Benin’s government spent millions of dollars to protect coastal communities from sea erosion, but as the ocean eats at the land, it seems as if it was slowly winning the battle.
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Along its Atlantic coast, Benin's government has spent millions of dollars to protect coastal communities from sea erosion.According to Outiclissou, nearly 100 billion CFA francs ($160 million) have been injected into the protection of Beninese coasts in recent years and the investment helped slow down the ocean's advance.
Along its Atlantic coast, Benins government has spent millions of dollars to protect coastal communities from sea erosion. But Doris Alapini can only watch as waves tirelessly eat away at her land and the large seaside restaurant she built. The ocean is slowly winning the battle. ..
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