Final Evaluation of the Project “Integrating Climate Resilience into Agricultural Production for Food Security in Rural Areas of Mali”

Climate change is a reality in Mali, where the population and the economy are mainly dependent on agriculture, livestock and fishing. In the context of climate change, Mali should expect a sharp increase in the average temperature of 2oC in 2050 and 4oC in 2100, followed by a shift southward in the isopluvial lines. 2 Between 2012 and 2016 the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) – with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) – implemented project GCP/MLI/033/LDF called “Integrating Climate Resilience into Agricultural Production for Food Security in Rural Areas of Mali”, with an effective budget of USD  2  106  818.1

The overall objective of the project was to “enhance the capacity of Mali’s agricultural sector to successfully cope with climate change, by incorporating climate change adaptation (CCA) concerns and strategies into ongoing agricultural development initiatives and mainstreaming CCA issues into agricultural policies and programming”. To achieve this goal, the project activities were organized into three main components: i) Piloting of improved climate- resilient agricultural practices; ii) Capacity building and promotion of improved agricultural practices through Farmer Field Schools (FFS); and iii) Climate change considerations mainstreamed into agricultural sector policies and programmes.