Strengthening Regional Collaboration and Integration

West Africa’s coastal area is critical to the region, home to a third of its people and the source of about half of its gross domestic product (GDP). Because most of it is composed of mangroves and sand formations, the area’s coastline is also high...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	FLOODING COASTAL AREA BASIN FISH REGIONAL AGENCIES ECOSYSTEM CLIMATE CHANGE NATURAL HABITAT COASTAL MANAGEMENT COASTAL WATERS NATURE PARTNERSHIP PROTECTION REGIONAL COLLABORATION CANALS INFORMATION AGENCIES COASTAL AREAS MANAGEMENT COASTAL ZONE HABITAT LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM MANGROVES COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COASTAL ENVIRONMENT REGIONAL PLAN MANAGEMENT REGIONAL DIALOGUE REGION FISHERIES REGIONAL INTEGRATION KNOWLEDGE EROSION SEDIMENT MARINE POLLUTION LAND ECOSYSTEMS COASTLINE COAST REGIONAL COOPERATION RURAL AREAS CONSERVATION DELTAS INTEGRATION POPULATION GROWTH REGIONAL APPROACHES SHORELINE SEDIMENTS DONORS COASTAL REGION STORM SURGES MARINE ECOSYSTEM COASTAL RESOURCES CURRENTS COASTAL EROSION SAND DRAINAGE LIVELIHOODS SEA POLLUTION WATERS LITTORAL COASTAL AREAS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25486899/strengthening-regional-collaboration-integration http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24285

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spelling	okr-10986-242852021-05-25T10:54:36Z Strengthening Regional Collaboration and Integration World Bank Group FLOODING COASTAL AREA BASIN FISH REGIONAL AGENCIES ECOSYSTEM CLIMATE CHANGE NATURAL HABITAT COASTAL MANAGEMENT COASTAL WATERS NATURE PARTNERSHIP PROTECTION REGIONAL COLLABORATION CANALS INFORMATION AGENCIES COASTAL AREAS MANAGEMENT COASTAL ZONE HABITAT LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM MANGROVES COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COASTAL ENVIRONMENT REGIONAL PLAN MANAGEMENT REGIONAL DIALOGUE REGION FISHERIES REGIONAL INTEGRATION KNOWLEDGE EROSION SEDIMENT MARINE POLLUTION LAND ECOSYSTEMS COASTLINE COAST REGIONAL COOPERATION RURAL AREAS CONSERVATION DELTAS INTEGRATION POPULATION GROWTH REGIONAL APPROACHES SHORELINE SEDIMENTS DONORS COASTAL REGION STORM SURGES MARINE ECOSYSTEM COASTAL RESOURCES CURRENTS COASTAL EROSION SAND DRAINAGE LIVELIHOODS SEA POLLUTION WATERS LITTORAL COASTAL AREAS West Africa’s coastal area is critical to the region, home to a third of its people and the source of about half of its gross domestic product (GDP). Because most of it is composed of mangroves and sand formations, the area’s coastline is also highly vulnerable to erosion caused by coastal currents and storm surges. Erosion is evident from Mauritania to Gabon - and the rates of erosion are increasing. Around the port of Lome, for example, Togo’s coastline is estimated to have receded by as much as 12 to 15 meters a year. Regional integration will improve the sustainability of shared coastal waters, the protection of environmental services, and the livelihoods that rely on coastal ecosystems. Cooperation will also contribute to the development of regional principles or guidelines for coastal infrastructure investments. 2016-05-17T20:35:02Z 2016-05-17T20:35:02Z 2016-04 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25486899/strengthening-regional-collaboration-integration http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24285 English en_US West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program Knowledge Sheet;1 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa West Africa
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topic	FLOODING COASTAL AREA BASIN FISH REGIONAL AGENCIES ECOSYSTEM CLIMATE CHANGE NATURAL HABITAT COASTAL MANAGEMENT COASTAL WATERS NATURE PARTNERSHIP PROTECTION REGIONAL COLLABORATION CANALS INFORMATION AGENCIES COASTAL AREAS MANAGEMENT COASTAL ZONE HABITAT LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM MANGROVES COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COASTAL ENVIRONMENT REGIONAL PLAN MANAGEMENT REGIONAL DIALOGUE REGION FISHERIES REGIONAL INTEGRATION KNOWLEDGE EROSION SEDIMENT MARINE POLLUTION LAND ECOSYSTEMS COASTLINE COAST REGIONAL COOPERATION RURAL AREAS CONSERVATION DELTAS INTEGRATION POPULATION GROWTH REGIONAL APPROACHES SHORELINE SEDIMENTS DONORS COASTAL REGION STORM SURGES MARINE ECOSYSTEM COASTAL RESOURCES CURRENTS COASTAL EROSION SAND DRAINAGE LIVELIHOODS SEA POLLUTION WATERS LITTORAL COASTAL AREAS
spellingShingle	FLOODING COASTAL AREA BASIN FISH REGIONAL AGENCIES ECOSYSTEM CLIMATE CHANGE NATURAL HABITAT COASTAL MANAGEMENT COASTAL WATERS NATURE PARTNERSHIP PROTECTION REGIONAL COLLABORATION CANALS INFORMATION AGENCIES COASTAL AREAS MANAGEMENT COASTAL ZONE HABITAT LARGE MARINE ECOSYSTEM MANGROVES COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT COASTAL ENVIRONMENT REGIONAL PLAN MANAGEMENT REGIONAL DIALOGUE REGION FISHERIES REGIONAL INTEGRATION KNOWLEDGE EROSION SEDIMENT MARINE POLLUTION LAND ECOSYSTEMS COASTLINE COAST REGIONAL COOPERATION RURAL AREAS CONSERVATION DELTAS INTEGRATION POPULATION GROWTH REGIONAL APPROACHES SHORELINE SEDIMENTS DONORS COASTAL REGION STORM SURGES MARINE ECOSYSTEM COASTAL RESOURCES CURRENTS COASTAL EROSION SAND DRAINAGE LIVELIHOODS SEA POLLUTION WATERS LITTORAL COASTAL AREAS World Bank Group Strengthening Regional Collaboration and Integration
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description	West Africa’s coastal area is critical to the region, home to a third of its people and the source of about half of its gross domestic product (GDP). Because most of it is composed of mangroves and sand formations, the area’s coastline is also highly vulnerable to erosion caused by coastal currents and storm surges. Erosion is evident from Mauritania to Gabon - and the rates of erosion are increasing. Around the port of Lome, for example, Togo’s coastline is estimated to have receded by as much as 12 to 15 meters a year. Regional integration will improve the sustainability of shared coastal waters, the protection of environmental services, and the livelihoods that rely on coastal ecosystems. Cooperation will also contribute to the development of regional principles or guidelines for coastal infrastructure investments.
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title	Strengthening Regional Collaboration and Integration
title_short	Strengthening Regional Collaboration and Integration
title_full	Strengthening Regional Collaboration and Integration
title_fullStr	Strengthening Regional Collaboration and Integration
title_full_unstemmed	Strengthening Regional Collaboration and Integration
title_sort	strengthening regional collaboration and integration
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25486899/strengthening-regional-collaboration-integration http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24285
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