Honourable Lamin B. Dibba is the Minister of Environment, Climate change & Natural Resources for the Gambia since January 2017. The Minister oversees the line Departments of Forestry, Parks & Wildlife Management and the National Environment Agency.

Hon. Dibba was previously the National Advisor to the SOS Children’s Village for the Gambia and the Executive Director of the Gambia Women’s Finance Association (GAWFA). He was also former Executive Director of NGO Affairs Agency under the Ministry of Local Government & Regional Administration. Gambia has recognized that fiscal transfers from central to local government can significantly accelerate Gambia’s adaptation to climate change and boost the resilience of its local economies. Gambia also recognizes the relevance of local government finance for transboundary river basin management for addressing the challenge of rapid urbanization. Gambia has joined the Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility, a 15-country initiative, managed by its members, that channels climate finance to local governments through fiscal transfer mechanisms. Minister Dibba explains how local governments are driving Gambia’s resilience.