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Brochure
Assessment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas Togo
Auteur: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)
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Brochure
Évaluation Zones côtières d'Afrique de l'Ouest Togo 2016
Auteur: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)
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Video
World Bank Econothon: WACA and Blue Economy with Karin Kemper, Director
Auteur: World Bank
WACA was presented as bringing key solutions to coastal resilience by World Bank Director, Karin Kemper (watch starting at 40:00) at a 24 hour Econothon.
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Video
West Africa: Rising Tides Threaten Livelihoods along the Coastline
Auteur: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
Preserving and protecting the coastline along West Africa is critical. A large proportion of West Africa's population lives in areas that are most at risk of coastal erosion, where rising tides threaten their livelihoods and the communities they have built and lived in for generations.
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Video
Tenir l’océan à distance en Afrique de l’Ouest
Auteur: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
En cette semaine de la Journée mondiale de l’océan, rappelons-nous qu’un tiers de la population d’Afrique de l’Ouest vit sur le littoral. Elle est confrontée à la montée des eaux et à l’érosion côtière qui détruit chaque année entre 23 et 30 mètres de terre. Le Programme de gestion du littoral ouest-africain (WACA) aide les pays africains à y faire face en leur fournissant des ressources techniques et financières adaptées.
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Living on the Edge: Dovi’s Story
Auteur: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
Dovi Woollens has lived along the coast of Baguida, Togo for her entire life. She makes her living from the sea, by selling fish and seafood in her local community. In recent years, Dovi has struggled to make ends meet because fish are no longer as plentiful, and it’s harder to have a good catch. All along the coast of West Africa, fishermen and women like Dovi face similar threats to their livelihood. They are on the frontlines of climate change, coastal erosion and pollution.
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Video
Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg: The Dire Threat of Climate Change
Auteur: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
Climate Change and Ocean Systems specialist, Professor Ove Hoegh-Gulderg, conveys his regret for being unable to attend the Blue Economy Conference in Mauritius. He emphasizes the important of urgent global action on climate change and ocean conservation to prevent a disastrous loss of ocean habit that will have very damaging consequences to people and the environment. The ocean is essential for life on earth, and supports millions of species and billions of people.
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Video
Erosion, floods and pollution are costly to West Africa
Auteur: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
Madji (left) spent her childhood on the beaches of Bargny Guedj, Senegal, but her grandfather's house where she stayed as a child no longer exists today, carried away by the waves.Thousands of people living along the coasts of West Africa share the same story as Madji. Beyond the shattered lives, this harsh consequence of erosion, pollution and floods is very expensive in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Togo.
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2019 Private Sector Communique
Auteur: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
Dialogue with private sector: How can the private sector be more involved in the implementation of actions to strengthen the resilience of the West African coastal zone in the face of climate change??
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Publication
Communiqué du secteur privé 2019
Auteur: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
Dialogue avec le secteur privé: Comment impliquer davantage le secteur privé dans la mise en œuvre des actions visant à renforcer la résilience du littoral ouest-africain face aux changements climatiques ?
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WACA News | October 2019
Auteur: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
A summary of different activities and initiatives from WACA and partners.
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WACA News | June 2019
Auteur: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
A summary of different activities and initiatives from WACA and partners.
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WACA News | December 2016
Auteur: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
A summary of different activities and initiatives from WACA and partners.
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WACA News | December 2017
Auteur: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
A summary of different activities and initiatives from WACA and partners.
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WACA News | October 2017
Auteur: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
A summary of different activities and initiatives from WACA and partners.