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The cost of coastal zone degradation in West Africa [1]

Beyond the shattered lives, the harsh consequences of erosion, pollution and flooding are very costly to Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Togo. A new World Bank study reveals in economic terms the cost of the damage in these four countries. Titled "The Cost of Coastal Zone Degradation in West Africa", the study shows staggering numbers. In 2017 alone, flooding, erosion, and pollution cost about $3.8 billion, or 5.3% of the four countries’ GDP. Moreover, coastal degradation causes more than 13,000 deaths a year, primarily due to floods, air and water pollution.
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Publication Date: 
14/03/2019
Lelia Croitoru [3], Juan Jose Miranda [4], Maria Sarraf [5]
The World Bank [6]
Tags:
Coastal Erosion [7], Pollution [8], Floods [9], Air Pollution [10], Water Pollution [11], Benin [12], Cote D' Ivoire [13], Senegal [14], Togo [15], Africa [16], GDP [17]
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[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Cost-of-Coastal-Degradation-in-West-Africa.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/lelia-croitoru
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/juan-jose-miranda
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/maria-sarraf
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/world-bank
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coastal-erosion
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pollution
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-pollution
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benin
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cote-d-ivoire
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/senegal
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/togo
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gdp