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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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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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Sierra Leone plastic country brief
Author: World Bank
Sierra Leone is a low-income country in West Africa bordered by Guinea and Liberia. Its economy is driven by mining activities, with its principal exports being iron ore, diamonds, and rutile. The country is divided into four provinces and one administrative area and runs a unitary presidential republic system.
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São Tomé and Príncipe plastic country brief
Author: World Bank
São Tomé and Príncipe is a lower middle-income small island state 350 km off the coast of West Africa1 . It has a small agrarian economy highly dependent on the exportation of cocoa beans2 . São Tomé and Príncipe is divided into 6 administrative districts and runs a semi-presidential republic system.
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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
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São Tomé and Príncipe: We need physical and social investments to reduce vulnerabilities
Author: by Arlindo de Carvalho, WACA Coordinator São Tomé and Príncipe
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Two schools were built by the WACA Project in São Tomé and Príncipe
Author: by Arlindo de Carvalho, WACA Coordinator São Tomé and Príncipe
Two schools were built by the WACA project in Sao Tomé and Príncipe and opened by the country's government authorities.
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The physical, social and economic impacts of coastal erosion in Saint Louis, Dakar, Gorée and Ziguinchor
Author: World Bank, WACA
Produced by the Waca ResiP Senegal Project, this video highlights the consequences of coastal erosion in Senegal and will serve to measure the real impact of physical and social investments aimed at protecting coastal communities from the sea's advance.
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Etude d’impact environnemental et social du projet de protection côtière de la plage de l’Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar et de l’Anse Bernard
Author: WACA, MINISTERE DE L’ENVIRONNEMENT ET DU DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE
Le WACA ResIP, financé par la Banque Mondiale, d’une durée de 5 ans (2018-2023), ambitionne d’améliorer la gestion des risques naturels et anthropiques communs, en intégrant les changements climatiques, affectant les communautés et les zones côtières de la région d’Afrique de l’Ouest.
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Etude d’impact environnemental et social du projet de protection côtière de l’Ile de Gorée
Author: WACA
Le projet de protection côtière de l’île de Gorée revêt deux composantes : l’aménagement d’une digue de protection (bordière) en enrochements et un volet d’aménagements paysagers. Le système de protection retenue consiste en l’aménagement d’une digue de protection (bordière) en enrochements à crête élargie et abaissée, arasée à la cote + 3,1 m CM soit une revanche considérée de la crête, par rapport au niveau Extrême (= + 2,8 m CM), de seulement 0,3 m.
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Plastic action initiative tracker
Author: World Bank
This first edition of the biannual Plastic Action Initiative Tracker is intended to serve as a reference point for the many varied and exciting initiatives happening on the ground across Ghana to address plastic waste and pollution.
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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.
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Renforcement des capacités pour le contrôle, la gestion et la réduction des déchets plastiques, conformément aux dispositions de la Convention de Bâle
Author: FFEM
La finalité du projet est une meilleure protection de la santé humaine et de l'environnement contre les effets néfastes des déchets plastiques, en réduisant les quantités de déchets plastiques finissant dans l'environnement au Cap-Vert, au Sénégal et plus globalement dans les pays francophones d'Afrique de l'Ouest (le Bénin, le Burkina Faso, le Tchad, la Côte d'Ivoire, la Guinée, la Guinée-Bissau, le Mali, la Mauritanie, le Niger et le Togo).