Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development

Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development

Convention for Co-operation in the Protection and Development of the Marine and Coastal Environment of the West and Central African Region (Abidjan Convention)

The Abidjan Convention is a framework agreement that was created due to necessity to prevent, reduce and control pollution of the marine environment, coastal waters and related river waters in West, Central and Southern Africa.

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Signatories:

  • Benin
  • Cameroon
  • Congo
  • Congo, Dem. Rep.
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Liberia
  • Mauritania
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • South Africa
  • Togo
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Monaco
  • Montenegro
  • Netherlands
  • North Macedonia
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Republic of Moldova
  • Romania
  • Serbia
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Tajikistan
  • Turkmenistan
  • Ukraine
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland