Sierra Leone
Republic of Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is rebuilding its economy after the devastating 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic and decades of civil conflict. Key sectors include iron ore mining (Marampa and Tonkolili mines), diamonds, rutile (world's largest deposit), bauxite, agriculture (rice, cocoa, coffee), and fisheries. The Freetown port serves as a natural deep-water harbor. The country has improved democratic governance with peaceful power transitions. Challenges include poor infrastructure, limited electricity access, high youth unemployment, and vulnerability to commodity price swings.
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How this is computed
Adaptive capacity to absorb climate finance and adapt, following the readiness dimension of the ND-GAIN framework. Built only from measured values already held on each country profile. It is not a measure of emissions or physical climate vulnerability, which the platform does not yet hold.
- Energy access (30%) — World Bank, access to electricity (% of population). The single most climate and energy specific signal held: SDG 7 and the clean-energy transition.
- Governance readiness (20%) — Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index (0-100). ND-GAIN governance readiness: the capacity to govern and deploy climate finance. Higher is cleaner.
- Human readiness (20%) — UNDP, Human Development Index (0-1). ND-GAIN social readiness: the adaptive capacity of the population.
- Economic readiness (15%) — World Bank, GDP per capita (current US$), latest measured year. ND-GAIN economic readiness: the capacity to finance adaptation. Scored relative to the covered set.
- Digital readiness (15%) — World Bank, individuals using the Internet (% of population). Information systems for early warning and adaptation.
A country is scored only when at least 4 of the five indicators are held. Sub-scores are weighted and renormalised over the indicators that are present; nothing is estimated for one that is absent.
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Business Directory (151)
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View AllRFQ-013/26 - ICT equipment for Correctional Service Innovation Space
UNDP
Development and Deployment of a Modern Electronic Credit Information Sharing(Reference) System for Bank of Sierra Leone-BSL
Bank of Sierra Leone
Reference: SLE10_EOI_001_2026
UNDP
Design and Supervision of the Construction of Three (3) Animal Quarantine Facilities at Gbalamuya (Gbinleh Chiefdom), Limbaya (Sulima Chiefdom), and Kombayendeh (Lei Chiefdom), to Strengthen Animal Health, Disease Surveillance, and Safe Livestock Trade
Ministry of Health
Contract Awards
View AllHiring of an Individual Consultant for Supervision of Citizen Service Centers (CSCs), Renovation Works and Containerized Digital Learning Hubs (DLH) Implementation
Government of Sierra Leone (World Bank-financed, project P177077)
Hiring of an Individual Consultant to Support the Preparation of a Local Development Grants Sub-Projects’ Operation and Maintenance (O&M) Manual
Government of Sierra Leone (World Bank-financed, project P172492)