Directorate of Climate Finance
Isatou F. Camara
Director of Climate Finance
To strengthen national systems for climate and disaster risk finance by leading and coordinating the mobilization of resources from domestic and international sources; aligning public financial management and planning processes with national climate and disaster risk priorities; and enhancing the tracking, reporting, and transparency of climate-related expenditures and financing needs in accordance with international standards to improve accountability, inform decision-making, and attract additional funding.
- Mobilize financial resources from domestic and international sources to address climate change impacts and climate-related hazards.
- Design and implement climate and disaster risk finance strategies that are aligned with national development goals and international commitments, including the NDCs, LTS, NAPs, and the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction.
- Provide annual, transparent, and standardized reports on climate and disaster risk finance flows, including expenditures and resource gaps, using national systems such as the IFMIS and other relevant platforms.
- Provide targeted technical assistance and institutional capacity-building across all levels of government to mainstream climate and disaster risk finance into planning, budgeting, and implementation processes.
- Promote the inclusion of women, youth, and marginalized groups in climate finance planning, decision-making, and implementation.
- The Gambia’s Climate Investment and Financing Strategy (On going)
- Centralized Climate finance database system (upcoming)
- Disaster Risk Financing Strategy (On going)
- Comprehensive mapping and analysis of climate related projects (upcoming)
- Comprehensive stock-take and gap analysis of The Gambia’s Climate and Disaster Risk Finance and Insurance Landscape.