Mauritania
Capital Nouakchott
Population 3.1 million
Life Expectancy 60.37
Access to clean water 60%
Adult Literacy 51.2%
Under five mortality 63.42 per 1,000 live births
GDP per head (US$ PPP) $2,100
Building resilience in drought-stricken Mauritanian communities
The MDG-F is helping to combat an alarming increase in malnutrition in two southeastern regions of Mauritania, where 40% of children are moderately to severely malnourished.
Our Joint Programmes
Scaling up the fight against child hunger and malnutrition in south-east MauritaniaThe joint programme aims to reverse the current worsening in underweight prevalence in children under five in two south-eastern regions of Mauritania. In these regions, where malnutrition and food insecurity levels are highest and living conditions are in fastest decline, underweight prevalence in the under-fives rose from 35% in 2007 to 40% in 2008.
Mainstreaming Local Environmental Management in the Planning ProcessThe aim of this programme is to ensure environmental issues are taken into account in the planning processes of poverty reduction activities. Taking a bottom up approach, the Programme focuses on tackling challenges linked to achieving the MDGs, based on two strategic outcomes.
Strengthening conflict prevention capacities and the rule of law in MauritaniaThe goal of this programme is to prevent conflicts and inter-community tensions through two main approaches: - Strengthening social cohesion through the promotion of national unity and citizenship, developing policies allowing an equal distribution of resources and establishing mechanisms for conflict resolution and dialogue; and - Strengthening the rule of law by building the capacities of actors in the area of conflict prevention and management.
Heritage, tradition and creativity for sustainable development in MauritaniaThe programme aims to develop a methodological approach that will allow cultural actors to join their efforts and coordinate their actions to strengthen the capacities of culture professionals with a view to making cultural wealth a driver of development.
STORIES
Building resilience in drought-stricken Mauritanian communities
The MDG-F is helping to combat an alarming increase in malnutrition in two southeastern regions of Mauritania, where 40% of children are moderately to severely malnourished.
