Mauritania
Nationally determined contribution
Targets
Mauritania’s updated NDC forecasts an economy-wide net reduction in GHG emissions of 11% in 2030 compared to the country’s own resource baseline scenario supported by international support comparable to that received until 2020. With more support, Mauritania could ensure its carbon neutrality, up to a conditional 92% reduction compared to the BAU.
Article 6 engagement
Mauritania intends to use voluntary cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to achieve part of its mitigation objective using market mechanisms carbon (transformative carbon asset facility, etc.).
Mitigation activities
55 mitigation measures in the following sectors:
- Energy (including electricity generation, energy efficiency, energy distribution, EE households & services, transport) with 42 measures including 27 unconditional
- Industrial process and product use (PIUP) 2 measures including 1 unconditional
- Agriculture (including livestock) Forestry and Land Use (AFAT) 8 measures including 4 unconditional
Waste 3 measures including 1 unconditional
Sectors covered by the NDC
Energy, AFOLU, IPPU, Waste.
Finance needs
The financing for the conditional component of the mitigation measures amounts to 33620 million USD.
Carbon pricing
Status
Not available
Carbon markets
National entities responsible for carbon markets
Ministry in charge of carbon markets
Ministère de l’Environnement et du Développement Durable
Article 6.4 DNA
Mr. Alioune Fall lunef13@gmail.com
CDM DNA
Moussa Abdoulaye Ba bamouss14@gmail.com
Article 6 strategy and regulations
Not available
National registry
Not available
Pipeline
Article 6
Bilateral agreements
- Not available
Mitigation activities
- Not available
CDM
Under the Clean Development Mechanism, Mauritania has one Project Activity (Hydro).
Data
Voluntary Carbon Market
Mauritania has 2 VCM activities under VERRA, the Nouakchott 30 MW wind power plant project and the Large-scale grid connected solar PV Project in Toujounine (Nouakchott).
Download VCM activity portfolioData
As of October 14th, 2026, Mauritania has 2 projects registered with the VCM, all of which are registered under the VCS.
As of October 14th, 2026, Renewable energy projects are the only VCM activity in Mauritania with issued credits, accounting for a total of 953.21 kt.
2020 was the year with the largest volume of issued credits for renewable energy projects, with 182.38 kt issued.
As of October 14th, 2026, Renewable energy projects are the only VCM activity in Mauritania with retired credits, accounting for a total of 736.42 kt.
2024 was the year with the largest volume of retired credits for renewable energy projects, with 144.95 kt retired.
Partnerships and capacity building initiatives
Identified support needs
- Not available
Capacity building initiatives
- Not available
For further initiatives in West Africa, please refer to: A6IP Article 6 Capacity Building Activity Database.
National platform
National platforms consist of the respective Ministry in charge of NDC and carbon market implementation, an informal stakeholder network of public, private and non-state actors involved and influential for the successful implementation of carbon markets. The actors forming the national platform for the country are included in the stakeholder database below.
Download list of national stakeholdersClimate Finance
National Designated Authority for climate finance
According to a Climate Policy Initiative analysis (2022), the total climate finance flows into Mauritania amounted to 80 million USD (2019) and 135 million USD (2020).
Open the UNFCCC Climate Finance Data Portal