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Knowledge Sheets
Protecting the region's natural resources
Author: World Bank Group
The West African coastal zone hosts critical natural resources and habitats that provide important ecosystem services. The area’s natural resources play vital roles in the functioning of the shoreline, providing natural protection against erosion, pollution, sea level rise, and extreme weather events.
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Knowledge Sheets
Reducing Marine and Coastal Pollution
Author: World Bank Group
The West African coastline is home to major industries, mining activities, peri-urban and agro-industry, and tourism, as well as urban and seaside residences, all of which generate waste and cause pollution. Many areas along the coast also lack adequate wastewater and solid waste management systems.
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Publication
Making the Most of Ports in West Africa
Author: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/ The World Bank
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Publication
Integrated Coastal Zone Management Strategy for Ghana
Author: Hewawasam, Indu
Environmental degradation of coastal areas was identified as a key issue in Ghana's Environmental Action Plan. The central objective of the World Bank-assisted Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) initiative in Ghana, which commenced in 1995, was to identify economically, socially and environmentally appropriate interventions and projects in the coastal zone that improve the prospects for human development.
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Human Interventions and Climate Change on the West African Coastal Sand River: A Preliminary Quantitative Assessment (produced by Deltares, covering Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Togo and Benin)
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Brochure
Assesment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas Cote d'Ivoire
Author: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)
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Brochure
Assesment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas Mauritania
Author: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)
Mauritania has a master plan for the management of its coastline which has been in the implementation phase since 2016
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Brochure
Assesment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas Togo
Author: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)
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Brochure
Assesment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas Benin
Author: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)
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Brochure
Assessment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas SENEGAL SOUTH
Author: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)
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Brochure
Assessment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas SENEGAL North
Author: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)
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Brochure
Assessment 2016 West Africa Coastal Areas Togo
Author: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)
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Video
Video of the Additional Protocol to the Abidjan Convention
Author: The Regional Partnership for the Conservation of the Coastal and Marine Zone in West Africa
Video of the additional protocol to the Abidjan Convention
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Video
Video of Private Sector Commiting to Coastal Resilience
Author: World Bank
The celebration of Earth Day should cause us to pause and consider the state of our planet.
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Publication
Detailed Master Plan West Africa Coastal Areas
Author: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)