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Conference theme

Towards a resilient Atlantic Coast: Enhancing cooperation for the sustainable development of marine and coastal areas and the resilience of our coastal communities.

The Fourteenth Conference of the Contracting Parties (COP14) to the Abidjan Convention will be held from 21st to 23rd May 2025, in Nouakchott, Mauritania.  

Thème de la Conférence

La façade Atlantique que nous voulons : renforcer la coopération pour le développement durable de la zone côtière et marine et la résilience des communautés.

La Quatorzième Conférence des Parties Contractantes (COP14) à la Convention d’Abidjan se tiendra du 21 au 23 mai 2025, à Nouakchott, Mauritanie.

Information note 

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  • 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 - COP13 Report

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP. 14/. inf.4 - 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.5 - Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zones Management – Protocol of Pointe Noire

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/. inf.6 - Protocol on Sustainable Management of Mangroves Ecosystem - Protocol of Calabar

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/. inf.8 - Financial Rules and Procedures for the Abidjan Convention Funds

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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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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/. Ref.2 - Action Plan for the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Areas of the West and Central African Region

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  • UN Environment (Ecosystems Division) /ABC-WACAF/COP.14/. Ref.3 - Rules of Procedure for Meetings and Conferences – Terms of Reference of the Bureau of the Abidjan Convention

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

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