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The Cost of Coastal Zone Degradation in Nigeria: Cross River, Delta and Lagos States
Author: Lelia Croitoru, Juan José Miranda, Abdellatif Khattabi and Jia Jun Lee
Nigeria is Africa’s richest economy. The country has a large population, abundant natural resources, and diverse cultures. Coastal areas are particularly unique: extending along more than 800 km, they are home to rich ecosystems, thriving industries, and booming opportunities. But these areas are also fragile.
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WAC-App : Proposed Innovation for WACA Call for Innovation: Impacts of Port Development on West Africa’s Coastal Areas
Author: HKV
Proposed Innovation for ‘WACA Call for Innovation: Impacts of Port Development on West Africa’s Coastal Areas’ by HKV
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Trans-Sand: a Transnational by Passing Scheme Funded by a Public Private Dredging Fund
Author: Egis
In order to tackle coastal erosion adjacent to seaports in West Africa, we propose to restore the sand balance through the implementation of a sand bypassing scheme. This solution, based on proven technology, will have direct benefits for the ports (less sedimentation) and coastal communities (less erosion). The solution is scalable to multiple West African seaports, experiencing erosion problems.
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Coastal.Retrofit 2.0
Author: Van Den Herik
'Coastal.Retrofit 2.0™' - Mangrove trees planted on a man-made offshore Barrier Reef for Climate Proof Coastal Protection. An innovative design from The Netherlands for a sustainable Nature Based Solution to enhance the resilience of coastal communities in West Africa for many decades to come. These countries are at present being adversily affected by Climate Change, Sea level Rise, Coastal Erosion & Flooding.
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SharIn@SEA
Author: Universite de Nantes
In this context, the objective of SharIn@SEA is to share interdisciplinary good practices towards an international community of specialists by providing case studies based on real situations, and analyzed through a common foundation of interdisciplinary knowledge.
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SLAMDAM, a Rapidly Deployable Water-Filled Flood Barrier
Author: Zephyr Consulting
SLAMDAM's unique design and material enable an exceptionally flexible solution for the emergency dam and water retention market. The product is made out of EPDM, a synthetic rubber having unique properties related to heat, ozone and weather resistance. These properties allow for the product to be used in many different conditions as an effective flood defense system. The flood barrier can be customized to meet local specific requirements.
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Is Technology the Only Way for a New Future?
Our approach aims to establish a resilient and sustainable society by empowering humanware, hardware, and software. Many developing countries, where policy, regulatory, and institutional frameworks are not sufficiently developed to manage coastal areas and conserve environmental assets, have the potential for leapfrogging development using today’s technology.
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CLS: WARPS, Western Africa Real-Time Ports System
WARPS is a coastal environmental assessment system that combines several technologies and expertise for achieving a comprehensive knowledge of the coastal environment of the Western African Ports and infrastructures.
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Implant Structure
Author: Giken
The Implant Structure consists of robust and durable structural members which are firmly embedded into the ground by the Press-in Method. The structural members are selected from a wide variety of piling materials in accordance with design requirement, thus, the Implant Structure can cover a wide range of foundation designs required in today’s construction industry.
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Saving the Seas
Author: Clewat
This innovation enables concrete measures to clean waterways of plastic, oil and plants. Thanks to our new technology, collection can also be carried out effectively on difficult plants. The technology is based on the flow of water and does not cause mechanical stress. As an example, the city of Kokkola, where 7 different technologies have been tested and only the Clewat solution achieved impressive results in removing Eurasian Watermilfoil.
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Combined Old Call for Innovation Proposals 2020
Author: WACA Program
Please Find all old Call for Innovation Proposals here
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Resilient Coastlines Resilient Communities Annual Report 2020
Author: The West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
With the World Bank engagement through WACA, we have been able to accelerate regional integration on coastal resilience. The combination of the World Bank’s ability to provide finance at the national and regional levels in parallel is proving effective for integration, harmonization, and economies of scale.
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São Tome e Príncipe: WACA Promotes Safe Port Operations
Author: WACA Sao Tome
Safety and profit are crucial in ports operations. In São Tome e Príncipe, WACA is boosting the capacity of the National Meteorological Institute of São Tomé e Príncipe (INM-STP) to provide to ports up-to-date meteorological services to reduce risks.
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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.