AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoEnvironmental Performance Index: Mauritania is among the lowest-ranked Arab states on the 2026 EPI, with Iraq also near the bottom, highlighting gaps across air quality, water, waste, biodiversity and climate indicators. Dust & extreme weather: NASA imagery shows a massive West African dust plume over Mali drifting toward the Atlantic, linked to haboob conditions as the region’s dust season shifts. Heat & food risk: Copernicus-linked reporting says the hottest June–August on record affected 1.3 billion people, while UN analysis warns El Niño could push tens of millions more into acute food insecurity by 2027. Coastal erosion: A Harvard study warns parts of West Africa are losing up to 30 feet of coastline per year, and that hard sea defenses can protect one area while worsening erosion elsewhere. Marine protection: Senegalese and Mauritanian coast-guard cooperation was highlighted around protecting marine wealth, tackling illegal activity and marine pollution. Mauritania development & climate finance: Mauritania signed AfDB financing for feasibility studies for the Awkar agro-pastoral project in Hodh Chargui, and officials discussed energy-transition funding and clean-energy plans, including green hydrogen.
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