA Regional Steering Committee meeting for…

Members of the Regional Steering Committee (RSC) of the West Africa Coastal…

WACA Project sets up grievance committees in all 11 communities in the Project Intervention Area to committee community-level project-related grievances.

WACA Project sets up grievance committees in all 11 communities…

The WACA Project, in close cooperation with local communities, including…

“I am impressed by the significant improvement in flood management”.

“I am impressed by the significant improvement in flood management”.

The WACA Gambia Project, in collaboration with implementing partners, in…

Building community resilience: WACA and NDMA empower nine wards along the Kotu Stream with comprehensive contingency plans.

Building community resilience: WACA and NDMA empower nine wards…

Together with the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), the WACA…

Thousands sensitized on disaster risk management and early warning systems in a landmark awareness campaign in The Gambia.

Thousands sensitized on disaster risk management and early warning…

The National Disaster Management Agency and the WACA Project rolled out…

Over 100 people from communities along the Kotu Stream trained on gender-based violence, sexual exploitation and sexual harassment.

Over 100 people from communities along the Kotu Stream trained…

To protect the rights, health and dignity of women and men, boys and girls,…

International coastal cleanup day in The Gambia: the National Environment Agency, in collaboration with the WACA Project and partners, mobilizes hundreds of volunteers for beach cleanup.

International coastal cleanup day in The Gambia: the National…

On International Coastal Cleanup Day, 21 September 2024, the National Environment…

WACA partners with young climate advocates to host Local Conference of Youth on Climate Change (LCOY).

WACA partners with young climate advocates to host Local Conference…

The Local Conference of Youth on Climate Change in The Gambia (LCOY), a…