The first phase targets Benin and Mauritania, combining $207 million in IDA funding, $5 million from PROBLUE and $28 million in private capital.
It aims to reduce erosion and flooding risks for more than 530,000 people, restore up to 3,000 hectares of mangroves and wetlands, and create about 13,000 jobs by 2031.
The programme will back fisheries, aquaculture, ecotourism and logistics, train more than 31,000 people, and use grants and a Mauritania credit guarantee to mobilise private investment.
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