Mauritania
Islamic Republic of Mauritania
Mauritania is a resource-rich economy spanning iron ore mining, fisheries, and emerging oil and gas production. SNIM is the state-owned iron ore company operating the massive Zouerate deposits. The country's Atlantic coast supports one of the world's richest fishing grounds. The Greater Tortue Ahmeyim (GTA) LNG project (shared with Senegal, BP/Kosmos) will transform Mauritania into a gas exporter. Renewable energy potential is enormous (solar irradiation and wind resources among the world's best). Challenges include desert geography, limited agricultural land, weak infrastructure, and governance concerns.
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How this is computed
Adaptive capacity to absorb climate finance and adapt, following the readiness dimension of the ND-GAIN framework. Built only from measured values already held on each country profile. It is not a measure of emissions or physical climate vulnerability, which the platform does not yet hold.
- Energy access (30%) — World Bank, access to electricity (% of population). The single most climate and energy specific signal held: SDG 7 and the clean-energy transition.
- Governance readiness (20%) — Transparency International, Corruption Perceptions Index (0-100). ND-GAIN governance readiness: the capacity to govern and deploy climate finance. Higher is cleaner.
- Human readiness (20%) — UNDP, Human Development Index (0-1). ND-GAIN social readiness: the adaptive capacity of the population.
- Economic readiness (15%) — World Bank, GDP per capita (current US$), latest measured year. ND-GAIN economic readiness: the capacity to finance adaptation. Scored relative to the covered set.
- Digital readiness (15%) — World Bank, individuals using the Internet (% of population). Information systems for early warning and adaptation.
A country is scored only when at least 4 of the five indicators are held. Sub-scores are weighted and renormalised over the indicators that are present; nothing is estimated for one that is absent.
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View AllSuivi et contrôle des travaux de réalisation de piézomètres et réhabilitation de 2 existants pour le suivi de la nappe du Dhar de Néma et de Oualata.
Government of Mauritania (World Bank-financed, project P167328)
Acquisition de logiciel tom 2 pro
Government of Mauritania (World Bank-financed, project P506443)
Réalisations des prestations de reboisement compensatoire liés aux centres d’Enfouissement Techniques (CET) de Rosso
Government of Mauritania (World Bank-financed, project P169332)
FOURNITURE DES EQUIPEMENTS INFORMATIQUES ET ACQUISITION DU LOGICIEL CRM
Government of Mauritania (World Bank-financed, project P167328)