Plastic pollution is a worldwide environmentalchallenge. In coastal West Africa, about80 percent of plastic waste is … prepared to informdecision-makers from the region about thechallenges of plastic pollution and to convey theurgent need for …

Marine plastic pollution is a global issue that has recently attracted the attention of the authorities, with new … have been conducted for the estimation of marine debris and plastics along the Indian coasts. However, a few of the studies … the fact that tourism has a greater impact on the beach in terms of plastic pollution when compared with the local sources …

producers of plastics in the WACA region include Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire. The plastic landscape investigation included a spatial ….5 kilograms (kg) to 17.3 kg. The largest plastics consumer of the three sectors is plastic packaging, followed by construction …

degradation leading to deaths (due to floods, air and water pollution), losses of assets (houses, infrastructure) and damages to … that occur during one year, as a result of three major factors: flooding, erosion, and pollution (from water, air and waste … the total cost. Moreover, coastal degradation causes over 13,000 deaths a year, primarily due to air and water pollution …