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Publication
Order approving the Environmental and Social Impact Statement (ESIS)
Author: Ministre de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable et de la Transition Ecologique
Document relating to the WACA project, mainly on environmental safeguard issues.
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Publication
Order approving the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA)
Author: Ministre de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable et de la Transition Ecologique
Document relating to the WACA project, mainly on environmental safeguard issues.
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Publication
Order approving the Strategic Environmental and Social Assessment (SESA)
Author: Ministre de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable et de la Transition Ecologique
Documentation relating to the WACA project, mainly on environmental safeguard issues.
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Knowledge Sheets
The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion in West Africa
Author: World Bank Group
The effects of climate change—from changing precipitation patterns to rising seas—will exacerbate the coastal erosion already affecting West Africa.
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Knowledge Sheets
The Cost of Coastal Zone Degradation in West Africa : Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Togo
Author: Croitoru Lelia/Miranda Juan José/ Sarraf Maria
The World Bank study on The Cost of Coastal Zone Degradation in West Africa shows that in 2017 alone, coastal flooding, erosion, and pollution cost about $3.8 billion, or 5.3% of the GDP of four countries – Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Togo.
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Knowledge Sheets
Managing Coastal Risks in West Africa
Author: World Bank Group
Coastal erosion is a naturally occurring process that is accelerated by human impacts. Artificial stabilization of the shoreline, the deterioration of natural formations, the construction of infrastructure, the extraction of materials, and the proliferation of dams deprive fragile coastal areas of important sediment deposits, which leads to erosion.
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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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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)
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Video
St Louis, Senegal: Coastal Communities Facing Waves of Change
Author: World Bank
Saint Louis’s coastal community is losing ground to the ocean each year, and families are losing their possessions, food and homes to coastal erosion, flooding, even breaking waves. But West Africa’s countries are working together, with the support of WACA, to create new solutions to protect the most vulnerable.
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Video
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.