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FEWS Country Report BURKINA, CHAD, MALI, MAURITANIA, and NIGER
Report Number 10 April 1987 FEWS Country Report BURKINA, CHAD, MALI, MAURITANIA, and NIGER Africa Bureau U.S. Agency for International Development Summary Map __ Chad lMurltanl fL People displaced by fighting High percentage of population have bothL.J in B.E.T. un~tfood needsa nd no source of income - High crop oss cobied with WESTERN Definite increases in retes of malnutrition at CRS centers :rom scarce mrket and low SAHARA .ct 1985 through Nov 196 ,cash income Areas with high percentage MA RTAI of vulnerable LIBYA MAU~lAN~A/populations / ,,NIGER SENEGAL %.t'"S-"X UIDA Areas at-risk I/TGI IEI BurkinaCAMEROON Areas where grasshoppers r Less than 50z of food needs met combined / CENTRAL AFRICAN would have worst impact Fi with absence of government stocks REPLTL IC if expected irdestat ions occur W Less than r59 of food needs met combined ith absence of government stocks FEYIS/PWA. April 1987 Famine Early Warning System Country Report BURKINA CHAD MALI MAURITANIA NIGER Populations Under Duress Prepared for the Africa Bureau of the U.S. Agency for International Development Prepared by Price, Williams & Associates, Inc. April 1987 Contents Page i Introduction 1 Summary 2 Burkina 6 Chad 9 Mali 12 Mauritania 18 Niger 2f FiAures 3 Map 2 Burkina, Grain Supply and OFNACER Stocks 4 Table I Burkina, Production and OFNACER Stocks 6 Figure I Chad, Prices of Staple Grains in N'Djamcna 7 Map 3 Chad, Populations At-Risk 10 Table 2 Mali, Free Food Distribution Plan for 1987 II Map 4 Mali, Population to Receive Food Aid 12 Figure 2 Mauritania, Decreasing -
MAURITANIA Honour – Fraternity – Justice
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA Honour – Fraternity – Justice AFRICAN RISK CAPACITY (ARC) Operations Plan in Support of the Populations Affected by Drought 2016-2017 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 GENERAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 STATUS OF MAURITANIA IN TERMS OF RISKS .................................................................................................................................................................. 5 1.2 PURPOSE OF THIS OPERATIONS PLAN .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 2 COUNTRY DROUGHT PROFILE.................................................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.1 GENERAL GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DROUGHT ................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.2 GENERAL RAINFALL FEATURES OF THE COUNTRY .......................................................................................................................................................... 13 2.3 SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL CALENDAR ......................................................................................................................................................................... -
Evaluation and Assessment of Meteorological Drought by Different Methods in Trarza Region, Mauritania
Water Resour Manage (2017) 31:825–845 DOI 10.1007/s11269-016-1510-8 Evaluation and Assessment of Meteorological Drought by Different Methods in Trarza Region, Mauritania Ely Yacoub1 & Gokmen Tayfur1 Received: 6 June 2016 /Accepted: 20 September 2016 / Published online: 10 October 2016 # Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016 Abstract Drought Indexes (DIs) are commonly used for assessing the effect of drought such as the duration and severity. In this study, long term precipitation records (monthly recorded for 44 years) in three stations (Boutilimit (station 1), Nouakchott (station 2), and Rosso (station 3)) are employed to investigate the drought characteristics in Trarza region in Mauritania. Six DI methods, namely normal Standardized Precipitation Index (normal-SPI), log normal Standardized Precipitation Index (log-SPI), Standardized Precipitation Index using Gamma distribution (Gamma-SPI), Percent of Normal (PN), the China-Z index (CZI), and Deciles are used for this purpose. The DI methods are based on 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12 month time periods. The results showed that DIs produce almost the same results for the Trarza region. The droughts are detected in the seventies and eighties more than the 1990s. Twelve drought years might be experienced in station 2 and six in stations 1 and 3 in every 44 years, according to reoccurrence probability of the gamma-SPI and log-SPI results. Stations 1 and 3 might experience fewer drought years than station 2, which is located right on the coast. In station 1, which is located inland, when the annual rainfall is less than 123 mm, it is likely that severe drought would occur. -
