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A global mass budget for positively buoyant macroplastic debris in the ocean
Auteur: Laurent Lebreton, Matthias Egger & Boyan Slat
Since mass production of synthetic polymers started in the 1950s, plastic waste has been accumulating and degrading in terrestrial and oceanic environments.
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Etude sur la gestion des dechets plastiques dans l'espace UEMOA
Auteur: UEMOA
L’objectif général de l’étude est de développer une stratégie communautaire pour les Etats membres de l’UEMOA basée sur des mesures institutionnelles, juridiques, environnementales, techniques et socioéconomiques propices à une gestion durable des déchets plastiques.
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The Accra plastics management pilot a baseline report
Auteur: SEURECA EXPERT ADVISORY CALL DOWN SERVICE, LOT C
This Baseline study is completed under the Accra Plastics Management Pilot (APMP) which started in February 2019 and is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) of the UK government.
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A new UN treaty to address plastic pollution
Auteur: ELLEN MACARTHUR FOUNDATION
The New Plastics Economy initiative has brought together key stakeholders to rethink and redesign the future of plastics,15 starting with packaging.
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Increasing circularity in Africa’s plastics sector detailed research report
Auteur: African Circular Economy Alliance, Circular Economy Innovation Partnership
Global environmental degradation resulting from human activity is one of the most urgent issues facing this generation. The challenge of managing plastic waste puts the extent of this reality into sharp focus.
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Main report: a comprehensive assessment of pathways towards stopping ocean plastic pollution
Auteur: University of Oxford, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, University of Leeds, Common Seas
In recent years, an increasing number of studies and reports have advanced the global understanding of the challenge posed by ocean plastic pollution. But most leaders across industry, government, and civil society have noted a critical gap: an evidence-based roadmap to describe the pathways available and to foster convergent action.
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Africa waste management summary for decision-makers
Auteur: UN Environment, WACA Program
125 million tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) was generated in Africa in 2012, which is expected to double by 2025. The growth in waste generation in Africa is expected to be so significant, that any decrease in waste generation in other regions globally will be overshadowed by Africa.
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L’Avenir de la gestion des déchets en Afrique synthèse pour les décideurs
Auteur: UN Environment, WACA Program
125 millions de tonnes de Déchets Solides Municipaux (DSM) étaient générés en Afrique en 2012, ce chiffre va doubler d’ici à 2025. L’augmentation du volume de déchets en Afrique sera si importante que toute baisse de production de déchets dans d’autres régions du monde serait compensée par l’Afrique.
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Preventing and managing marine Lltter in West, Central and Southern Africa
Auteur: UNEP, Abidjan Convention, WACA Program, GRID Arendal
Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans play a crucial role in facilitating action at the national level. It is therefore important to identify the challenges faced by member states in preventing and managing marine litter and prioritize actions to overcome the barriers and improve the effectiveness of national and regional efforts.
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Breaking the plastic wave thought partners, a comprehensive assessment of pathways towards stopping ocean plastic pollution
Auteur: University of Oxford, The Ellen MacArthur Foundation, University of Leeds, Common Seas
The speed at which ocean plastic pollution has climbed up the public agenda has been surprising. Yet, even as the world starts to comprehend the enormity of the challenge, major actors disagree on the solution. In preparing “Breaking the Plastic Wave.
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Compendium : Coastal Management Practices in West Africa
Auteur: World Bank
The report offers options for managing coastal risks. It presents best fit coastal management practices; assesses risk management techniques; and proposes hard engineering solutions along with nature based solutions.
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Compendium : pratiques de gestion des zones cotieres en Afrique de L'Ouest
Auteur: World Bank
Erosion côtière et inondations ont des conséquences négatives sur le bien-être humain, les activités économiques, les infrastructures existantes et les services écosystémiques associés à des environnements fragiles. L’érosion côtière, en provoquant le recul du trait de côte et l’abaissement des plages, menace habitations, routes et activités, avec un impact particulièrement fort sur les secteurs de l’agriculture, du tourisme et de la pêche. Ce phénomène augmente aussi le risque d’inondation.
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Benin plastic country brief
Auteur: World Bank
Benin is a lower-middle-income country in West Africa bordered by Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo. Its economy is highly dependent on the informal reexport and transit trade with Nigeria, as well as the export of cotton. The country comprises 12 regional departements and runs a unitary presidential republic system with a parliament.
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Bénin : fiche pays sur les plastiques
Auteur: World Bank
Le Bénin est un pays d'Afrique occidentale à revenu moyen inférieur, bordé par le Nigeria, le Togo, le Niger et le Burkina Faso. Son économie est fortement tributaire du commerce informel de réexportation et de transit avec le Nigeria, ainsi que de l'exportation de coton. Le pays comprend 12 départements régionaux et fonctionne selon un système de république présidentielle unitaire avec un parlement.
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Equatorial Guinea plastic country brief
Auteur: World Bank
Equatorial Guinea is an upper-middle-income country in West Africa bordered by Gabon and Cameroon. Equatorial Guinea’s economy is dominated by the country’s oil and gas sector. 1 The country is divided into eight administrative provinces2 and runs a presidential republic system with a parliament.