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Fiches de connaissances
Réduire la pollution marine et côtière
Author: World Bank Group
Les zones côtières ouest-africaines abritent d’importantes industries, notamment dans les secteurs de l’agroalimentaire, de l’exploitation minière et du tourisme, ainsi que des résidences urbaines et littorales, qui génèrent des déchets et de la pollution. De nombreuses zones du littoral ne disposent pas de systèmes adéquats de traitement des déchets et des eaux usées.
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Knowledge Sheets
Improving Data and Information for Decision Making
Author: West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
Making evidence-based decisions regarding coastal environments, infrastructure, and natural resources and their interaction with people requires accurate data. Because of the nature of coastal phenomena and their impacts on livelihoods and the environment, integrated systems that collect and share data regionally and focus on coastal areas and marine conditions, land use, climate patterns, and natural hazards are needed.
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Knowledge Sheets
Briefing Note - Nigeria West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
Nigeria’s coastal and marine area lies on the Atlantic Ocean and borders the gulf of Guinea. It stretches for approximately 853km and includes nine states out of the thirty-six states of the Federation, namely; Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo and Rivers (1).
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Knowledge Sheets
The Restoration Initiative (TRI) in Guinea-Bissau at a Glance
Author: The Restoration Initiative (TRI)
A Global Environment Fund project called The Restoration Initiative (TRI) in Guinea-Bissau aims to reverse this trend by strengthening food security on the one hand and restoring the mangroves on the other.