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, from measured indicators only. It is not a measure of emissions or physical climate vulnerability.
- 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 AllInstallation et mise en service d'équipements de vidéoconférence et de pointeuses biométriques - projet INAYA élargi en Mauritanie
UNOPS
Listed in FrenchElaboration d’un programme National Foncier
Local Government Development Program
Listed in FrenchAcquisition de logiciels et licences pour l EETFPC de Nouakchott
UNDP
Listed in FrenchFourniture et installation d’équipements pour l’école de Mines, Pétrole et Gaz en trois lots · Lot 1 : Atelier de maintenance; · Lot 2 : Pompes, moteurs, groupe electrogen, compresseurs Lot3: Matériel didactique ( maquettes, simulateur et
DREAM 1
Contract Awards
View AllLocation des bus pour le transport des élèves de l’école MPG
Government of Mauritania (World Bank-financed, project P179383)
Mission d’assistance à la Direction Générale du Trésor et de la Comptabilité Publique (DGTCP) pour l’élaboration du rapport annuel sur les finances locales et de la note de conjoncture
Government of Mauritania (World Bank-financed, project P169332)
Recrutement d'un Expert Environnemental du Projet DREAM-B et WA-REMP
Government of Mauritania (World Bank-financed, project P505173)
Une mission d’accompagnement stratégique de la Direction Générale de la SOMELEC
Government of Mauritania (World Bank-financed, project P505173)