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  "title": "The Gambia: Technical Assistance Report-Climate Policy Diagnostic",
  "publication": "Technical Assistance Reports, February 21, 2025",
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  "summary": "The Gambia’s economic and social development is highly impacted by climate change. Sea level rise poses substantial risks, and the country is exposed to natural disasters that could become more frequent and intense. Recurring droughts and floods impose large economic and welfare losses.",
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      "heading": "Climate risks and vulnerabilities",
      "content": "- Sea level rise poses substantial risks.\n- The country is exposed to natural disasters that could become more frequent and intense.\n- Recurring droughts and floods impose large economic and welfare losses.\n- Increasing temperature and decreasing rainfall will challenge the heavy reliance on rain-fed agriculture.\n- Salinization and degradation of soil is expected to intensify, which, together with declining agricultural productivity, leads to increased deforestation.\n- Groundwater depletion is an emerging risk.\n- Water access, as well as agricultural expansion, are the main drivers of climate related challenges.\n- Lack of efficient land policy, planning and forest protection leads to the expansion of agricultural and livestock activities to forest areas.\n- Demand for water and electricity is expected to grow, but private investment in these sectors is lacking."
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      "heading": "Fiscal and policy assessment",
      "content": "- The mission reviewed the current fiscal policies supporting climate action, including mitigation and adaptation policies and the institutional framework.\n- The mission provided recommendations to support the long-term climate resilience of The Gambia’s economy."
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      "content": "- Agricultural sector\n- Climate change\n- Climate finance\n- Climate policy\n- Economic sectors\n- Environment"
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    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229002066.019",
    "Sea level rise poses substantial risks.",
    "The country is exposed to natural disasters that could become more frequent and intense.",
    "Recurring droughts and floods impose large economic and welfare losses.",
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