A review on coastal erosion and flooding risks and best management practices in West Africa: what has been done and should be done

B Alves, DB Angnuureng, P Morand… - Journal of Coastal …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The West African coast is vulnerable to natural hazards and human interventions.
Although various measures have been taken at different scales, mostly at the local level …

The lower shoreface: Morphodynamics and sediment connectivity with the upper shoreface and beach

EJ Anthony, T Aagaard - Earth-Science Reviews, 2020 - Elsevier
The lower shoreface provides the connection between the continental shelf and the
shoreline via its onshore transition called the upper shoreface. Lower shorefaces are …

African heritage sites threatened as sea-level rise accelerates

MI Vousdoukas, J Clarke, R Ranasinghe… - Nature Climate …, 2022 - nature.com
The African coast contains heritage sites of 'Outstanding Universal Value'that face
increasing risk from anthropogenic climate change. Here, we generated a database of 213 …

Coastal vulnerability assessment of the West African coast to flooding and erosion

OA Dada, R Almar, P Morand - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Global coastal areas are at risk due to geomorphological issues, climate change-induced
sea-level rise, and increasing human population, settlements, and socioeconomic activities …

Geochemistry of marine sediments adjacent to the Los Tuxtlas Volcanic Complex, Gulf of Mexico: Constraints on weathering and provenance

JS Armstrong-Altrin, MA Ramos-Vázquez… - Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
The provenance of GoM45 and GoM63 core sediments recovered in the deep-sea area (∼
1666 m–1672 m water depth, respectively), in front of the Los Tuxtlas volcanic field, Gulf of …

Coastal zone changes in West Africa: Challenges and opportunities for satellite earth observations

R Almar, T Stieglitz, KA Addo, K Ba, GA Ondoa… - Surveys in …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The West African coastal population and ecosystems are increasingly exposed to a
multitude of hazards. These are likely to be exacerbated by global climate change and direct …

Coastal coverage of ESA'Sentinel 2 mission

EWJ Bergsma, R Almar - Advances in Space Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Climatologic and anthropogenic pressures in coastal areas affect the coastal zone at
different scales. With the development of new missions in open-access, satellites now …

Comparing impact effects of common storms and Medicanes along the coast of south-eastern Sicily

G Scicchitano, G Scardino, C Monaco, A Piscitelli… - Marine Geology, 2021 - Elsevier
The coastal vulnerability along the Mediterranean coasts is increasing, especially in
response to the occurrence of tropical-like cyclones, known as Medicanes, which have …

The new era of regional coastal bathymetry from space: A showcase for West Africa using optical Sentinel-2 imagery

C Daly, W Baba, E Bergsma, G Thoumyre… - Remote sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Large-scale coastal bathymetry is paramount to understand natural and human-induced
coastal behaviour and plays a vital role in coastal research and governance. Here, we use a …

Towards West African coastal social-ecosystems sustainability: Interdisciplinary approaches

O Dada, R Almar, P Morand, F Menard - Ocean & Coastal Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The coastal system can be regarded as co-evolving socio-economic and ecological systems
undergoing intense environmental pressures owing to the mechanisms of change exerted …