Banjul Port 4th Expansion Project

Adaptation Need

GCA has conducted detailed climate hazard modeling and exposure and vulnerability assessments of port’s assets and operations, and of the Tanbi Wetland Complex, which lies adjacent to the port area. Based on this analysis, GCA delivered a prioritized investment plan with actionable options to mitigate the direct and indirect impacts of future climate hazards on the Port. These measures, including restoring the Tanbi Wetland Complex, upgrading the Bund access road, and installing a real-time multi-climate hazards early warning system, were found to provide significant benefits by minimizing port operation downtime and securing port revenues.

GCA’s Added Value

GCA technical assistance was used by the AfDB and The Gambia Port Authority for the advanced technical design and project implementation, that includes resilience and adaptation options prioritized through the analysis. The assessment identified 20 adaptation investments across physical, social and institutional measures to address the identified climate risks, such as reinforced Bund Road access to decrease vulnerability to sea-level rise and extreme temperature, least climate exposed location for the Ferry Terminal. The adaptation investment plan was assessed to require 10 US$ million in additional finance, which is about 9% of the investment required to upgrade the port. These investments were estimated to reduce direct and indirect economic damages by 27 US$ million over the next 30 years.