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Preserving Mangroves to Enhance Coastal Resilience
Did you know that each year, mangroves store the equivalent of carbon emissions from 26 million cars?
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Call for Innovation
The World Bank Group is launching a Call for Innovation under WACA.
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Call for Innovation
The World Bank Group is launching a Call for Innovation under the West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA) to bridge the gap between innovators and port developers/owners to build sustainable and
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Erosion côtière : L’hydre qui ne cesse d’engloutir les côtes sénégalaises
Quoi de Vert is a magazine specialized in Senegal on sustainable development. This edition focuses on coastal resilience with a series of stories and WACA featured as a key program in building coastal resilience.
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WACA Marketplace: States, people and the private sector working together to protect our coasts
Coastal erosion must be fought and African countries must work together.
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Why a Call for Innovation?
Some development challenges in coastal areas are so complex and have multiple options for solutions.
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Dutch Expertise Welcome for West Africa Coastal Management
Coastal erosion and flooding in West Africa severely threaten communities and livelihoods.
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Dealing with Coastal Challenges Requires Big Push by Private Sector
The recent threats to Grand-Bassam, a UNESCO World, have particular resonance for me.
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The Marketplace is open: A new Approach to Mobilizing Infrastructure Finance for Coastal Resilience
For many people living in West Africa, coastal environments are much more than fond memories.
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The inaugural WACA Marketplace took place on November 18 and 19th in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
The six WACA countries unbundled their coastal multi-sector investment plans into project ideas.
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Multi-Sectoral Investment Plan for Côte d'Ivoire
The target area of the WACA Grand Lahou project is the Bandama estuary in Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa. It is located on the center of the south coast of the country, on the Gulf of Guinea, at the mouth of the Bandama River.
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Multi-Sectoral Investment Plan for Mauritanian
This investment plan was designed for a five-year period from 2018 to 2022. The drafting was undertaken in connection with the updating of the master development plan for the Mauritanian Coast. It was established through an extended consultation with the various sectors concerned in Mauritania.
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Integrated Management Plan for Coastal Areas In Senegal
The main objective of the project "Establishment of an integrated coastal zone management plan in Senegal" (EuropeAid/130397/D/SER/SN) is to support the Government of Senegal in preparing an integrated coastal zone management plan that takes into account the fight against coastal erosion and adaptation to climate change.
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Multi-Sectoral Investment Plan São Tomé and Príncipe
Multi-Sectoral Investment Plan to integrate climate change resilience and disaster risk into São Tomé and Príncipe's coastal zone management.