Seminar
Nouakchott, Mauritanie, November 17, 2025
Water resources in the oases of North Africa: acting at the collective and individual levels for reasoned management.
Summary
On 17 November, the associations CARI (France) and Tenmiya (Mauritania), within the MEDAE network, will host a hybrid seminar in Nouakchott, Mauritania.
The event (10:00–17:30 CET, in French) will bring together farmers, researchers, development actors and public institutions to discuss the growing water challenges in North African oases, exchange experiences on collective and farm-level water management, and co-develop recommendations for sustainable practices.
Online participation in the working groups is possible (limited to 20 people) by registering via animation@medae-agroecology.eu.
Program
- 10:00 – 10:30 – Welcome of participants
- 10:30 – 10:50 – Opening remarks
- 10:50 – 11:15 – Inaugural conference: Water resources in the oases of Mauritania: issues and challenges
- 11:15 – 12:00 – Round table 1: Land-use planning and water management at the collective scale
- 12:00 – 12:15 – Questions
- 12:15 – 12:30 – Coffee break
- 12:30 – 13:30 – Group work & feedback: Practices, barriers and recommendations for collective water management in oases
- 13:30 – 15:00 – Lunch
- 15:00 – 16:00 – Round table 2: Water management at the individual scale
- 16:00 – 16:15 – Questions
- 16:15 – 17:00 – Group work & feedback: Practices, barriers and recommendations for individual water management in oases
- 17:15 – Closing remarks
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