Chapter 5 Formulation of Action Plan and Model for Gorgol Region
The Development Study for the Project on Revitalization of Irrigated Agriculture in the Irrigated Zone of Foum Gleita in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania Main Report CHAPTER 5 FORMULATION OF ACTION PLAN AND MODEL FOR GORGOL REGION 5.1 Issues of the Foum Gleita Project Area 5.1.1 Analysis of the History of the Foum Gleita Project The important events in Foum Gleita are reviewed to define the background of problems. However, the operation for the entire area has started about 20 years ago in 1990, and hence SONADER no longer possessed the documents of this period, and neither did the farmers. The information was fragmentary, and often the time of the events was not well defined and the description given by the farmers was different from each other. These issues were complicated, and it was difficult to ascertain the veracity of the facts. Based on these conditions, the Fig. 5.1.1 was prepared, and the chronological table on the left shows important events related to Foum Gleita and the figure on the right shows an image between necessary inputs for irrigated agriculture and cropping areas as its results. Actually, the problems of Foum Gleita were attributed to the fact that the scope of management and maintenance for mid and long term was not sufficient, and the farmers and the government did not play their roles. Then the problems were accumulated, while both of them do nothing. The figure 5.1.1 shows the real situation of Foum Gleita (left in red) and the idealistic responsibility and results (right in blue). -
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ALERT LEVEL: MAURITANIA NO ALERT Monthly Food Security Update WATCH WARNING December 2006 EMERGENCY Conditions are normal, with pockets of food insecurity CONTENT Summary and implications Summary and implications ....1 As the last late-planted rain fed sorghum crops are harvested, cereal yield estimates indicate a Current hazards summary.....1 decrease from last year due to this year’s shorter than usual rainy season and damages from grain- Status of crops ......................1 eating birds during the heading stage of their growing cycle. Rice harvests are still in progress and Conditions in stock-raising most flood-recession crops have been planted. However, farmers did not plant flood recession crops areas .....................................2 in many areas of Gorgol region, due to fear of infestations of pink stalk borers, straying animals and Locust situation .....................2 pressure from grain-eating birds. While the locust situation remains calm, heavy pressure on off- season crops from grain-eating birds continue, despite large-scale control programs. Food security.........................2 Recommendations ................2 Conditions in the pastoral areas of central Mauritania (northern Brakna, northern Gorgol, central Trarza and Assaba) are beginning to deteriorate as a result of overgrazing and wind erosion. The pace of seasonal migration has picked up as herders and their animals search for better grazing lands and move closer to buyers in anticipation of the approaching Tabaski holiday (the Muslim Feast of Sacrifice). Supplies of sorghum and millet on grain markets remain limited, due largely to the shortfall in local production and the small volume of grain trade with Senegal. Transfers of Malian grain (from the 2004 and 2005 harvests) are picking up in border areas in the Southeast and in Nouakchott, keeping sorghum prices relatively stable, though prices on rural markets are trending upwards. -
World Bank Document
Public Disclosure Authorized Rapport initial du projet Public Disclosure Authorized Amélioration de la Résilience des Communautés et de leur Sécurité Alimentaire face aux effets néfastes du Changement Climatique en Mauritanie Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable ID Projet 200609 Date de démarrage 15/08/2014 Public Disclosure Authorized Date de fin 14/08/2018 Budget total 7 803 605 USD (Fonds pour l’Adaptation) Modalité de mise en œuvre Entité Multilatérale (PAM) Public Disclosure Authorized Septembre 2014 Rapport initial du projet Table des matières Liste des figures ........................................................................................................................................... 2 Liste des tableaux ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Liste des acronymes ................................................................................................................................... 3 Résumé exécutif ........................................................................................................................................... 4 1. Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1. Historique du projet ......................................................................................................................... 6 1.2. Concept du montage du projet .................................................................................................. -
