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World Bank Group - 2016

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...

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The Climate Change and Conflict Nexus in West Africa : A New Approach for Operationally Relevant Vulnerability Assessments

World Bank Group - 2023

This report advances usable knowledge on how climate change and conflict interact in the region. Its findings contribute to a growing body of research examining the links between climate change and conflict outcomes. Its objective is twofold: first, to strengthen the evidence base on the...

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Digital Climate Information and Agriculture Advisory Delivery Mechanisms in West Africa

World Bank Group - 2023

digital agromet services under the West Africa Food System Resilience Program (FSRP) with a focus on Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali …

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West Africa Circular Economy : Realizing the Potential of Plastics

World Bank Group - 2023

producers of plastics in the WACA region include Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. The plastic landscape investigation included a spatial …

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Plastic Pollution in Coastal West Africa : Synthesis

World Bank Group - 2023

Plastic pollution is a worldwide environmental challenge. In coastal West Africa, about 80 percent of plastic waste is mismanaged, posing escalating challenges to people, the economy, and the coastal and marine environment. This Synthesis Paper was prepared to inform decision-makers from the...

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The Economics of Plastic Use and Cleanup Priorities for West African Coastal Countries

World Bank Group - 2023

Rapidly growing, unregulated plastic litter has created a multitude of environmental and economic problems worldwide. With an estimated lifetime of centuries, plastic waste has become a major stressor in marine ecosystems. In West Africa, the use of plastic products has proliferated with...

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Rising through Cities in Ghana

World Bank Group - 2015

Rapid urbanization in Ghana over the past three decades has coincided with rapid GDP growth. This has helped to create … Ghanaians. Ghana’s urban transformation has been momentous, but it is not unique: a similar process has characterized other … countries at similar levels of development. Ghana’s key challenge now is to ensure that urbanization continues to complement …

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Toward More Accountable PPPs : A Review of the Development, Implementation, and Post-Implementation Experience of Improved Disclosure Practices in PPPs in Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, a...

World Bank Group - 2021

-country pilot carried out in Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, and Nigeria. Section 1 of the paper provides the general background within …

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Improving Transparency and Accountability in Public-Private Partnerships : Disclosure Diagnostic Report - Ghana

World Bank Group - 2017

A World Bank Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) team conducted a study in Ghana between September 2016 and March 2017 …. This study has been consolidated in the form of a PPP Disclosure Diagnostic Report for Ghana. The Diagnostic Report … in Ghana. This Diagnostic Report recommends a systematic structure for proactively disclosing information through a …

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Ghana Rising : Accelerating Economic Transformation and Creating Jobs

World Bank Group - 2021

Ghana has been a rising growth star and a beacon of hope in West Africa. Strong economic growth over the past two …. GDP per capita grew by an average of 3 percent per year over the past two decades, putting Ghana in the top ten fastest … options for Ghana to create enough higher quality jobs through economic transformation. Economic transformation, or inclusive …

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