NLAID - Activity in Mongolia

Information on Mongolia

Birth rate 20.93 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Children under the age of 5 years underweight 5.3% (2005) country comparison to the world: 83

Climate desert; continental (large daily and seasonal temperature ranges)

Death rate 6.04 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)

Environment - current issues limited natural freshwater resources in some areas; the policies of former Communist regimes promoted rapid urbanization and industrial growth that had negative effects on the environment; the burning of soft coal in power plants and the lack of enforcement of environmental laws severely polluted the air in Ulaanbaatar; deforestation, overgrazing, and the converting of virgin land to agricultural production increased soil erosion from wind and rain; desertification and mining activities had a deleterious effect on the environment

Infant mortality rate
total 37.26 deaths/1,000 live births
male 40.26 deaths/1,000 live births
female 34.11 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.)

Languages Khalkha Mongol 90%, Turkic, Russian (1999)

Life expectancy at birth
total population 68.31 years
male 65.85 years
female 70.89 years (2011 est.)

Literacy
definition age 15 and over can read and write
total population 97.8%
male 98%
female 97.5% (2000 census)

Maternal mortality rate 65 deaths/100,000 live births (2008) country comparison to the world: 87

Natural resources oil, coal, copper, molybdenum, tungsten, phosphates, tin, nickel, zinc, fluorspar, gold, silver, iron

Population
3,133,318 (July 2011 est.)

Population growth rate 1.489% (2011 est.)

Religions Buddhist Lamaist 50%, Shamanist and Christian 6%, Muslim 4%, none 40% (2004)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)
total 14 years
male 13 years
female 15 years (2009)

Combat land degradation and desertification in Mongolia in order to protect and restore ecosystems and essential ecosystem services that are key to reducing poverty

Project code NL-1-PPR-16689

Maintenance and improvement of the existing forest cover of MOngolia in order to ensure the sustainable livelihoods of the population

Project code NL-1-PPR-14800

NLAID - Activity in Mongolia

Information on Mongolia

Main Phase National Information Center for Natural Resource Management

PPP VEI, EKN and USUG to develop USUG into a financially sustainable and more autonomous water service utility

Adaptation to Changing Conditions in the Hustai Buffer Zone and the Hustai National Park

Engaging stakeholders for environmental conservation

Strengthening Env. Gov. in Mongolia

Small ODA activities programme Mongolia 2011

Combat land degradation and desertification in Mongolia in order to protect and restore ecosystems and essential ecosystem services that are key to reducing poverty

Maintenance and improvement of the existing forest cover of MOngolia in order to ensure the sustainable livelihoods of the population

Strengthening Integrated Water Resources Management in Mongolia, main phase

PEK NL-Mong Trustfund

Community based conservation of biodiv.