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West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program

The WACA program was developed in partnership with the West African people who live on the coast and depend on it for their livelihoods, nutrition, food security, and prosperity. The program supports countries’ effort to improve the management of their shared coastal resources and reduce the natural and man-made risks affecting coastal communities.

WACA boosts the transfer of knowledge, foster political dialogue among countries, and mobilize public and private finance to tackle coastal erosion, flooding, pollution and climate change adaptation. The WACA Program consists of country projects, regional integration and support activities, and a WACA Platform as mechanism to scale-up knowledge, dialogue and finance.

Activity period 2015–present
Last CoAct update 2024
Web URL https://www.wacaprogram.org/
Output effectiveness
0.48
Accountability Index
0.42
Inclusiveness Index
0.32
Num. actors 25
Functions Knowledge production, Knowledge dissemination, Technical implementation, Institutional capacity building, Participatory management, Funding
SDGs 11 13 14 15 16 17
Themes land use, oceans and coastal zones
Policy focus Mainly adaptation
Sectors Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Construction, Professional, scientific and technical activities
Implementation countries Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia (the), Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Togo
Target Target type
Reduce coastal erosion hotspots by 30% by 2020 Area target
Reduce coastal erosion hotspots by 70% by 2025 Area target
Have a coastal information monitoring system operating in all participating countries by 2020 Area target
Additional $150 million from IDA Funding target