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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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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.
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Publication
Erosion côtière : L’hydre qui ne cesse d’engloutir les côtes sénégalaises
Auteur: Quoi de vert magazine
Quoi de Vert is a magazine specialized in Senegal on sustainable development. This edition focuses on coastal resilience with a series of stories and WACA featured as a key program in building coastal resilience.
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Brochure
Call for Innovation
The World Bank Group is launching a Call for Innovation under the West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA) to bridge the gap between innovators and port developers/owners to build sustainable and
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Brochure
Appel à l’innovation
Le groupe de la Banque mondiale lance un appel à l’innovation dans le cadre du Programme de gestion du littoral ouest-africain (WACA) pour combler le fossé existant entre les innovateurs et les promoteurs/ propriétaires de ports afin de mettre en place une gestion durable et intégrée du littoral.
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Infographic
WACA News/ January 2020
Auteur: WACA Program
A summary of different activities and initiatives from WACA and partners.
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Infographic
WACA News/ March 2020
A summary of different activities and initiatives from WACA and partners.
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WACA News/ April 2020
A summary of different activities and initiatives from WACA and partners.
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Infographic
WACA News/ Call For Innovation
A summary of different activities and initiatives from WACA and partners.