SIERRA LEONE KEY OBSERVED & ANTICIPATED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS

Sierra Leone is developing its first National Adaptation Plan (NAP) framework to coordinate institutional adaptation, mobilize resources, and reduce vulnerability to climate change. The process identifies agriculture, biodiversity, fisheries, and tourism as priority sectors for adaptation. Key observed and anticipated climate impacts include coastal erosion, sea-level rise, mangrove destruction, saline water intrusion in aquifers, seaweed invasion, landslides, flooding, and extreme weather events. The document also maps the evolution of the country's climate policy milestones from the 2007 National Climate Change Strategy and Action plan to the 2019 finalization of the NAP Framework.

• Sierra Leone has finalized its first NAP Framework, which is designed to establish the necessary structures and processes for a country-driven National Adaptation Plan aimed at increasing resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change.
• The priority sectors identified for adaptation in Sierra Leone are agriculture, biodiversity, fisheries, and tourism.
• The document identifies several specific climate change impacts affecting the region, including coastal and aquatic threats such as mangrove destruction, coastal erosion, sea-level rise, saline water in aquifers, and seaweed invasion, as well as terrestrial threats like landslides, flooding, and extreme weather events.

APA

Jaward, F. M. (2019). SIERRA LEONE KEY OBSERVED & ANTICIPATED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS. NAP Global Network. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/napgn-en-2019-sierra-leone-nap-process-poster-.pdf

Chicago

Jaward, Foday Moriba. SIERRA LEONE KEY OBSERVED & ANTICIPATED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS. NAP Global Network, 2019. https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/napgn-en-2019-sierra-leone-nap-process-poster-.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{jaward2019sierra, author = {Jaward, Foday Moriba}, title = {{SIERRA LEONE KEY OBSERVED \& ANTICIPATED CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS}}, institution = {NAP Global Network}, year = {2019}, month = apr, url = {https://napglobalnetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/napgn-en-2019-sierra-leone-nap-process-poster-.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }