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Benin plastic country brief
Author: World Bank
Benin is a lower-middle-income country in West Africa bordered by Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, and Togo. Its economy is highly dependent on the informal reexport and transit trade with Nigeria, as well as the export of cotton. The country comprises 12 regional departements and runs a unitary presidential republic system with a parliament.
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Guinea plastic country brief
Author: World Bank
Guinea is a low-income country in West Africa bordered by Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. Guinea’s mining sector drives the economy of the nation, particularly gold, bauxite, and diamond mining. The country comprises seven administrative regions and one gouvenorat and runs a 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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Nigeria plastic country brief
Author: World Bank
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and West Africa, with an estimated 201 million inhabitants in 20191 amounting to more than 50 percent of the total population in West Africa. The Nigerian economy, classified as lower middle income, is considered a major emerging market in the context of Africa and globally. The country is a federal republic comprising 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory where its capital, Abuja, is located. Lagos is the most populous coastal city in Africa, with an estimated population of over 24 million residents.
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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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Insights on healthcare plastic waste management in Lagos State, Nigeria
Given the increased use of plastics in the healthcare sector, this study aims to understand current practice and provide recommendations. Survey conducted to understand current practice and provide recommendations in healthcare plastic waste management in Lagos.
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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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Market assessment for plastics circularity in Nigeria
Author: PWC
This document assesses plastics circularity in Nigeria. Nigeria faces a severe plastic pollution problem, as the nation does not have adequately designed waste disposal channels. Lagos alone generates 8400 metric tons of waste daily and more than 11% of the waste generated consists of plastics.
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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).
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Technical Report: West Africa Coastal Areas High‑Level Platform Benefits of Mangrove Afforestation and Restoration Programs in Guinea‑Conakry
Author: WACA, World Bank, GPS, NDF, PROBLUE
The objectives of the current study are to estimate the total economic value (TEV) of current mangrove areas in Guinea, considering the whole range of benefits from mangroves; and to use those estimated values in economic cost‑benefit analyses.
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Technical Report: Understanding the Nexus of Mangroves and Women in Guinea-Conakry
Author: WACA, World Bank, GPS, NDF, PROBLUE
The objective of the current study is to gain a better understanding of the relationship between women and mangroves and understand the role of women in the use and rehabilitation of mangroves in the Republic of Guinea.
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Setting up an eco-organisation to manage plastic bottles in Senegal: options and potential - Recycling
Author: WACA, World Bank, NDF, PROBLUE
This report describes how setting up an eco-organisation in Senegal, as stipulated in the 2020 law on plastic products, would make it possible to achieve significant results in the fight against pollution from plastic bottles.