Lessons from the Field
Listen to this mini report on the Senegalese coastline and the lives of its inhabitantsWACA Senegal
Discover the extent to which coastal erosion threatens the Senegalese coastline and the lives of its inhabitants through this mini report. Together, we must be resourceful in the face of this phenomenon.
Lessons from the Field
The Great Green Wall and the West Africa Coastal Areas Management (WACA) Programmes Case StudyWACA Program
Africa Case Study: The Great Green Wall and The West Africa Coastal Areas Management (WACA) Programmes, by Maria Sarraf.
Lessons from the Field
Interview with Mr. Peter Kristensen, Lead Environmental Specialist, and team leader for the West Africa Coastal Areas Program, the World Bank
Question 1: WACA is an ambitious program, both by the magnitude of the challenge, and the investments needed; can you tell us how the program came about within the World Bank, its objectives and the expected results?
Lessons from the Field
We Need a Gender-Sensitive Approach to Tackle Plastic Pollution by Arzucan AskinMay 14, 2020 - Story by Arzucan Nur Askin
Lessons from the Field
Reviving Nouakchott’s Coastal DunesMay 19, 2019 - Story by Thomas Price, Coordinator of the WACA Regional Implementation Support Unit, IUCN Senegal
Nouakchott, Mauritania’s capital and biggest city is at, or below, sea level. Its coast is protected by a fragile wall of dunes at risk from natural erosion, sand mining, grazing of livestock on dune vegetation, and careless abuse of the landscape for leisure like dune racing.