Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs
Country: Gambia
KEY DRIVERS OF THE CRISIS
Frequent extreme weather events (droughts, floods). Lack of proper irrigation and poor land use practices leading to low productivity
Lack of integrated Early Warning Services.
Poor coverage of sanitation and access to clean water are main causes of water-borne diseases: diarrhoea among children under 5, cholera and meningitis.
Poor state of health service delivery
