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Potential impact of higher food prices on poverty : summary estimates for a dozen West and Central African countries
Wodon, Quentin (contributor) - 2008
"Concerns have been raised about the impact of rising food prices worldwide on the poor. To assess the impact of rising food prices in any particular country it is necessary to look at both the impact on food producers who are poor or near-poor and could benefit from an increase in prices and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521014
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Increasing Local Procurement By the Mining Industry in West Africa : Road-test version
World Bank - 2012
result of desk research, interviews, and analysis across West Africa, in particular in Ghana, Guinea, Senegal, Mali, and … Burkina Faso; field research in Ghana, Guinea, and Senegal; research into benchmark countries; and stakeholder consultation …, including three workshops held in Ghana and Guinea in September 2011. It also draws on research into global best practice. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550522
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West Africa - Mineral Sector Strategic Assessment (WAMSSA) : An Environmental and Social Strategic Assessment for the Development of the Mineral Sector in the Mano River Union
World Bank - 2012
The West African Mineral Sector Strategic Assessment (WAMSSA) is a strategic environmental and social assessment intended to identify policy, institutional, and regulatory adjustments required to integrate environmental and social considerations into mineral sector development in Africa. The...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550685
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Compendium : Coastal Management Practices in West Africa - Existing and Potential Solutions to Control Coastal Erosion, Prevent Flooding and Mitigate Damage to Society
World Bank - 2022
Erosion and flooding are the most visible consequences of coastal zone degradation in West Africa. Man-made and natural processes, aggravated by the effects of climate change, cause erosion and flooding. These threatened densely populated coasts, the nerve center of the region's demographic and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254861
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Regional Risks to Agriculture in West Africa : Agricultural Risk Impacts, Management Measures, and Financing Mechanisms Through a Regional Lens
World Bank - 2020
Agriculture is an increasingly risky business in much of the world, including the West African region. The World Bank has developed an Agricultural Risk Management (ARM) framework that assesses risks in systemic production, markets, and enabling environments to understand their total sectoral...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013254971
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Making the Most of Ports in West Africa
World Bank - 2015
Ports have always played an essential role in this highly trade-dependent region. While there are still wide disparities in terms of throughput volumes and capacity, traffic has been growing rapidly in most countries over the last decade. Overall, total throughput in West Africa grew from around...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644541
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Nugormesese : An Indigenous Basis of Social Capital in a West African Community
World Bank - 2012
-Kator, a farming community on the Ghana side of the Ghana-Togo border area. The concept of social capital will be minimally …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012555844
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Nurturing the Environment on Senegal's West Coast
World Bank - 2012
The natural reserve of Ker Cupaam, is located along the Atlantic coast in Senegal, a fragment of a former national forest, basically for the protection of endangered species. Both the flora, and fauna had been severely damaged as a result of drought, grazing, and firewood harvest. Though...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012555925
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West Africa HIV/AIDS Epidemiology and Response Synthesis : Implications for Prevention
World Bank - 2013
'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. It …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557410
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Regionalizing Telecommunications Reform in West Africa
World Bank - 2013
This report assesses the potential gains from regionalized telecommunications policy in West Africa. The report seeks to assist officials in the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the West African Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA) and member states in designing an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012557488