Mauritania Transport Policy Note
Mauritania, a country sparsely populated of 4.5 million people and a sustained growth of 60.4 percent in its urbanization rate, increasingly relies on enhancements in its transport connectivity among and within its urban areas to realize its econom...
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| Format: | Policy Note |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/878001625140712976/Mauritania-Transport-Policy-Note http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35954 |
| Summary: | Mauritania, a country sparsely populated
of 4.5 million people and a sustained growth of 60.4 percent
in its urbanization rate, increasingly relies on
enhancements in its transport connectivity among and within
its urban areas to realize its economic potential and the
improvement of its human capital indicators. Indeed, 90
percent of goods are transported by road, as so do 80
percent of passengers. Thirty five percent of Mauritania’s
population lives in Nouakchott. Connectivity within the city
is challenging leaving many away from economic
opportunities. In this context, the Government of Mauritania
and the World Bank held exchanges and discussions over the
last ten months towards the identification and analysis of
challenges and opportunities in transport connectivity
focusing largely on road maintenance and urban mobility in
Nouakchott. This note summarizes the results of those
exchanges and discussions. |
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