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Brochure
Nova Publicação: Nota de Cabo Verde Blue Bond
Author: WACA Program/ World Bank
O Governo de Cabo Verde reconhece o potencial de crescimento do seu capital natural costeiro e marinho e a necessidade de o preservar. Está a prestar cada vez mais atenção ao potencial de uma estratégia de economia azul que poderia servir como um factor-chave para o crescimento e a redução da pobreza, preservando simultaneamente o ambiente e aumentando a sua resistência às alterações climáticas.
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Publication
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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Knowledge Sheets
Briefing Note - Nigeria West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA)
Nigeria’s coastal and marine area lies on the Atlantic Ocean and borders the gulf of Guinea. It stretches for approximately 853km and includes nine states out of the thirty-six states of the Federation, namely; Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Lagos, Ogun, Ondo and Rivers (1).
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Publication
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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Knowledge Sheets
The Restoration Initiative (TRI) in Guinea-Bissau at a Glance
Author: The Restoration Initiative (TRI)
A Global Environment Fund project called The Restoration Initiative (TRI) in Guinea-Bissau aims to reverse this trend by strengthening food security on the one hand and restoring the mangroves on the other.
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Rapport d’activité: Nettoyage du marché des poissons et sensibilisation
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Tweet
Author: WACA Program
West Africa has 2 of the world’s most productive marine & coastal ecosystems valued at $29 bn/year. #WACA Program works to protect wetlands & mangroves that are key to fisheries, coastal protection, carbon sequestration & biodiversity.
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Infographic
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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Infographic
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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Infographie
Trans-Sand : un système transnational de passage financé par un fonds de dragage public-privé
Author: Egis
Afin de lutter contre l'érosion côtière à proximité des ports maritimes en Afrique de l'Ouest, nous proposons de rétablir l'équilibre du sable par la mise en œuvre d'un système de contournement du sable. Cette solution, basée sur une technologie éprouvée, aura des avantages directs pour les ports (moins de sédimentation) et les communautés côtières (moins d'érosion). La solution est extensible à de multiples ports maritimes d'Afrique de l'Ouest, connaissant des problèmes d'érosion.
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Brochure
Witteveen + Bos: SA-PoD Systems Approach for Port Development
Author: Witteveen+Bos
Port developments around the world, West Africa included, often impact the coastal environment, posing challenges like erosion and degradation of environment with negative socio-economic implications. To develop sustainable ports solutions which are adaptable to climate change and have net positive value a paradigm shift is required from a conventional, economic and engineering oriented approach to a stakeholder inclusive and environmental, social and economic integrated approach.
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Brochure
IMDC: BESand - The Blue Energy Sand-Bypass System
With BESand, the Blue Energy Sand-Bypass System, IMDC offers a UNIQUE, INNOVATIVE and FEASIBLE solution to fight coastal erosion associated with the ongoing development of large commercial ports. In many cases port infrastructure intersects the littoral drift, which leads to erosion downdrift. BESand’s groundbreaking innovation is transferring wave energy back into sediment transport movement. This is achieved by an integrated concept consisting of a multipurpose breakwater, a novel hybrid Wave Energy Convertor (h-WEC) and a sand-bypass system powered by blue energy. Port infrastructure becomes thus part of the solution by creating strategic sediment reservoirs and by restoring the natural sediment supply.
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Brochure
CoastalProtect Africa : Multi-Purpose Technology for an Integrated Solution to Coastal Erosion and Sediment Management for West Africa
Author: Integral Consulting
Integral Consulting Inc. (Integral) is a leading environmental and engineering consultancy company based in Seattle, WA USA, with a global reputation for delivering successful, high value, multi-partner projects. We have formed a consortium of companies and individuals with a high level of integrity, and the technical and scientific expertise capable of executing the projects in our response to this Call for Innovation. Consortium members are from the United States, Senegal, Tunisia, and the Netherlands. Our Senegalese partners have been involved at all stages of our proposal, and through them we have received valuable feedback from Senegalese stakeholders.
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Brochure
Root
Author: Seaboost
ROOT IS AN INNOVATIVE NATURE-BASED-SOLUTION THAT SUPPORTS MANGROVE RESTORATION THROUGH THE RESTORATION OF SUITABLE HYDRO-SEDIMENTARY CONDITIONS FOR SPONTANEOUS MANGROVE RECOVERY AND REPRODUCES MANGROVE PERFORMANCES FOR COASTLINE PROTECTION.
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Infographic
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.
