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Population
Communicable Diseases
Some Points of Reference : Internationally and within Africa
Cholera
Yellow Fever
Malaria : A Stubborn Disease
HIV/AIDS : A certain stabilisation
Tuberculosis : A Continuous Increase in the Number of Cases
Emerging diseases : Dengue, Lassa Fever...
Emerging Diseases : ... Avian flu and Buruli Ulcer Disease
Progress and Hope
Health : A Regional and Global Concern
Some Points of Reference : In West Africa
Geography of Diseases in West Africa
Poliomyelitis : Towards Eradication
Measles : On the Decline
Neonatal Tetanus : Almost Eliminated
Onchocerciasis : Considerable Progress
Trypanosomiasis : Significant Decline in Cases
Meningococcal Meningitis
Demographic trends
Demographic Transition : Each at its own Pace
Global Trends : More Cities and more Elderly People
West African Demographic Growth
West African Fertility
West African Health Transition
More West African Young People
The Issues
Languages
West Africa in the African Linguistic Landscape
West African Diversity
Common Languages
Conclusions with Respect to the Regional Integration Process
Migrations
Migration: Definition
What does the Future hold for Regional Mobility?
International Migration Overview: From a Global View to the African Level
West African Migration Dynamics to OECD Countries
West African Migration Dynamics to North Africa
Intra-Regional Migration: A Territory of Extreme Mobility
Great Migratory Phases in West Africa
Refugees
Some Issues for the Future
Relationships Between West Africa, North Africa and Europe
Economy
Africa-China
The Poor Brothers
Trade
Investments
Migration
Current Issues: Oil...
...and Cotton
Future Issues
Trade
West Africa is adapting to the changing world
Cocoa
West Africa in the International Market : Overview of Supply and Demand
Trade and the International Market
West African Cocoa : Regional Overview
Comparison of Paths Taken by Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire : Development of New Pioneer Farming Areas (late 19th century to 1940)
Structuring of the Sector and Establishment of Stabilisation Funds and Control and Monitoring Organisations (1950–1970)
The Era of Reforms and Liberalisation (1970 to date)
Development Constraints
The Prospects for Intensification
Quality or Quantity ?
Coffee
Global Overview
The Emergence of New Markets and Future Prospects
International Trade : Market, Prices and Trade
African and West African Overviews
The Failure of the Coffee Sector in French-speaking Countries : Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon Before Liberalisation
The Failure of the Coffee Sector in French-speaking Countries : Reforms in Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon
Perspectives
Cotton
West Africa in the International Market: World production and consumption
A Doubly Regional Future
International Trade
West Africa: A Major Player on the International Market
West African Cotton: Continental Overview
West African Cotton: Origin and Development
An Era of Reforms and Liberalisation
Cross-border Basins and Transit Corridors
From Cotton Production to Development of Grains and Livestock Breeding
The Textile Industry
Oil and Gas
The world of oil: still thirsty
The world of oil: more will be flowing
The world of natural gas: LNG opening new possibilities
The New Surge for African Oil and Gas
African production is keeping up with expectations
West Africa: Nigeria and newcomers
West Africa: the big rush
West Africa: politics and economics
Need for Regional Cooperation?
Land
Rural Areas and Agricultural Changes
Life in rural areas at the turn of the 21st century
Changes in the rural environment: Areas and settlement
Changes in the rural environment: Land dynamics
Changes in the rural environment: Climate
Agricultural production
Regional trade
Meeting the demands of regional market growth
Changing consumption patterns
Protecting the regional market
Defining rural development policies
To prepare for the future
Transport
General survey of West African transport systems
The creation of a regional road network
On west african roads
Ports : the emergence of regional competition
The transit of goods
Rail transport: private investments and mining prospects
The sharp increase in air transport
Aerial regional integration remains to be achieved
Transport and Communications : questions for the future
Telecommunications
Telephone : The mobile telephone explosion
Internet: cable’s new deal
Towards a west african economy of new technologies
Growing population
The stakes of a rapidly growing population
Transboundary River Basins
Regional Water Resources Interdependence
Generally Under-Exploited Resources
Diminishing Surface Water Resources
Water, Source of Tension
Experiences in Joint Management
Bilateral Cooperation
Macro-Regional Cooperation
Conclusion
Institutional organisation
ECOWAS and West Africa
Environment
The ecologically vulnerable zone of the sahelian countries
The Sahel and its countries
Food dependency in Sahelian countries is not increasing
The agropastoral area: vulnerability and unpredictability
Vegetation and soil problems are not just in the Sahel
Agricultural and pastoral methods
Facing the regional market
Conclusion
Climate and Climate Changes
Climate Fluctuations in History
Uncertain Future of Migrant Livestock Farming
Coastal Areas and Vulnerable Ecosystems
Spatial Shifts in Diseases
The Need for a Regional Policy : From Observation to Adaptation
Climate Change and International Awareness : Certainties and Uncertainties
Climate Change and International Awareness : International Commitments
The African Continent and Climate
New Opportunities for the African Continent
West Africa’s Climate between Global Phenomena and Regional Dynamics
West Africa’s Climate Change Scenarios : still highly uncertain
Impact on Water Resources
Possible Impacts on Cereal Farming
The Atlas
Project and actors
Publications
Bibliography and data sources
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