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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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Fiches de connaissances
Le coût de la dégradation des zones côtières en Afrique de l'Ouest: Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal et Togo
Author: Croitoru Lelia/Miranda Juan José/ Sarraf Maria
L'étude de la Banque mondiale sur Le coût de la dégradation des zones côtières en Afrique de l'Ouest montre qu'en 2017, les inondations, l'érosion et la pollution côtières seulement ont coûté environ 3,8 milliards de dollars, soit 5,3% du PIB de quatre pays: Bénin, Côte d'Ivoire, Sénégal et Togo.
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Erosion côtière : L’hydre qui ne cesse d’engloutir les côtes sénégalaises
Author: Quoi de vert magazine
Quoi de Vert is a magazine specialized in Senegal on sustainable development. This edition focuses on coastal resilience with a series of stories and WACA featured as a key program in building coastal resilience.
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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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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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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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Gabon plastic country brief
Author: World Bank
Gabon is an upper-middle-income country in West Africa bordered by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Republic of Congo. According to the United Nations Development Programme, Gabon is one of SubSaharan Africa’s wealthiest nations, due to its petroleum reserves and foreign private investment. 1 The country comprises nine administrative provinces2 and runs a unitary presidential republic system with a parliament.
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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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Togo plastic country brief
Author: World Bank
Togo is a low-income country in West Africa bordered by Ghana, Burkina Faso, and Benin. Although Togo’s poverty rate fell from 61.7 percent in 2006 to 53.5 percent in 2017, poverty and inequality remain extremely high, especially in rural areas where 69 percent of households were living below the poverty line in 2015. The country is divided into five administrative regions and runs a unitary presidential republic system with a parliament.
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Togo: fiche pays sur les plastiques
Author: World Bank
Le Togo est un pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest à faible revenu, bordé par le Ghana, le Burkina Faso et le Bénin. Bien que le taux de pauvreté du Togo ait baissé de 61,7 % en 2006 à 53,5 % en 2017, la pauvreté et les inégalités restent extrêmement élevées, notamment dans les zones rurales où 69 % des ménages vivaient sous le seuil de pauvreté en 2015. Le pays est divisé en cinq régions administratives et gère un système de république présidentielle unitaire avec un parlement.
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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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Déclaration finale Dakar, le 17 juin 2022
Author: Monsieur Amadou Lamine GUISSE Secrétaire Général du Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable du Sénégal
Réunion des ministres et autorités chargées de l'environment sur la gestion des zones côtières et marine, la biodiversité et les aires protegées