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 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.

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.

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.  

The speed at which ocean plastic pollution has climbed up the public agenda has been surprising. Yet, even as the world starts to comprehend the enormity of the challenge, major actors disagree on the solution. In preparing “Breaking the Plastic Wave.

Regional Seas Conventions and Action Plans play a crucial role in facilitating action at the national level. It is therefore important to identify the challenges faced by member states in preventing and managing marine litter and prioritize actions to overcome the barriers and improve the effectiveness of national and regional efforts.

125 million tonnes of municipal solid waste (MSW) was generated in Africa in 2012, which is expected to double by 2025. The growth in waste generation in Africa is expected to be so significant, that any decrease in waste generation in other regions globally will be overshadowed by Africa.

In recent years, an increasing number of studies and reports have advanced the global understanding of the challenge posed by ocean plastic pollution. But most leaders across industry, government, and civil society have noted a critical gap: an evidence-based roadmap to describe the pathways available and to foster convergent action.

Global environmental degradation resulting from human activity is one of the most urgent issues facing this generation. The challenge of managing plastic waste puts the extent of this reality into sharp focus.

The New Plastics Economy initiative has brought together key stakeholders to rethink and redesign the future of plastics,15 starting with packaging.