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World Bank Econothon: WACA and Blue Economy with Karin Kemper, Director
Author: World Bank
WACA was presented as bringing key solutions to coastal resilience by World Bank Director, Karin Kemper (watch starting at 40:00) at a 24 hour Econothon.
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Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg: The Dire Threat of Climate Change
Author: 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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Erosion, floods and pollution are costly to West Africa
Author: 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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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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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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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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Évaluation zones côtières d'Afrique de l'Ouest Mauritanie 2016
Author: The West African Monetary and Economic Union (UEMOA)
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Plan d’investissement multisectoriel pour la Mauritanie
Author: Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development Mauritania
Ce plan d’investissement a été conçu pour une période quinquennale de 2018 à 2022. Sa rédaction a été entreprise en lien avec l’actualisation du plan directeur d’aménagement du Littoral Mauritanien. Il a été établi au travers d’une concertation élargie avec les différents secteurs concernés en Mauritanie.
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Publication
Mauritania plastic country brief
Author: World Bank
Mauritania is a lower-middle-income country in West Africa bordered by Western Sahara/Morocco, Algeria, Mali, and Senegal. Its economy is dominated by agricultural production and extractive industries such as oil, gold, and copper.The country comprises 15 administrative regions and runs a presidential republic system of government.
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Mauritanie: fiche pays sur les plastiques
Author: World Bank
La Mauritanie est un pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest à revenu moyen inférieur, bordé par le Sahara occidental/Maroc, l'Algérie, le Mali et le Sénégal. Son économie est dominée par la production agricole et les industries extractives telles que le pétrole, l'or et le cuivre. Le pays comprend 15 régions administratives et fonctionne selon un système de gouvernement de type république présidentielle.
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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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The Accra plastics management pilot a baseline report
Author: SEURECA EXPERT ADVISORY CALL DOWN SERVICE, LOT C
This Baseline study is completed under the Accra Plastics Management Pilot (APMP) which started in February 2019 and is funded by the Department for International Development (DFID) of the UK government.
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Ghana plastic country brief
Author: World Bank
Ghana is a lower-middle-income country in West Africa bordered by Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Togo. As the second-largest economy in the Economic Community of West African States, 1 West Africa’s regional body, Ghana’s economy is driven by its three main export commodities—oil, cocoa, and gold. 2 Ghana comprises 16 administrative regions3 and runs a unitary presidential republic system with a parliament.
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Analysis of the institutional & regulatory framework for plastics/plastic waste management in Ghana
Author: Kweku Attafuah-Wadee
This report presents a comprehensive overview and analysis of the prevailing institutional and regulatory framework for plastics management in Ghana, highlighting both the strengths and challenges identified.