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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>The head of communications and environmental education at the National Environment Agency, Alkinky Sanyang, has repeated warnings by environmentalists and activists that Banjul faces an existential threat from sea level rise as a result of climate change impacts.<\/b><\/p>\n

Speaking at a multi-stakeholder forum marking the start of the Banjul Week of Action on climate justice and \u201ckeep your promise campaign\u201d road to Cop28 Dubai, the NEA official said unsustainable utilisation of our natural resources, selfish economic and social activities and attitude problems are significant contributors to The Gambia\u2019s climate change woes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are bent on destroying the planet to an extent that our whole existence is now questionable. There has been a lot of noise from many quarters that a 1-metre sea level rise will mean our capital city [Banjul] will be doomed. [Imagine] what will happen with a 2-metre rise and there is no indication that the glaciers that are melting at the North and South poles will stop because of the temperatures. The increased heat being caused by human activities through our cars, our factories, our industries, and our improved lifestyles is causing more mayhem to the environment than good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mr Sanyang further stated the country has and is still losing trees to selfish economic or social activities. \u201cIn the 1980s we had lots of trees here on Kairaba Avenue and Old Jeshwang areas but all were cleared and if you go to our forests, our communal lifestyle has changed, and the unsustainable utilisation of our natural resources has caused us a lot. Travel from here to Jarra Soma and Basse, the number of charcoals you will see on the road side don\u2019t fall from the sky, they are cut from trees. All the big trees that were here 50 years ago must have now fallen down for timber, charcoal and we don\u2019t replace them,\u201d Sanyang charged.<\/p>\n

He called for unconditional change of attitude to stem these negative narratives. \u201cIt is high time the youths of the Gambia stood on their feet because all these environmental problems we are witnessing will be officially handed over to them to take care of,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

According to him, the NEA has forged partnerships with schools to create sensitisation and awareness raising programs for schoolchildren to advance adaptation measures.<\/p>\n

Source: The Standard Newspaper | Gambia<\/b><\/p>\n

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