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Article Dans Une Revue Surveys in Geophysics Année : 2023

Coastal Zone Changes in West Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Satellite Earth Observations

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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 impacts from local human activities. Our ability to understand coastal changes has been limited by an incomplete understanding of the processes and the difficulty of obtaining detailed data. Recent advances in satellite techniques have made it possible to obtain rich coastal data sets that provide a solid foundation for improving climate change adaptation strategies for humanity and increasing the resilience of ecosystems for sustainable development. In this article, we review West African coastal layout and current socio-environmental challenges together with key parameters that can be monitored and several coastal management programs that rely on satellite techniques to monitor indicators at the regional level. The social, technical and scientific problems and difficulties that hinder the interest of coastal practitioners and decision-makers to use the satellite data are identified. We provide a roadmap to precisely respond to these difficulties and on how an improved satellite earth observation strategy can better support future coastal zone management in West Africa.
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ird-03761848 , version 1 (26-08-2022)

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Rafael Almar, T. Stieglitz, Kwasi Appeaning Addo, Kader Ba, Gregoire Abessolo Ondoa, et al.. Coastal Zone Changes in West Africa: Challenges and Opportunities for Satellite Earth Observations. Surveys in Geophysics, 2023, 44 (1), pp.249-275. ⟨10.1007/s10712-022-09721-4⟩. ⟨ird-03761848⟩
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