Breve descripción
I) Reduce the impact of climate conflict drivers by rehabilitating and protecting arable land.
2) Diversify away from conflict drivers by developing income sources that are not reliant on arable land/rain-fed agriculture.
3) Solve existing conflicts through the strengthening of conflict resolution mechanisms at a community level.
Propósito principal
Restauración de la tierra para aumentar la fertilidad del suelo/revertir la degradación de la tierra,
Reducción de la degradación ambiental derivada del uso sostenible de los recursos.
Adaptación/resiliencia climática,
Increasing agricultural productivity / crop and cattle protection, Provision / protection / diversification of employment and livelihoods / poverty reduction,
Reducir la competencia por los recursos naturales,
Increasing community cohesion / community building,
Igualdad de género,
Effective conflict mediation and resolution mechanism
Otros beneficios esperados
Flood protection: redirection / drainage / infiltration of flood waters,
Food security,
Igualdad y seguridad en la tenencia de la tierra,
Trust building between conflicting groups

Contexto de conflicto
After a rule of 22 years, The Gambia’s regime changed in 2018, however, the country continues to grapple with political instability, weak institutions, and human rights abuses. At the same time, a violent conflict between the Senegalese government and the Movement of Democractic Forces in Casamance (MDFC), which started in 1982, continues to spill over in the neighbouring Gambia. In 2022, the Senegalese authorities launced a military operation on the MDFC, which internally displaced 6000 Gambian civilians as bullets crossed their borders and hit their towns. Refugees from Casamance have also lived in Gambian villages near the borders for years. Furthermore, illegal trade of natural resources, in particular rosetimber, are smuggled from the Casamance region in to The Gambia for further sale to China. The profits allegedly fund the MDFC rebels, earning rosewood the title ‘conflict timber’.
Contribuciones a la paz y la seguridad
In terms of the effect of reducing the impact of climate change and conflict, the initial evaluation findings show there was a 50 percent reduction on climate induced conflict that were reported by the 12 communities, related to arable land and natural resources. The impact of most of these activities will be felt in the long term, such as livelihood development, tree planting, and assets.
200 women were trained in soil conservation and peace building to empower communities in protecting the natural resources and watersheds, restoration of habitats for plants and wildlife, improve water quality, and make soil healthier.
Elementos de buenas prácticas reportados
The project used the strategy of mapping out and bringing conflict-prone communities together to participate in activities like skills training– where one community hosted the other community – demonstrated the potential to minimize the existence of climate induced conflict.
The selection of beneficiaries was conducted by specifically targeting women, with the training content customized to their needs.
Desafíos reportados
The project faced challenges in 2020 after the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic that made the Gambian government to impose a six-month lockdown leading to the closure of all the local weekly markets, and imposed travel restrictions (flights and border crossing), reduced public gatherings, and closure of schools from March to December 2020. This affected the timely roll-out of the project.
Detalles prácticos de implementación.
The project worked closely with government Ministries which will continue expanding the initiatives implemented by the PBF project.
The community consultations ensured the collection of adequate evidence base on key climate conflict related tensions and threats being experienced by communities.
Método de seguimiento de los impactos ambientales y de paz.
The M&E plan will be developed and tracked according to the results framework attached. ft will be a participatory approach, with a strong community feedback mechanism to ensure that the interventions are appropriate and that communities have a channel to voice concerns and issues. Each consortia member will gather the data relevant for their activities, through their implementing partners, and each of the consortia agencies have dedicated and trained M&E staff who will monitor their activities and oversee implementing partners. However, the coordination of the data and the overall synthesis of the project will be coordinated by the dedicated United Nations Volunteer.
The method of monitoring the environmental impacts is currently unknown.