Compendium : Coastal Management Practices in West Africa - Existing and Potential Solutions to Control Coastal Erosion, Prevent Flooding and Mitigate Damage to Society (English)

Erosion and flooding are the most visible consequences of coastal zone degradation in West Africa. Man-made and natural processes, aggravated by the effects of climate change, cause erosion and flooding. These threatened densely populated coasts, the nerve center of the region’s demographic and economic growth. Every year, coastal degradation takes a heavy toll on human life and socio-economic prosperity. Moreover, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate...
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  • Bruna Alves Rodrigues;
    Donatus Bapentire Angnuureng;
    Rafael Almar;
    Aubree Louarn;
    Pier Luigi Rossi;
    Laurent Corsini;
    Pierre Morand;

  • 2022/02/28

  • Working Paper

  • 170950

  • 1

  • Western Africa,

  • 2022/04/27

  • Disclosed

  • Compendium : Coastal Management Practices in West Africa - Existing and Potential Solutions to Control Coastal Erosion, Prevent Flooding and Mitigate Damage to Society

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Bruna Alves Rodrigues; Donatus Bapentire Angnuureng; Rafael Almar; Aubree Louarn; Pier Luigi Rossi; Laurent Corsini; Pierre Morand.

Compendium : Coastal Management Practices in West Africa - Existing and Potential Solutions to Control Coastal Erosion, Prevent Flooding and Mitigate Damage to Society (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099749004272215393

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