Rising Tides Threaten Low-Lying Coastal West Africa: WestAfrica
By Ilhan Dahir and David Willima
Many of Africa's largest and most densely populated cities, including Lagos, Abidjan and Accra, are located along its low-lying West Coast. They are vulnerable to climate change impacts such as coastal flooding and pollution, which cost the continent around US$4 billion in annual economic losses. These rapidly expanding littoral metropolises areSource: ISS
. They also offer vast wetlands, marine resources, opportunities for tourism, and oil and gas reserves.is forecasted to exceed anywhere else in Africa. It will be accompanied by rapid coastal urbanisation, heightened demand for water and land, and destructive activities like sand extraction - all as sea levels rise.that by 2030, around 116 million Africans could live in densely populated, low-lying coastal areas.
West Africa's coastline averages about 300 metres above the sea along the Atlantic Ocean, with few mountains, putting these countries at risk. In Ghana, rising sea levels threaten coastal communities in low-lying areas such as Accra, Keta and Takoradi. Senegal's coastal communities, such as Saint-Louis, Dakar and Ziguinchor, are also vulnerable.
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