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The Cost of Coastal Zone Degradation in Nigeria: Cross River, Delta and Lagos States
Author: Lelia Croitoru, Juan José Miranda, Abdellatif Khattabi and Jia Jun Lee
Nigeria is Africa’s richest economy. The country has a large population, abundant natural resources, and diverse cultures. Coastal areas are particularly unique: extending along more than 800 km, they are home to rich ecosystems, thriving industries, and booming opportunities. But these areas are also fragile.
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Witteveen + Bos: SA-PoD Systems Approach for Port Development
Author: Witteveen+Bos
Port developments around the world, West Africa included, often impact the coastal environment, posing challenges like erosion and degradation of environment with negative socio-economic implications. To develop sustainable ports solutions which are adaptable to climate change and have net positive value a paradigm shift is required from a conventional, economic and engineering oriented approach to a stakeholder inclusive and environmental, social and economic integrated approach.
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IMDC: BESand - The Blue Energy Sand-Bypass System
With BESand, the Blue Energy Sand-Bypass System, IMDC offers a UNIQUE, INNOVATIVE and FEASIBLE solution to fight coastal erosion associated with the ongoing development of large commercial ports. In many cases port infrastructure intersects the littoral drift, which leads to erosion downdrift. BESand’s groundbreaking innovation is transferring wave energy back into sediment transport movement. This is achieved by an integrated concept consisting of a multipurpose breakwater, a novel hybrid Wave Energy Convertor (h-WEC) and a sand-bypass system powered by blue energy. Port infrastructure becomes thus part of the solution by creating strategic sediment reservoirs and by restoring the natural sediment supply.
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CoastalProtect Africa : Multi-Purpose Technology for an Integrated Solution to Coastal Erosion and Sediment Management for West Africa
Author: Integral Consulting
Integral Consulting Inc. (Integral) is a leading environmental and engineering consultancy company based in Seattle, WA USA, with a global reputation for delivering successful, high value, multi-partner projects. We have formed a consortium of companies and individuals with a high level of integrity, and the technical and scientific expertise capable of executing the projects in our response to this Call for Innovation. Consortium members are from the United States, Senegal, Tunisia, and the Netherlands. Our Senegalese partners have been involved at all stages of our proposal, and through them we have received valuable feedback from Senegalese stakeholders.
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Root
Author: Seaboost
ROOT IS AN INNOVATIVE NATURE-BASED-SOLUTION THAT SUPPORTS MANGROVE RESTORATION THROUGH THE RESTORATION OF SUITABLE HYDRO-SEDIMENTARY CONDITIONS FOR SPONTANEOUS MANGROVE RECOVERY AND REPRODUCES MANGROVE PERFORMANCES FOR COASTLINE PROTECTION.
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SMPNetwork
Author: Niras
NIRAS has prepared an innovative idea and a well-defined programme with a clear purpose of elaborating Shoreline Management Planning (SMP) Guidelines for each member state engaging all key stakeholders in a participatory SMP process.
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Resilient Coastlines Resilient Communities Annual Report 2020
Author: The West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
With the World Bank engagement through WACA, we have been able to accelerate regional integration on coastal resilience. The combination of the World Bank’s ability to provide finance at the national and regional levels in parallel is proving effective for integration, harmonization, and economies of scale.
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São Tome e Príncipe: WACA Promotes Safe Port Operations
Author: WACA Sao Tome
Safety and profit are crucial in ports operations. In São Tome e Príncipe, WACA is boosting the capacity of the National Meteorological Institute of São Tomé e Príncipe (INM-STP) to provide to ports up-to-date meteorological services to reduce risks.
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A Roadmap for Radical Reduction of Plastic Pollution in Ghana
Author: Ghana National Plastic Action Partnership
The impacts of plastic production, use and disposal on the environment and society present a number of challenges along the plastic value chain.
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Gender Analysis of the Plastics and Plastic Waste Sectors in Ghana
Author: Ghana National Plastic Action Partnership
In the last three decades, Ghana, like many of its neighbouring countries, has been challenged with the exponential growth of plastics use, coupled with its alarming mismanagement.
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What a Waste 2.0 A Global Snapshot of Solid Waste Management to 2050
Author: Silpa Kaza, Lisa Yao, Perinaz Bhada-Tata, and Frank Van Woerden
Solid waste management is a universal issue affecting every single person in the world. Individuals and governments make decisions about consumption and waste management that affect the daily health, productivity, and cleanliness of communities.
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Unlocking the Plastics Circular Economy: A Toolkit for Investment
Author: Global Plastic Action Partnership
It is estimated that, without significant action, 29 million tonnes of plastics will flow into the ocean every year by 2040.
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Unlocking the Plastics Circular Economy: A Toolkit for Investment
Author: Global Plastic Action Partnership
It is estimated that, without significant action, 29 million tonnes of plastics will flow into the ocean every year by 2040.
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Policies to Reduce Single-Use Plastic Marine Pollution in West Africa
Author: IssahakuAdama, Tony RobertWalker b, Joana CarlosBezerra c, Andrea Clayton
Countries in Africa are increasingly adopting policies to reduce single-use plastic (SUP) pollution, yet there has been limited analysis of policies adopted by African countries. This paper reviews SUP reduction policies, specifically in West Africa.
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National Guidance for Plastic Pollution Hotspotting and Shaping Action
Author: Julien Boucher; Melissa Zgola; Xun Liao; Anna Kounina; Guillaume Billard; Paola Paruta; Alexandre Bouchet; EA – Shaping Environmental Action; Quantis International
Plastic pollution is a key environmental challenge that has received significant public attention in recent years. While it is often attributed to a “take-make-dispose” economic model, plastic leakage is a complex issue with multiple sources and actors involved. Addressing this challenge requires all stakeholders joining forces to intervene at various levels.