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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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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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Plastics sector competitiveness strategy and action plan for Côte d'Ivoire
The use of plastics has increased twentyfold worldwide in the last 50 years and is expected to double
in the next 20 years The food packaging, medical, automotive, electronics, building construction, agriculture and textile industries all make extensive use of plastics It is widely recognized that plastics play a crucial role in a sustainable future. -
Plastics sector competitiveness strategy and action plan for Côte d'Ivoire
This document is based on findings from the first phase of the Invest in Africa Côte d'Ivoire Manufacturing project involving desk review and one-on-one interviews with key stakeholders.
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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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Plastics sector competitiveness strategy and action plan for Côte d'Ivoire
Author: World Bank
This document is based on findings from the first phase of the Invest in Africa Côte d'Ivoire Manufacturing project involving desk review and one on one interviews with key stakeholders In the next phase, the team will move from one on one interviews to a series of smaller group workshops to verify the information gathered and to disseminate new information among the industry The preliminary results presented in this report serve as input for the focus groups and the EDW.
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Strategic roadmap for better plastics management in Accra
Author: Seureca
The Strategic Roadmap aims to present a timebound plan to implement solutions that will improve plastic
management in Accra and its surroundings at all the stages of the plastic chain (importation, production,
manufacturing, distribution, consumption, collection and recycling) and for all the different types of
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Technical Report: West Africa Coastal Areas High-Level Platform Benefits of Mangrove Afforestation and Restoration Programs in Ghana
Author: WACA, World Bank, GPS, NDF, PROBLUE
The objective of the current study is to estimate the total economic value (TEV) of current mangrove areas in Ghana by considering the whole range of benefits they provide, 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 Ghana
Author: WACA, World Bank, GPS, NDF, PROBLUE
The objective of this study was to assist understanding of the nexus between mangrove cultivation and restoration, and women in coastal Ghana by covering two broad areas; women’s use of mangroves and women’s role in conservation and restoration of mangroves.