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Mauritania

Conférence de l'énergie en Afrique de l'Ouest à Saint Louis, Sénégal
mediaterre.org | 04 May 2012
Du 23 au 24 mai 2012, aura lieu à Saint Louis au Sénégal, une conférence de l'énergie en Afrique de l'ouest. Organisée par l'Association pour le développement de l'énergie en Afrique (ADEA), elle traitera entre autres des thèmes suivants : Le fleuve Sénégal et l'Energie: une chance pour la...

Mauritians worried about new dam (Radio)
ips.org | 26 Apr 2012
The Midlands dam in Mauritius. Credit: Nasseem Ackbarally/IPSThe Mauritian Government has started the construction of 14-million cubic metres dam at Bagatelle, in the center of the island, to collect water that presently runs to the sea. But farmers in the area fear the new dam may damage their crops, particularly sugar cane and vegetables, and affect their livelihood.

Mauritania | Economics and the Environment | Energy | Environmental Impacts

Mauritanie : atelier sur les OMD
mediaterre.org | 29 Jan 2012
Le coup d'envoi des travaux de la semaine focale du programme conjoint MDG-F -environnement de la Mauritanie et perspectives futures, organisé par le ministère délégué auprès du Premier ministre chargé de l'environnement et du développement durable en collaboration avec le PNUD a été donné mercredi...

Mauritania | Economics and the Environment | Poverty Reduction

Mauritanie: Chinguitty - d'émarrage du colloque 'patrimoine et developpement'
fr.allafrica.com | 01 Jan 2012
Les travaux d'un colloque scientifique organisé par la fondation "Bilad Chinguitt pour la culture et le développement" ont été ouverts vendredi soir à Chinguitti.

Mauritania | Conservation | Economics and the Environment

Map pinpoints Sahel's climate 'hotspots'
SCIDEV.NET | 14 Dec 2011
A UN report has identified the areas across Africa's Sahel region that are at greatest risk from the effects of climate change.

Mali | Mauritania | Climate Change Impacts

Mauritania, Kuwait, Jordan water said least secure
Reuters | 21 Mar 2011
Mauritania, Kuwait and Jordan have the least secure water supplies, according to a ranking on Tuesday that says shortages in the Middle East and North Africa might cause political tensions and even higher oil prices.

Mauritania | Access to Freshwater | Fossil Fuels

Mauritania: Food Security Outlook, January through June 2011
feedproxy.google.com | 17 Feb 2011
Due to good weather conditions this year and institutional support of agriculture through the farm credit, productivity has improved; yields are above average in both rainfed, irrigated, and lowland agriculture. The livestock sector has also benefited from relatively good conditions....

Mauritania | Agriculture | Food Security | Research

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