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The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion in West Africa

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned2016-05-17T20:35:00Z
dc.date.available2016-05-17T20:35:00Z
dc.date.issued2015-11
dc.description.abstractThe effects of climate change, from changing precipitation patterns to rising seas, will exacerbate the coastal erosion already affecting West Africa, increasing the exposure and vulnerability of the people and assets located there. Given the importance of the coastal zone to the region as a whole, it is critical that policy makers consider the effects of future climate change in the decisions they make today. Regional cooperation is challenging, but it has been successful in many places, particularly where the issue addressed presented an existential challenge to the coun¬tries affected. Efforts to build trust and coordinate efforts will help policy makers protect the lives and livelihoods of the people in the region and allow their countries to build on the development gains made in recent years rather than see them rolled back as a result of climate change.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25486933/effects-climate-change-coastal-erosion-west-africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/24283
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/24283
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWest Africa Coastal Areas Management Program Knowledge Sheet;6
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectEMISSION SCENARIOS
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREA
dc.subjectEMISSIONS SCENARIOS
dc.subjectEMISSION
dc.subjectDROUGHTS
dc.subjectECOSYSTEM
dc.subjectCONSERVATION EFFORTS
dc.subjectSUBSIDENCE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectIPCC
dc.subjectSCIENCE
dc.subjectSEAS
dc.subjectDISCHARGE
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectEMISSIONS
dc.subjectHUMAN ACTIVITY
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCLIMATE EVENTS
dc.subjectCOASTAL ZONE
dc.subjectCOASTAL ESTUARIES
dc.subjectFUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectEROSION
dc.subjectINTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSEDIMENT
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectECOSYSTEMS
dc.subjectSALINITY
dc.subjectMANGROVE
dc.subjectCOAST
dc.subjectSEA-LEVEL RISE
dc.subjectESTUARIES
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectSHORELINE
dc.subjectFLOODS
dc.subjectCAPACITY
dc.subjectCLIMATE IMPACTS
dc.subjectTEMPERATURES
dc.subjectCOASTAL EROSION
dc.subjectSEA-LEVEL
dc.subjectCLIMATE-RELATED HAZARDS
dc.subjectRAINFALL
dc.subjectLIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectSEA
dc.subjectCLIMATE INFORMATION
dc.subjectSEA LEVELS
dc.subjectEXTREME PRECIPITATION
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectPRECIPITATION
dc.subjectMANGROVE FORESTS
dc.subjectCOASTAL AREAS
dc.subjectSTORM SURGE
dc.subjectLAND USE
dc.subjectNATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
dc.titleThe Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion in West Africaen
dc.title.alternativeLes effets du changement climatique sur l’érosion du littoral ouest-Africainen
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okr.date.disclosure2016-05-11
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:38:45.625191Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25486933/effects-climate-change-coastal-erosion-west-africa
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okr.identifier.internaldocumentum25486933
okr.identifier.report101188
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
okr.topicEnvironment::Coastal and Marine Environment
okr.topicEnvironment::Ecosystems and Natural Habitats
okr.topicWater Resources::Water Resources Assessment
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change and Environment
okr.unitClimate Change-D1-GFDRR-IBRD (GFDRR)
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