Mauritania Country Portfolio
Mauritania Country Portfolio Overview: Country program established in 2008. USADF currently U.S. African Development Foundation Partner Organization: IDSEPE manages a portfolio of 16 projects. Total commitment is $1.6 million. Country Program Coordinator: Mr. Sadio Diarra Abdoul Dakel Ly, Project Coordinator BMCI/AFARCO building, 6th floor Tel: +222 44 70 27 27 & +222 22 30 35 04 Country Strategy: The program focuses on working with Avenue Gamal Abder Nassar Email: [email protected] agricultural groups and women’s collectives. P.O Box 1980, Nouakchott, Mauritania Tel: +222 525 29 36 Email: [email protected] Grantee Duration Value Summary Lithi Had El Amme / Iguini El Oula 2014-2017 $94,243 Sector: Agriculture (Vegetables) 3023-MRT Town/City: Wilaya Hodhs -El- Gharbi Summary: The project funds will be used to ensure a reliable water supply to the garden by setting up a borehole extraction system. Funds will allow the Union to expand their cultivation plot to 2 hectares by installing a new irrigation system and building a fence around it to protect it from roaming animals.. Coopérative El Emen Berbâré 2014-2017 $85,527 Sector: Agriculture (Vegetables) 3163-MRT Town/City: Wilaya Hodhs -El- Gharbi Summary: The project funds will be used to install a new irrigation system and fence it to protect it from roaming animals. The Cooperative will set up a borehole extraction system to provide a reliable and constant source of water to the production perimeter. These activities will enable Cooperative members to dramatically increase the volume of vegetables sold and the profit earned by group members. -
Ethnicity, Discrimination, and Other Red Lines Repression of Human Rights Defenders in Mauritania
HUMAN ETHNICITY, DISCRIMINATION, RIGHTS AND OTHER RED LINES WATCH Repression of Human Rights Defenders in Mauritania Ethnicity, Discrimination, and Other Red Lines Repression of Human Rights Defenders in Mauritania Copyright © 2018 Human Rights Watch All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 978-1-6231-35683 Cover design by Rafael Jimenez Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people worldwide. We scrupulously investigate abuses, expose the facts widely, and pressure those with power to respect rights and secure justice. Human Rights Watch is an independent, international organization that works as part of a vibrant movement to uphold human dignity and advance the cause of human rights for all. Human Rights Watch is an international organization with staff in more than 40 countries, and offices in Amsterdam, Beirut, Berlin, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Goma, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Nairobi, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, Tokyo, Toronto, Tunis, Washington DC, and Zurich. For more information, please visit our website: http://www.hrw.org FEBRURARY 2018 ISBN: 978-1-6231-35683 Ethnicity, Discrimination, and Other Red Lines Repression of Human Rights Defenders in Mauritania Summary ........................................................................................................................... 1 Recommendations .............................................................................................................. 7 To the Mauritanian Government ............................................................................................... -
Congressional Budget Justification 2015
U.S. AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION Pathways to Prosperity “Making Africa’s Growth Story Real in Grassroots Communities” CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION Fiscal Year 2015 March 31, 2014 Washington, D.C. United States African Development Foundation (This page was intentionally left blank) 2 USADF 2015 CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION United States African Development Foundation THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION WASHINGTON, DC We are pleased to present to the Congress the Administration’s FY 2015 budget justification for the United States African Development Foundation (USADF). The FY 2015 request of $24 million will provide resources to establish new grants in 15 African countries and to support an active portfolio of 350 grants to producer groups engaged in community-based