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The fourteenth Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) to the Convention for Cooperation in the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the Atlantic Coast of West, Central and Southern Africa (Abidjan Convention) was held in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, from May 21st to 23rd 2025. The meeting, with the theme ‘’Towards a resilient Atlantic Coast: Enhancing cooperation for the sustainable development of marine and coastal areas and the resilience of our coastal communities’’, was organized in compliance with Article 17 of the Abidjan Convention, which stipulates that the Contracting Parties shall convene in ordinary session every two or three years.

The meeting consisted of two parts:

a) An expert segment

b)A ministerial segment

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La quatorzième Conférence des Parties Contractantes (COP14) à la Convention relative à la Coopération en matière de Protection, de Gestion et de mise en valeur du milieu marin et des zones côtières de la côte atlantique de la région de l’Afrique Occidentale, Centrale et Australe (Convention d’Abidjan) s’est tenue à Nouakchott, République Islamique de Mauritanie, du 21 au 23 mai 2025. La réunion, qui avait pour thème « La façade Atlantique que nous voulons : renforcer la coopération pour le développement durable de la zone côtière et marine et

la résilience des communautés », était organisée en application de l’article 17 de la Convention d’Abidjan, qui stipule que les Parties Contractantes se réunissent en session ordinaire tous les deux ou trois ans.

2. La réunion a été divisée en deux parties:

a) Un segment des experts

b) Un segment ministériel.

 

  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/1 - Provisional Agenda
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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/2 - Provisional Annotated Agenda

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/3 - Report of the UNEP Executive Director

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/4 2025-2027 - Programme of Work for the Implementation of the Abidjan Convention

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/5 - Financial Report for the period 2022-2024 /Trust Funds of the Abidjan Convention and Draft 2025-2027 Budget of the Abidjan Convention

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/6 - Draft Decisions for Consideration

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/7 - Amended texts of the Abidjan Convention

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/8 - List of Documents

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/9 - Draft Abidjan Convention Additional Protocol on Marine Protected Areas

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP. 14/. inf.2 - Information Note

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP. 14/. inf.3 - Protocol Concerning Cooperation in the Protection and Development of Marine and Coastal Environment from Land-based Sources and Activities in the Western, Central and Southern African region – Protocol of Grand-Bassam

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) ABC-WACAF/COP. 14/. inf.4 - Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zones Management – Protocol of Pointe Noire

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/. inf.5 - Protocol on Sustainable Management of Mangroves Ecosystem - Protocol of Calabar

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/. inf.6 - Protocol on Environmental Norms and Standards for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration and Exploitation - Protocol of Malabo

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/. inf.7 - Financial Rules and Procedures for the Abidjan Convention Funds

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/. inf.8 - Elaboration of a Regional Framework against Plastic Pollution

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/. inf.9 - Report on the Implementation of the United Nations Decade for Oceanic Sciences for Sustainable Development (2021-2030)

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/. inf.10 - Report: United Nations Decade on Mangroves Restoration (2021-2030)

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Reference documents

  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/. Ref.1 - Convention for Cooperation in the Protection, Management and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the Atlantic Coast of the West, Central and Southern Africa Region

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Photos and videos from COP14

COP14 Video Trailer/Vidéo annonce COP14

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Second day

Opening of Abidjan Convention COP14 in Nouakchott, 22 May 2025 / Ouverture de la COP14 de la Convention d'Abidjan à Nouakchott, 22 mai 2025.

Regional consultations on the Abidjan Convention Draft Protocol on Marine Protected Areas

Sunset Hotel in Nouakchott, Mauritania from 18 to 20 May 2025

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