Mauritania Integrated Climate Resilience/Migration

About this project

The Sahel Integrated Programme for Climate Resilience and Migration aims to empower National Societies in the Sahel, supporting their efforts to strengthen the resilience of vulnerable populations and people on the move in the face of shocks and stresses, particularly those driven or exacerbated by climate change. Country level implementation will be focussed in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania – 3 countries facing converging challenges of environmental degradation, displacement and systemic poverty. The regional component targets the 10 National Societies members of the Sahel+ Platform. The programme takes a dual approach of response and prevention, recognising the urgent humanitarian needs triggered by climate-related disasters, conflicts and other crises and highlights the importance of strengthening long term adaptation and resilience. Through our Humanitarian Service Point Model, the programme provides essential services to migrants already on the move - many displaced by droughts, floods and the loss of climate-sensitive livelihoods – while strengthening local led and community based systems that create viable alternative options to migration. Locally led approaches such as the Mothers’ Clubs, Farmers field Schools and social protection mechanisms play a central role in this model. These platforms empower communities – to lead climate-informed adaptation efforts: from financial inclusion through climate informed/climate smart income generating activities and climate smar…

Published by

British Red Cross · International NGO

Countries

Mauritania

Sectors

VIII.3. Disaster PreparednessXII. Unallocated / UnspecifiedXI. Refugees/Asylum Seekers in Donor Countries

Funded by

Volant Charitable Trust

Implemented by

Mauritanian Red Crescent, French Red Cross

Accountable

British Red Cross

Published by British Red Cross to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 18 Mar 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: GB-CHC-220949-P9555.

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