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Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2025 9:50 am
Free construction in Saint-Louis – known as Ndar in the local Wolof language – has compounded coastal erosion.
The city is a particularly acute example of problems common to several West African coastal metropolises, Sy said, citing Côte d’Ivoire’s main city and economic center, Abidjan, or the capital of Guinea Conakry.
Erosion is pushing back the coastline by about 1.8 meters (yards) per year across the region, according to a 2019 report from the World Meteorological Organization.
Likewise, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said this year that sea level on the West African coast is rising from 3.5 to four millimeters (0.14 and 0, 16 inches) per year.
The colossal sea barrier will stretch 3.6 kilometers (2.2 miles) along the coast
The colossal sea barrier will stretch 3.6 kilometers (2.2 miles) along the coast JOHN WESSELS AFP
With its unique route surrounded by water, Saint-Louis is on the front line.
Almost two decades ago, an unsuccessful attempt to phone number library control flooding after heavy rains saw authorities widening a water channel on the Langue de Barbarie between the river and the sea.
But from its first four meters, the canal unexpectedly grew to several kilometers wide as the salty Atlantic water poured into the river, further disrupting the natural order of things and transforming the landscape.
– Camps for displaced people –
The invading seas have already caused serious damage.
The city is a particularly acute example of problems common to several West African coastal metropolises, Sy said, citing Côte d’Ivoire’s main city and economic center, Abidjan, or the capital of Guinea Conakry.
Erosion is pushing back the coastline by about 1.8 meters (yards) per year across the region, according to a 2019 report from the World Meteorological Organization.
Likewise, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said this year that sea level on the West African coast is rising from 3.5 to four millimeters (0.14 and 0, 16 inches) per year.
The colossal sea barrier will stretch 3.6 kilometers (2.2 miles) along the coast
The colossal sea barrier will stretch 3.6 kilometers (2.2 miles) along the coast JOHN WESSELS AFP
With its unique route surrounded by water, Saint-Louis is on the front line.
Almost two decades ago, an unsuccessful attempt to phone number library control flooding after heavy rains saw authorities widening a water channel on the Langue de Barbarie between the river and the sea.
But from its first four meters, the canal unexpectedly grew to several kilometers wide as the salty Atlantic water poured into the river, further disrupting the natural order of things and transforming the landscape.
– Camps for displaced people –
The invading seas have already caused serious damage.