The WACA website will serve as a platform to share staff stories, experiences and perspectives.
Marine clean-up day in support of the Goree Marine Protected Area
Watch this video describing the marine clean-up day in support of the Goree Marine Protected Area.
WACA workshop launch
WACA workshop launch video
Goree protection work site handover visit
Watch this video about Goree protection work site handover visit.
What is happening on West Africa’s coast? Vlog with Peter Kristensen, WACA Program Manager
In West Africa, coastal infrastructure has an effect about 50 km downstream, and the challenge is therefore trans-national in nature. There is an urgency in managing the sediment transport along the shore and around coastal infrastructure.
WACA Senegal exploratory mission to Carabane, Kafountine and Abéné in the Ziguinchor region
The WACA Senegal team on a exploratory mission prior to its intervention in Carabane, Kafountine and Abéné in the Ziguinchor region.
Witness to coastal erosion in Diembering, Casamance
Witness to coastal erosion in Diembering, Casamance.
Listen to this mini report on the Senegalese coastline and the lives of its inhabitants
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.
The Great Green Wall and the West Africa Coastal Areas Management (WACA) Programmes Case Study
Africa Case Study: The Great Green Wall and The West Africa Coastal Areas Management (WACA) Programmes, by Maria Sarraf.
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?
We Need a Gender-Sensitive Approach to Tackle Plastic Pollution by Arzucan Askin
Women play a central yet largely invisible role in the use and recycling of plastic. Globally, most plastic waste management efforts have primarily focused on the technical dimensions of waste disposal, failing to recognize that each stage of the plastic value chain has gender implications.