Adaptation
Climate Information Training Helps Sierra Leone Better Tackle Climate Change
Mar 18, 2020Adaptation, Capacity Building, Climate Change, Increasing Coastal Resilience to Climate Change, Sierra leone
By Fatmata Katta For those charged with helping their countries both adapt to and combat climate change, understanding and being able to leverage climate information is critical. This is particularly true for Sierra Leone, recognized as the third most vulnerable country in the world to the effects of climate change. Thus, WA BiCC and…
Coastal Communities in Sierra Leone Make Strides to Protect and Restore Their Mangroves
Jul 02, 2019Adaptation, Climate Change, Coastal, Livelihoods, mangroves, RAMSAR, Sierra leone, USAID West Africa
The Sherbro River Estuary is one of four Sierra Leone coastal regions that was declared a Marine Protected Area in March 2012, recognizing the value of mangrove forests as critical to the success of the fisheries sector in the country. While this decision was a major step in the right direction, ongoing unsustainable practices and…
Sierra Leone Validates Climate Change Adaptation Plan as Stakeholders Prepare for Action
May 23, 2019Abidjan Convention, Adaptation, Climate Change, Climate Change Adaptation Plan, Coastal, Conservation, ECOWAS, Livelihoods, ocean, Partnership, USAID West Africa, WA BiCC, West Africa, workshop
Sierra Leone is ranked among countries highly vulnerable to the adverse impacts of climate change; in 2017, Sierra Leone ranked third most vulnerable nation after Bangladesh and Guinea Bissau to adverse effects of climate change (GlobalSecurity.org, 2017). In the midst of this, the National Government and development partners are committed to taking urgent actions critical…