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Publication
The Economics of the Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management
Author: Based on information from: Scheinberg, A., M. Simpson, Y. Gupt et al. (2010): Economic Aspects of the Informal Sector in Solid Waste Management. GTZ and CWG, Eschborn, Germany
A brief review of an investigation into waste picking and commercial activities in solid waste management that are carried out in parallel with the official waste management system.
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Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion and Flooding May 2020 Technical Report in Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Mauritania, Senegal, and Togo
Author: Angel Luis de Luque Söllheim, Remote Sensing/Climate Change Specialist and Jacopo Scafura, Climate Change Specialist of Acciona Ingenieria
The World Bank would like to thank the Nordic Development Fund and the Korea-World Bank Partnership Facility for sponsoring the analyses in this report and the related feasibility studies leading to actionable investments.
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Effets du changement climatique sur l'erosion et les inondations cotieres mai 2020 rapport technique au Bénin, en Côte d’Ivoire, en Mauritanie, au Sénégal et au Togo
Author: Angel Luis de Luque Söllheim, Remote Sensing/Climate Change Specialist and Jacopo Scafura, Climate Change Specialist of Acciona Ingenieria
La Banque mondiale tient à remercier le Fonds de développement nordique et le mécanisme de partenariat Corée-Banque mondiale pour avoir parrainé les analyses contenues dans ce rapport et les études de faisabilité connexes qui pourrait attirer des investissements structurants.
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Infographic
WACA News/ January 2020
Author: 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.
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Communiqué de presse WACA en Côte d’Ivoire : Cinq comités de gestion des plaintes installés et opérationnels dans la zone de Grand Lahou
Author: WACA Cote d'Ivoire
Une étape importante dans le cadre de la mise en œuvre du Projet d’Investissement pour la Résilience des Zones côtières en Afrique en Côte d’Ivoire (WACA ResiP) vient d’être franchie avec l’installation du 22 au 28 mars 2020, de 5 Comités Locaux du Mécanisme de Gestion des Plaintes (MGP) dans le département de Grand-Lahou, zone pilote du projet WACA. Il s’agit des Comités Locaux de gestion des plaintes des villages de Lahou-Kpanda, de Groguida, de Likpiliassié, de Braffedon et du Comité Communal de gestion des plaintes de Grand- Lahou.
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Projet WACA ResIP : le Comité Régional de Pilotage tient sa 4ème réunion
Author: Safietou SALL BA Spécialiste en Communication WACA-BAR / Projet WACA ResIP
Le 26 juin 2020, s’est tenue par visioconférence, la 4ème session ordinaire du Comité Régional de Pilotage (CRP) du Projet d’Investissement pour la Résilience des Zones Côtières en Afrique de l’Ouest (WACA ResIP). L’objectif était de passer en revue l’état de mise en œuvre des activités du projet aux niveaux national et sous-régional ainsi que les dispositions prises pour la continuité des activités dans le contexte de la Covid19.
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Observatoire du littoral ouest Africain (ORLOA) (Extrait de la note d’orientation)
Author: Centre de suivi ecologique
L'érosion du littoral, ainsi que les risques de submersion des côtes, constituent un sujet de plus en plus préoccupant pour les communes et les populations littorales ouest africaines, compte-tenu de l’augmentation des enjeux environnementaux, socio-économiques dans des zones soumises à des aléas naturels récurrents dans un contexte de changement climatique.
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Mauritania, World Oceans Day Celebrated through the Press
World Oceans Day was celebrated in Nouakchott in the context of Covid 19. Emphasis was placed on the presentation of WACA through the press. The objective was to increase the visibility of the project in order to obtain the adhesion and full participation of the target populations.
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Brochure
New Publication: Cabo Verde Blue Bond Note
Author: WACA Program/ World Bank
The Government of Cabo Verde recognizes the growth potential of its coastal and marine natural capital and the need to preserve it. It is increasingly paying attention to the potential of a blue economy strategy that could serve as a key enabler of growth and poverty reduction while preserving the environment and increasing its resilience to climate change.
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Brochure
Nova Publicação: Nota de Cabo Verde Blue Bond
Author: WACA Program/ World Bank
O Governo de Cabo Verde reconhece o potencial de crescimento do seu capital natural costeiro e marinho e a necessidade de o preservar. Está a prestar cada vez mais atenção ao potencial de uma estratégia de economia azul que poderia servir como um factor-chave para o crescimento e a redução da pobreza, preservando simultaneamente o ambiente e aumentando a sua resistência às alterações climáticas.
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Ministerial Communique on the Occasion of the WACA Program Launch of November 2018
Author: WACA Program
Considering that the coastal zones of West Africa and beyond contain most of the region’s capital cities, that they account for more than one third of the region’s gross domestic product, and are home to more than one third of its population and likely more than half by 2050.
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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).