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  • Guinea-Bissau plastic country brief

    Guinea-Bissau is a low-income country in West Africa bordered by Senegal and Guinea. Guinea Bissau’s economy is dependent on subsistence farming and cashew nut exports. The country comprises nine administrative regions and runs a semi-presidential republic system of government.

  • Guinea plastic country brief

    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.

  • Ghana plastic country brief

    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.

  • Gabon plastic country brief

    Gabon is an upper-middle-income country in West Africa bordered by Equatorial Guinea, Cameroon, and the Republic of Congo. According to the United Nations Development Programme, Gabon is one of SubSaharan Africa’s wealthiest nations, due to its petroleum reserves and foreign private investment. 1 The country comprises nine administrative provinces2 and runs a unitary presidential republic system with a parliament.

  • Equatorial Guinea plastic country brief

    Equatorial Guinea is an upper-middle-income country in West Africa bordered by Gabon and Cameroon. Equatorial Guinea’s economy is dominated by the country’s oil and gas sector. 1 The country is divided into eight administrative provinces2 and runs a presidential republic system with a parliament.

  • Côte d’Ivoire plastic country brief

    Côte d’Ivoire is a lower-middle-income country in West Africa bordered by Liberia, Guinea, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Ghana. As the economic hub of Francophone West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire is one of the world’s fastest-growing economies and remains the globe’s leading producer and exporter of cocoa beans and cashew nuts. 1 The country comprises 12 administrative districts and 2 district-level autonomous cities2 and runs a unitary presidential republic system with a parliament.

  • Cabo Verde plastic country brief

    Cabo Verde is a lower-middle-income archipelago of 10 islands located 500 km off the coast of Senegal. Although Cabo Verde’s economy is driven by a vibrant tourism sector, it is also dependent on remittances from its large pool of emigrants. The country is divided into 22 administrative municipalities4 and runs a parliamentary republic system.

  • Benin plastic country brief

    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.

  • Regional Observatory of the West African Coast (ORLOA)

    WACA and ORLOA partner to monitor coastal resilience in West Africa.   

  • Africa Centre of Excellence in Coastal Resilience (ACECoR)

    WACA and the University of Cape Care partners for innovation in coastal resilience.

  • Compendium : coastal management practices in West Africa

    The report offers options for managing coastal risks. It presents best fit coastal management.

  • Compendium : Coastal Management Practices in West Africa

    The report offers options for managing coastal risks. It presents best fit coastal management practices; assesses risk management techniques; and proposes hard engineering solutions along with nature based solutions.  

  • On the frontlines of climate change, small island states can lead in resilience

    In São Tomé and Príncipe, where coastal communities experience flooding as many as 10 times a year.

  • World Bank Plastic Pollution Documentary Second Video 4k

    World Bank Plastic Pollution Documentary Second Video 4k

  • World Bank Plastic Pollution Documentary 2mins Videos 4K

    World Bank Plastic Pollution Documentary 2mins Videos 4K

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