In 2021 the little known nation of The Gambia, already ravaged by climate crises, nevertheless became the 1st country in the entire world set to fully honor the Paris Agreement—it barely made a blip in the international news.

During the decade before, …

The country of my birth, The Gambia, is small. I’m fact, it’s THE smallest country on the African continent. I see that description of it in nearly every article I read about The Gambia. But it’s important to note that it’s unique shape and size stems fr…