Madar (Nouakchott) - The Nouakchott Region presented its experience in tackling climate change at a side event it organised on the sidelines of the 31st UN climate conference (COP31) in Antalya, Turkey, the Region said in a post on Saturday, 14 November 2026.
Focused on moving from climate strategy to action on the ground at territorial level, the meeting addressed, according to the Region, the main climate challenges facing the capital, including floods, coastal erosion, rising temperatures and growing pressure on water resources, as well as rapid urban expansion.
The event was devoted to presenting the measures the Region has taken to strengthen the territory's resilience and its adaptation to these challenges, the same source said.
The President of the Nouakchott Region, Fatimetou Abdel Malick, set out the Region's political vision, stressing the "central role" of local authorities in implementing climate action on the ground, in step with national policies and international commitments.
Technical presentations also covered how the regional development plan and the Region's climate plan fit together, and how to turn their guidelines into practical interventions in priority areas.
The Nouakchott Region renewed its commitment to building a "more resilient and more sustainable" territory, stressing the importance of partnerships and cooperation in speeding up climate action at local level.
In his speech to the Antalya summit on 11 November, President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El Ghazouani listed drought, water shortages, land degradation, desertification and coastal erosion among the effects of climate change on Mauritania, adding that the country had adopted its third nationally determined contribution for 2035 and that its national adaptation plan was "nearing completion".
