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Deux écoles construites par le projet WACA à São Tomé et Príncipe.

Auteur: by Arlindo de Carvalho, WACA Coordinator São Tomé and Príncipe

Deux écoles construites par le projet WACA à S.Tomé et Príncipe ont été inaugurées par les autorités gouvernementales du pays.

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WWF plastic pollution in Africa: identifying policy gaps and opportunities

Auteur: WWF

There is currently no comprehensive report or reference available on the state and impacts of plastic pollution in Africa specifically, or on the policy and legal frameworks required to address this challenge from an African context and perspective. This report aims to fill this knowledge gap by providing a brief glance at the plastic pollution challenge in Africa, the policy options available to address it and recommendations on the policy frameworks still required to tackle the challenge urgently, holistically and in a coordinated manner. This report is primarily aimed at policymakers and experts working in the plastic policy landscape in Africa.

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Plastics sector competitiveness strategy and action plan for Côte d'Ivoire

The use of plastics has increased twentyfold worldwide in the last 50 years and is expected to double
in the next 20 years The food packaging, medical, automotive, electronics, building construction, agriculture and textile industries all make extensive use of plastics It is widely recognized that plastics play a crucial role in a sustainable future.

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Insights on healthcare plastic waste management in Lagos State, Nigeria

Given the increased use of plastics in the healthcare sector, this study aims to understand current practice and provide recommendations. Survey conducted to understand current practice and provide recommendations in healthcare plastic waste management in Lagos.

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Operational Brief Overview Blue Economy for Resilient Africa Program

Auteur: World Bank, PROBLUE

The Blue Solutions for Africa series of operational briefs captures how a thriving Blue Economy can help African countries better manage the development challenges they face while supporting economic growth, sustainable livelihoods, and the health of these precious ecosystems.

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Operational Brief: Climate Change and the Blue Economy in Africa

A robust Blue Economy could protect Africa from the worst effects of climate change. At the same time, the effects of climate change are already preventing the continent from achieving the full benefits of a vibrant Blue Economy.

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Operational Brief: Coastal and Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystems

Auteur: World Bank, PROBLUE

Governance also plays an important role. Coastal areas and territorial waters are under the jurisdiction of several agencies that lack sufficient coordination and incentives to improve the management of natural resources. Marine spatial planning is an important tool to improve such governance.

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Operational Brief: Marine Pollution

Auteur: World Bank, PROBLUE

The solutions include promoting a circular economy approach, improving solid waste infrastructure and services, and strong monitoring of plastic pollution for proactive action and removal. For wastewater, the use of practical low-cost technologies, with an emphasis on circular economy approaches, is gaining attention.

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Operational Brief: Sustainable Fisheries

Auteur: World Bank, PROBLUE

Stronger capacity for sustainable fisheries management could involve working with fish farming communities to adopt climateresilient aquaculture or mariculture, and implementing climate adaptation programs to strengthen the fisheries value chain.

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Operational brief: Marine Spatial Planning

Auteur: World Bank, PROBLUE

Marine spatial planning can help design coordinated coastal resilience programs at scale and identify possible lowcarbon development and growth pathways. This type of spatial planning can integrate measures articulated in nationally determined contributions and other instruments, budget for those measures, and monitor their progress.

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Operational brief: Knowledge, Data, and Information

Auteur: World Bank, PROBLUE

Improving the organization of—and strengthening access to—data and knowledge among governments, the private sector, academia, civil society organizations, financiers, and the public will help generate multisectoral, spatial, and sustainable development insights and attract more financing, including from the private sector and other development partners.

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Operational brief: Jobs and Livelihoods in the Blue Economy

Auteur: World Bank, PROBLUE

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Operational Brief: Developing and Incentivizing Institutions

Auteur: World Bank, PROBLUE

Thematic coordination involves identifying common development challenges that require coordinated action across agencies at the national and local level. Climate change adaptation, jobs, and livelihoods are important examples of such shared challenges.

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Operational brief: Financing Options and Instruments

Auteur: World Bank, PROBLUE

Many African countries would also benefit from accessing the World Bank’s full range of finance instruments, which spans grant financing, debt, and equity financing. Technical assistance or grant financing is often required to undertake the analytics and diagnostics needed to identify policy improvements.

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Etude d’impact environnemental et social du projet de protection côtière de la plage de l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar et de l’Anse Bernard

Auteur: WACA, MINISTERE DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT ET DU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE

Le WACA ResIP, financé par la Banque Mondiale, d’une durée de 5 ans (2018-2023), ambitionne d’améliorer la gestion des risques naturels et anthropiques communs, en intégrant les changements climatiques, affectant les communautés et les zones côtières de la région d’Afrique de l’Ouest.