The Abidjan Convention provides an important framework through which national policy makers and resource managers implement national control measures in the protection and development of the marine and coastal environment of the WACAF Region (West and Central African Region).
Below is a list of key action plans associated with the Abidjan Convention:
- The Action Plan for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas (1980)
- The Protocol Concerning Co-operation in Combating Pollution in Cases of Emergency
Parties: Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Namibia, Nigeria, Sao Tome e Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Togo