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: diarrhea among children under 5, cholera and malnutrition. Poor state of health service delivery.
