Invest International said that the coastal protection works in Togo have reached a major milestone, with construction now in its final stage and impact already clearly visible along one of West Africa’s most vulnerable shorelines.
Implemented by Boskalis and co-financed by Invest International, the project is part of the West Africa Coastal Areas Management Program (WACA Togo) and builds on earlier phases that combined engineered structures with nature-based solutions to strengthen resilience to accelerating erosion.
The project entails the construction of 26 groynes in conjunction with a beach replenishment program over several coastal segments covering in total about eleven kilometers.
Along Togo’s 56-kilometer coastline, home to nearly two million people and critical infrastructure, the project helps to:
• Protect homes, businesses and key economic zones, • Preserve livelihoods in fishing and agriculture, • Maintain access to coastal land, and • Strengthen long-term climate resilience.