By Nfamara K. Dampha
Abstract
This dissertation focuses on the intersection of climate change policy, natural resource economics, and environmental sustainability in The Gambia. The dissertation has four chapters Chapter one examines perceptions of climate change risk as well as their willingness to migrate (WTM) from the island city capital of Banjul, The Gambia. Chapter two conducts a site suitability analysis for building a new climate-resilient capital city, using remote sensing and GIS-based multi-criteria decision-making (MCDM) procedures. Chapter three detects land-use land cover change from 1985–2020 and projects LULC composition, carbon storage, sequestration, and valuation in Southwestern Gambia, under three different development scenarios. Chapter four elicits people’s willingness to pay (WTP) for improved coastal protection against climate change impacts on (coastal erosion) in The Gambia.
