The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion in West Africa

The 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 impor...

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Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	EMISSION SCENARIOS COASTAL AREA EMISSIONS SCENARIOS EMISSION DROUGHTS ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION EFFORTS SUBSIDENCE CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC SCIENCE SEAS DISCHARGE CLIMATE FORESTS PROGRAMS EMISSIONS HUMAN ACTIVITY COASTAL AREAS MANAGEMENT CLIMATE EVENTS COASTAL ZONE COASTAL ESTUARIES FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE EROSION INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE SEDIMENT LAND ECOSYSTEMS SALINITY MANGROVE COAST SEA-LEVEL RISE ESTUARIES CONSERVATION POPULATION GROWTH SHORELINE FLOODS CAPACITY CLIMATE IMPACTS TEMPERATURES COASTAL EROSION SEA-LEVEL CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARDS RAINFALL LIVELIHOODS SEA CLIMATE INFORMATION SEA LEVELS EXTREME PRECIPITATION NATURAL RESOURCES PRECIPITATION MANGROVE FORESTS COASTAL AREAS STORM SURGE LAND USE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25486933/effects-climate-change-coastal-erosion-west-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24283

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spelling	okr-10986-242832021-04-23T14:04:21Z The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion in West Africa World Bank Group EMISSION SCENARIOS COASTAL AREA EMISSIONS SCENARIOS EMISSION DROUGHTS ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION EFFORTS SUBSIDENCE CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC SCIENCE SEAS DISCHARGE CLIMATE FORESTS PROGRAMS EMISSIONS HUMAN ACTIVITY COASTAL AREAS MANAGEMENT CLIMATE EVENTS COASTAL ZONE COASTAL ESTUARIES FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE EROSION INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE SEDIMENT LAND ECOSYSTEMS SALINITY MANGROVE COAST SEA-LEVEL RISE ESTUARIES CONSERVATION POPULATION GROWTH SHORELINE FLOODS CAPACITY CLIMATE IMPACTS TEMPERATURES COASTAL EROSION SEA-LEVEL CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARDS RAINFALL LIVELIHOODS SEA CLIMATE INFORMATION SEA LEVELS EXTREME PRECIPITATION NATURAL RESOURCES PRECIPITATION MANGROVE FORESTS COASTAL AREAS STORM SURGE LAND USE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS The 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. 2016-05-17T20:35:00Z 2016-05-17T20:35:00Z 2015-11 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25486933/effects-climate-change-coastal-erosion-west-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24283 English en_US West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program Knowledge Sheet;6 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	EMISSION SCENARIOS COASTAL AREA EMISSIONS SCENARIOS EMISSION DROUGHTS ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION EFFORTS SUBSIDENCE CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC SCIENCE SEAS DISCHARGE CLIMATE FORESTS PROGRAMS EMISSIONS HUMAN ACTIVITY COASTAL AREAS MANAGEMENT CLIMATE EVENTS COASTAL ZONE COASTAL ESTUARIES FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE EROSION INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE SEDIMENT LAND ECOSYSTEMS SALINITY MANGROVE COAST SEA-LEVEL RISE ESTUARIES CONSERVATION POPULATION GROWTH SHORELINE FLOODS CAPACITY CLIMATE IMPACTS TEMPERATURES COASTAL EROSION SEA-LEVEL CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARDS RAINFALL LIVELIHOODS SEA CLIMATE INFORMATION SEA LEVELS EXTREME PRECIPITATION NATURAL RESOURCES PRECIPITATION MANGROVE FORESTS COASTAL AREAS STORM SURGE LAND USE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS
spellingShingle	EMISSION SCENARIOS COASTAL AREA EMISSIONS SCENARIOS EMISSION DROUGHTS ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION EFFORTS SUBSIDENCE CLIMATE CHANGE IPCC SCIENCE SEAS DISCHARGE CLIMATE FORESTS PROGRAMS EMISSIONS HUMAN ACTIVITY COASTAL AREAS MANAGEMENT CLIMATE EVENTS COASTAL ZONE COASTAL ESTUARIES FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE EROSION INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE SEDIMENT LAND ECOSYSTEMS SALINITY MANGROVE COAST SEA-LEVEL RISE ESTUARIES CONSERVATION POPULATION GROWTH SHORELINE FLOODS CAPACITY CLIMATE IMPACTS TEMPERATURES COASTAL EROSION SEA-LEVEL CLIMATE-RELATED HAZARDS RAINFALL LIVELIHOODS SEA CLIMATE INFORMATION SEA LEVELS EXTREME PRECIPITATION NATURAL RESOURCES PRECIPITATION MANGROVE FORESTS COASTAL AREAS STORM SURGE LAND USE NATURAL ECOSYSTEMS World Bank Group The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion in West Africa
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description	The 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.
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author	World Bank Group
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title	The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion in West Africa
title_short	The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion in West Africa
title_full	The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion in West Africa
title_fullStr	The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion in West Africa
title_full_unstemmed	The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion in West Africa
title_sort	effects of climate change on coastal erosion in west africa
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25486933/effects-climate-change-coastal-erosion-west-africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24283
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The Effects of Climate Change on Coastal Erosion in West Africa

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