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 …

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 …

Shoreline change and coastal erosion in West Africa: a systematic review of research progress and policy recommendation

J Ankrah, A Monteiro, H Madureira - Geosciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Shoreline change and coastal erosion resulting from natural events such as sea level rise
and negative anthropogenic activities continue to be problems in many of the world's coastal …

Observing and predicting coastal erosion at the Langue de Barbarie sand spit around Saint Louis (Senegal, West Africa) through satellite-derived digital elevation …

A Taveneau, R Almar, EWJ Bergsma, BA Sy, A Ndour… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Coastal erosion at Saint Louis in Senegal is affecting the local population that consists of
primarily fishermen communities in their housing and their access to the sea. This paper …

[HTML][HTML] Nearshore satellite-derived bathymetry from a single-pass satellite video: Improvements from adaptive correlation window size and modulation transfer …

AN Klotz, R Almar, Y Quenet, EWJ Bergsma… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate nearshore bathymetry estimation remains a critical challenge, impacting coastal
forecasting evolution assessments through the inaccuracies in both in-situ and remote …

Effects of coastal protection structures in controlling erosion and livelihoods

BD Angnuureng, R Adade, EO Chuku, S Dzantor… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
The fiscal and social cost of ameliorating the impact of coastal erosion resulting from climate
change is an increasing burden for coastal states, and in developing nations the physical …

[HTML][HTML] Satellite, drone and video camera multi-platform monitoring of coastal erosion at an engineered pocket beach: A showcase for coastal management at Elmina …

DB Angnuureng, KE Brempong… - Regional Studies in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Regular monitoring of coastal areas is a prerequisite to evade any imminent erosive
disaster. However, data-driven decisions become more uncertain when a monitoring …

Methodology for carrying out measurements of the tombolo geomorphic landform using unmanned aerial and surface vehicles near Sopot Pier, Poland

C Specht, O Lewicka, M Specht, P Dąbrowski… - Journal of Marine …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The human impact on the ecosystem has been particularly evident in the last century; it
transforms the Earth's surface on an unprecedented scale and brings about irreversible …

African coastal camera network efforts at monitoring ocean, climate, and human impacts

GO Abessolo, R Almar, DB Angnuureng, F Bonou… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Regular and long-term monitoring of coastal areas is a prerequisite to avoiding or mitigating
the impacts of climate and human-driven hazards. In Africa, where populations and …

Assessment of past and future potential of ocean wave power in the Gulf of Guinea

AM Dahunsi, BAK Foli - International Journal of Sustainable …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigated the historical and future wave power potential in the Gulf of Guinea
(GoG) with the aim of identifying high-density wave energy locations for potential …