ABOUT US

The WACA program was developed in partnership with the West African people who live on the coast and depend on it for their livelihoods, nutrition, food security, and prosperity. The program supports countries’ effort to improve the management of their shared coastal resources and reduce the natural and man-made risks affecting coastal communities. 

WACA boosts the transfer of knowledge, foster political dialogue among countries, and mobilize public and private finance to tackle coastal erosion, flooding, pollution and climate change adaptation. The WACA Program consists of country projects, regional integration and support activities, and a WACA Platform as mechanism to scale-up knowledge, dialogue and finance.

Detail

MEET OUR TEAM

We have teams working at national, regional, and program levels. Together, they provide countries with access to technical expertise and finance to support the sustainable development of the coastal zone. Our teams are here to accelerate action

Program


Ms. Maria Sarraf is the Practice Manager for West Africa

Ms. Maria Sarraf
Practice Manager, Environment & Natural Resources

Peter Kristensen is a Lead Environmental Specialist in the Environment and Natural Resources Global Practice at the World Bank Group

Peter Kristensen
Program Manager

Project Team Leader, WACA Mauritania/STP/Cote d’Ivoire/Guinea Bissau.

Nicolas Benjamin Claude Desramaut
Project Team Leader, WACA Mauritania/STP/Cote d’Ivoire/Guinea Bissau

Regional Director, Sustainable Development, West and Central Africa.

Simeon Kacou Ehui
Regional Director, Sustainable Development, West and Central Africa.

Boutheina Guermazi, Regional Integration Director

Boutheina Guermazi
Regional Integration Director

Project Team Leader, WACA Ghana

Darshani De Silva
Project Team Leader, WACA Ghana

Koffi Hounkpe is the Task Team Leader, WACA Togo

Koffi Hounkpe
Project Team Leader, WACA Togo

Project Team Leader

Celine Lim
Project Team Leader

Project Team Leader, WACA Nigeria

Drita Dade
Project Team Leader, WACA Nigeria

Project Team Leader for Ports

Hatem Chahbani
Project Team Leader for Ports

Multi-Sector Planning and Partnerships

Sajid Anwar
Multi-Sector Planning and Partnerships

Margaret Arnold is a Senior Social Development Specialist

Margaret Arnold
Senior Social Development Specialist

Senior Partnership Specialist 

Madjiguene Seck
Senior Partnership Specialist 

Manon Pascale Cassara, Environmental Specialist

Manon Pascale Cassara
Environmental Specialist

Joao Mourra, Project Team Leader, WACA São Tome et Principe

Joao Mourra
Project Team Leader, WACA São Tome et Principe

Manuela Ravina da Silva, Project Team Leader, WACA Benin    

Manuela Ravina da Silva
Project Team Leader, WACA Benin

National


Project Coordinator, WACA The Gambia

The Gambia
Project Coordinator, WACA The Gambia

 Pr. Mohamed Lemine Baba, Project Coordinator, WACA Mauritania   

Pr. Mohamed Lemine Baba
Project Coordinator, WACA Mauritania

Project Coordinator, WACA Ghana

Peter Dery
Project Coordinator, WACA Ghana

Project Coordinator, WACA Guinea-Bissau

WACA Guinea-Bissau
Project Coordinator, WACA Guinea-Bissau

Pr . Abe Delfin ochou, Project Coordinator, WACA Ivory Coast

Pr. Abe Delfin Ochou
Project Coordinator, WACA Ivory Coast

Project Coordinator, WACA ResIP-Togo

Dr. Adou Rahim Alimi Assimiou
Project Coordinator, WACA ResIP-Togo

Arlindo de Carvalho,  Project Coordinator, WACA Sao Tome and Principe 

Arlindo de Carvalho
Project Coordinator, WACA Sao Tome and Principe

Col. Cheikh Diallo, Project Coordinator, WACA Senegal

Col. Cheikh Diallo
Project Coordinator, WACA Senegal

Elias Hamidou Seko, Project Coordinator , WACA Benin

Elias Hamidou SEKO
Project Coordinator , WACA Benin

Regional


Executive Director, Regional Partnership for Coastal and Marine Conservation (PRCM)

Dr. Ahmed Senhoury
Executive Director, Regional Partnership for Coastal and Marine Conservation

Christophe Deguenon, Director of Environment and Water Resources for

Christophe Deguenon
Director of Environment and Water Resources, West African Economic and Monetary Union

Abdoulaye Diagana is the Interim Executive Secretary, Abidjan Convention

Abdoulaye Diagana
Interim Executive Secretary, Abidjan Convention

Executive Secretary, Regional Network of Marine Protected Areas in West Africa

Marie Suzanne Traore
Executive Secretary, Regional Network of Marine Protected Areas in West Africa

Nana Toure is Regional Director

Nana Toure
Regional Director

Coordinator, Africa Center of Excellence for Coastal Resilience

Pr. Denis Worlanyo Aheto
Coordinator, Africa Center of Excellence for Coastal Resilience

Coordinator Regional Implementation Support Unit

Khady Sane
Coordinator Regional Implementation Support Unit

Moussa Sall, Regional Coordinator

Moussa Sall
Regional Coordinator, Center Monitoring Ecologique

Pr.

Pr. Cheikh Mbow
General Manager, Center Monitoring Ecologique

Barthelemy J. A Batieno, Coordinator Regional Protocols and Agreements for Coastal Resilience, WACA/ Abidjan Convention

Barthelemy J. A Batieno
Coordinator Regional Protocols and Agreements for Coastal Resilience, WACA/ Abidjan Convention
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