RT null T1 Mauritania: Ecosystem-based Adaptation 2017-2022 A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 ecosystem-based management K1 climate change adaptation K1 climate change impact YR 2022 FD 2022-12 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41406 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/41406 NO Mauritania is situated in North-western Africa, and approximately three-quarters of its land area is desert or semi-desert. A project is building the climate resilience of local communities in the forests and rangelands of the Sahelian Acacia Savanna ecoregion using a strategy known as ‘ecosystem-based adaptation’ (EbA), which involves the protection and restoration of ecosystems. In addition, the project is increasing the institutional and technical capacity of government sectors for adaptation activities, while guiding rural communities to adopt climate-resilient livelihoods through the sustainable management of natural resources. This project is complemented by a National Adaptation Plan project, funded by the Green Climate Fund, focusing on strengthening Mauritania’s technical and institutional capacities for adaptation planning. NO https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/climate-action/what-we-do/climate-adaptation DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 18, 2026