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Resilience analysis in the Triangle of Hope (Mauritania): a policy brief

Year of publication 2016

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 4p.

Author FAO;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Policy brief

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Synopsis (short abstract) Mauritania, located in the Sahel area of Africa, is mostly desert or semi-desert. Despite the recent socio-economic improvements, Mauritania is still 156 out of 188 countries, as ranked by the Human Development Index in 2014. In particular, four regions, called the "Triangle of Hope", are the most food insecure and crisis-exposed areas of Mauritania. Their significant degree of poverty (higher than 40 percent) motivated the resilience analysis. This brief formulates clear policy indications, aim ed to help government and policymakers with their future decisions, and contributes to a framework for humanitarian and long-term development initiatives to build food secure and resilient livelihoods.

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