“Towards West African coastal social-ecosystems sustainability: Interdisciplinary approaches”

Dada, Olusegun A.; Almar, Rafaël; Morand, Pierre; Ménard, Frédéric

doi:10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2021.105746

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“…The low-lying West African coast from Mauritania to Nigeria can be classified into three main sectors (Fig. 1; Ibe and Awosika 1991; Alves et al 2020;Dada et al 2021):…”

Section: The West African Coastline: Layout and Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…For hydroelectric power generation, irrigation, and flood control purposes, most of these large rivers as well as smaller ones have been dammed in recent decades, significantly altering their hydrology Fig. 1 The West African coast (from Dada et al 2021) and sediment flows, accelerating coastal erosion downstream (Ly 1980;Anthony 2015;Diop et al 2014;Anthony et al 2016Anthony et al , 2019Dada et al 2015Dada et al , 2016aDada et al , b, 2018Abessolo et al 2021).…”

Section: The West African Coastline: Layout and Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The rapid emergence of new infrastructure, urban expansion and densification, superimposed on the effects of climate change, is rapidly accelerating the deterioration of coastal ecosystems and their ecological service functions. Today, there is increasing demand for natural hazard management in coastal areas (Goussard and Ducrocq 2014;Alves et al 2020;Dada et al 2021). Lowlying coastal areas, estuaries, and deltas are most vulnerable to coastal flooding (Nicholls and Tol 2006;World Bank 2020;Duku et al 2021).…”

Section: Socio-environmental Threatsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Due to rapidly changing environmental conditions, the increasingly dense human population now faces the challenge of adapting its habitats and activities, but public governance generally fails to support it (Dada et al 2021). The situation is further exacerbated by the lack of a legal framework for land use, planning and coordination for environmental protection.…”

Section: Socio-environmental Threatsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Coastal Zone Changes in West Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Satellite Earth Observations

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The West African coastal population and ecosystems are increasingly exposed to a multitude of hazards. These are likely to be exacerbated by global climate change and direct impacts from local human activities. Our ability to understand coastal changes has been limited by an incomplete understanding of the processes and the difficulty of obtaining detailed data. Recent advances in satellite techniques have made it possible to obtain rich coastal data sets that provide a solid foundation for improving climate change adaptation strategies for humanity and increasing the resilience of ecosystems for sustainable development. In this article, we review West African coastal layout and current socio-environmental challenges together with key parameters that can be monitored and several coastal management programs that rely on satellite techniques to monitor indicators at the regional level. The social, technical and scientific problems and difficulties that hinder the interest of coastal practitioners and decision-makers to use the satellite data are identified. We provide a roadmap to precisely respond to these difficulties and on how an improved satellite earth observation strategy can better support future coastal zone management in West Africa.

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“…The low-lying West African coast from Mauritania to Nigeria can be classified into three main sectors (Fig. 1; Ibe and Awosika 1991; Alves et al 2020;Dada et al 2021):…”

Section: The West African Coastline: Layout and Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The West African Coastline: Layout and Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Socio-environmental Threatsmentioning

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Section: Socio-environmental Threatsmentioning

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Coastal Zone Changes in West Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Satellite Earth Observations

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“…The coastal system can be regarded as co-evolving socioeconomic and ecological systems experiencing substantial environmental pressures owing to the mechanisms of change exerted by human activities against a background of natural and climatic changes (Dada et al, 2021). Planning for the future use of the goods and services available from coastal ecosystems will therefore continue to be influenced or disturbed by unpredictable events.…”

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confidence: 99%