To increase fair and equitable access to hydroelectricity for populations, the Organization for the Development of the Gambia River was established in 2015 with the goal of rationalizing the management of the river's shared resources at its confluences with the nations of Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Senegal.
The Goal of Water Security
The purpose of the multi-stakeholder roundtable is to promote communication between parties and various participants in the water sector. With an emphasis on integrating water security action into the global climate agenda, the session's goal is to create a space for a deep dialogue to address a wide variety of water-related concerns. The talks will be based on the scientifically sound IPCC 6th Assessment Round Papers and pertinent UN water-related reports. Additionally, it will include the exchange of insights from ongoing projects and international efforts to address the issue.
Sustainability of Vulnerable Communities and Climate Change
Article 9 of the Paris Agreement called for balancing funding for adaptation and mitigation efforts as well as directing more public and grant-based resources toward adaptation. Projects related to adaptation and resilience received 7% of global climate financing in 2019 (up from 5% in 2018).
Through its guiding principles, the 2015-adopted Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (2015- 2030) highlights the significance of enhancing local communities' climate change resilience.
As part of a regional strategy to encourage and further strengthen adaptation activities at scale in the African continent, H.E. President of Egypt launched the Africa Adaptation Initiative in 2015 at the Paris COP on behalf of the AU. In its recently released Climate Change and Resilient Development Strategy and Action Plan (2022--2032), the African Union emphasizes the significance of vulnerable populations' participation in the creation of climate-responsive policies.
In order to ensure that everyone is safeguarded by early warning systems within five years, the UN Secretary-General has requested WMO to lead new initiatives this year.
According to estimates, 216 million people could be displaced from their homes by 2050, 85.7 million of whom would live in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite this, national and local communities do not have the necessary resources to prevent, plan for, and adapt to the effects of climate change.
Towards The Sustainability of Vulnerable Communities and the Climate Change Goal
The purpose of this roundtable is to discuss ways to improve local responses to the growing impacts of climate change, particularly scaling up long-term climate adaptation solutions, improving crisis preparedness and disaster risk reduction, addressing widespread forced displacement, enhancing community resilience, and identifying entry points to speed up financing for local climate adaptation.Â
