As part of sittings in the Second Legislative
Year 2008, members of the Gambia National Assembly on Wednesday
22nd October 2008 enacted the Gambia National Disaster Management
Bill 2008 presented to them by the Vice President and Secretary
of State for Women Affairs Dr Isatou Njie-Saidy.
As a follow-up to the Monitoring visit by the National
Disaster Management Committee of the Office of the Vice President
to the Kanifing Municipality and in particular the Ebo Town and
Jeshwang Wards and the donation of significant relief items...
The UNDP funded National Disaster Management
Project in collaboration with the Office of the vice President
on 5th of June 2008 organised a one day technical review to
validate the draft national disaster management strategy document
at the UNDP office. The technical review session was attended
by all the key stakeholders in disaster management and was
highly participative.
The National Disaster Management Committee under
the Office of the Vice President Monday 14th April, 2008 convened
a one day sensitization workshop for National Assembly Members on
the Draft National Disaster Management Bill 2008 at the Paradise
Suites Hotel in Kololi.