ADAPTING COASTAL CITIES AND TERRITORIES TO SEA LEVEL RISE IN WEST AFRICA

Pursuant to the decision 1/CP26 paragraph 64, the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue was mandated by the 26th Conference of the Parties (COP 26) to be organised annually to strengthen the understanding of and action on ocean and climate change adaptation and mitigation. [...] The Declaration is a call to accelerate The policy brief “Adapting Coastal Cities and facilitate the exchange of knowledge and experiences adaptation action addressed to the international Territories to Sea Level Rise” addresses the community, and highlights four priority strategies: challenges faced by stakeholders in the field (1) mobilising science and observation systems, (2) of adaptation and. [...] Witness to the to ensure the sustainable development of Yoff, history of peoples and cultures, the coastline is a we are gathering local, national and international driving force for the future of the city. [...] Based on the conclusions of the Sea’ties workshop “Adapting coastal cities and territories to sea level rise in West Africa” and a series of individual interviews, it complements the analyses of previous reports on Northern Europe, the Mediterranean region and the West coast of the United States. [...] One of the limitations of global sea with their users to specifically meet a range indicators of populations, economic activities the expansion and diversification of data sources level rise projections lies in the non-compliance of needs and must be easily transposable to and infrastructure to guide the decision-making and measurement methods.