Coastal Erosion Risk Management The Case of Port-Bouët in Abidjan

Countries in the Global South, particularly Côte d'Ivoire, often rely on forced evictions as part of their disaster risk reduction policies, claiming that this approach will help them achieve the goal of "zero loss of life." Although forced evictions are synonymous with violent displacement and have direct and indirect consequences on the health, economic, and social lives of the affected populations, they are repeatedly carried out in various municipalities across these countries. This occurs in a context where many African countries have ratified the African Union's Kampala Convention, which addresses forced displacement in Africa resulting from armed conflicts, natural or human-induced disasters, and development projects. Our study reveals that coastal risks are present in several areas along the Ivorian coast, yet the true reason lies elsewhere. Furthermore, we have established that the evictions, which took place without offering resettlement sites or meaningful compensation, caused damage of the same nature as the disaster itself.