Mauritania, France Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Environment

The Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development, Ms. Mariem Bekaye, and the French Minister of Ecological Transformation, Ms. Barbara Pompili, signed Tuesday, on the sidelines of the climate summit held these days in the Scottish city of Glasgow (United Kingdom), a memorandum of understanding in the field of environment. This memorandum aims to strengthen ties between the two countries and consolidate joint action in areas related to climate change, such as combating desertification, preserving biological diversity, protecting nature, upgrading innovative technological solutions, and enhancing capacity building. The two ministers affirmed their keenness to implement the terms of this memorandum through exchanging experiences between the two ministries and developing political and technical relations between the two countries in the field of environment. This memorandum will lead to a cooperation framework through government institutions such as the French Development Agency.