Knowledge Sheets

Protecting the region's natural resources

Auteur: World Bank Group

The West African coastal zone hosts critical natural resources and habitats that provide important ecosystem services. The area’s natural resources play vital roles in the functioning of the shoreline, providing natural protection against erosion, pollution, sea level rise, and extreme weather events.

Knowledge Sheets

Reducing Marine and Coastal Pollution

Auteur: World Bank Group

The West African coastline is home to major industries, mining activities, peri-urban and agro-industry, and tourism, as well as urban and seaside residences, all of which generate waste and cause pollution. Many areas along the coast also lack adequate wastewater and solid waste management systems.

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Making the Most of Ports in West Africa

Auteur: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/ The World Bank

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Integrated Coastal Zone Management Strategy for Ghana

Auteur: Hewawasam, Indu

Environmental degradation of coastal areas was identified as a key issue in Ghana's Environmental Action Plan. The central objective of the World Bank-assisted Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) initiative in Ghana, which commenced in 1995, was to identify economically, socially and environmentally appropriate interventions and projects in the coastal zone that improve the prospects for human development.

Human Interventions and Climate Change on the West African Coastal Sand River: A Preliminary Quantitative Assessment (produced by Deltares, covering Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin)

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Assesment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas Cote d'Ivoire

Auteur: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)

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Assesment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas Mauritania

Auteur: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)

Mauritania has a master plan for the management of its coastline which has been in the implementation phase since 2016

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Assesment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas Togo

Auteur: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)

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Assesment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas Benin

Auteur: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)

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Assessment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas SENEGAL SOUTH

Auteur: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)

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Assessment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas SENEGAL North

Auteur: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)

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Assessment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas Togo

Auteur: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)

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Video of the Additional Protocol to the Abidjan Convention

Auteur: The Regional Partnership for the Conservation of the Coastal and Marine Zone in West Africa

Video of the additional protocol to the Abidjan Convention

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Video of Private Sector Commiting to Coastal Resilience

Auteur: World Bank

The celebration of Earth Day should cause us to pause and consider the state of our planet.

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Detailed Master Plan West Africa Coastal Areas

Auteur: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)