enterprises. USADF is a Federally-funded, public corporation promoting economic development among marginalized populations in Sub-Saharan Africa. USADF impacts 1,500,000 people each year in underserved communities across Africa. Its innovative direct grants program (less than $250,000 per grant) supports sustainable African-originated business solutions that improve food security, generate jobs, and increase family incomes. In addition to making an economic impact in rural populations, USADF’s programs are at the forefront of creating a network of in-country technical service providers with local expertise critical to advancing Africa’s long-term development needs. USADF furthers U.S. priorities by directing small amounts of development resources to disenfranchised groups in hard to reach, sensitive regions across Africa. USADF ensures that critical U.S. development initiatives such as Ending Extreme Poverty, Feed the Future, Power Africa, and the Young African Leaders Initiative reach out to those communities often left out of Africa’s growth story. -
Pastoralism and Security in West Africa and the Sahel
Pastoralism and Security in West Africa and the Sahel Towards Peaceful Coexistence UNOWAS STUDY 1 2 Pastoralism and Security in West Africa and the Sahel Towards Peaceful Coexistence UNOWAS STUDY August 2018 3 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations p.8 Chapter 3: THE REPUBLIC OF MALI p.39-48 Acknowledgements p.9 Introduction Foreword p.10 a. Pastoralism and transhumance UNOWAS Mandate p.11 Pastoral Transhumance Methodology and Unit of Analysis of the b. Challenges facing pastoralists Study p.11 A weak state with institutional constraints Executive Summary p.12 Reduced access to pasture and water Introductionp.19 c. Security challenges and the causes and Pastoralism and Transhumance p.21 drivers of conflict Rebellion, terrorism, and the Malian state Chapter 1: BURKINA FASO p.23-30 Communal violence and farmer-herder Introduction conflicts a. Pastoralism, transhumance and d. Conflict prevention and resolution migration Recommendations b. Challenges facing pastoralists Loss of pasture land and blockage of Chapter 4: THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF transhumance routes MAURITANIA p.49-57 Political (under-)representation and Introduction passivity a. Pastoralism and transhumance in Climate change and adaptation Mauritania Veterinary services b. Challenges facing pastoralists Education Water scarcity c. Security challenges and the causes and Shortages of pasture and animal feed in the drivers of conflict dry season Farmer-herder relations Challenges relating to cross-border Cattle rustling transhumance: The spread of terrorism to Burkina Faso Mauritania-Mali d. Conflict prevention and resolution Pastoralists and forest guards in Mali Recommendations Mauritania-Senegal c. Security challenges and the causes and Chapter 2: THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA p.31- drivers of conflict 38 The terrorist threat Introduction Armed robbery a. -
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World Bank Document
Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Public Disclosure Authorized Report No: 75030-MR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND MULTILATERAL INVESTMENT GUARANTEE AGENCY Public Disclosure Authorized COUNTRY PARTNERSHIP STRATEGY (FY2014-2016) FOR THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF MAURITANIA September 5, 2013 Public Disclosure Authorized Country Department AFCF1 Africa Region International Development Association International Finance Corporation Africa Region Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency This document has a restricted distribution and may be used by recipient only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization. Public Disclosure Authorized The date of the previous IDA Country Assistance Strategy for Mauritania (Report No. 39532-MR) was June 14, 2007. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (As of 30 November 2012) Currency Unit: Mauritanian Ouguiya UM 1 UM = US$0.0033 1.52US $ = SDR1 0.654950 FISCAL YEAR 01 January – 31 December WEIGHTS AND MEASURES Metric System ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AAA Analytical and Advisory Activities ACE Africa Coast to Europe Submarine Cable AFD Agence Française de Développement (French Development Agency) AfDB African Development Bank AIDS Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome APL Adaptable Program Loan AQMI Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb BCM Banque Centrale de Mauritanie (Central Bank of Mauritania) BEEP Business Environment Enhancement Project CAS Country Assistance Strategy CASCR Country Assistance Strategy