UNDP 2013-2020 (2024) Mali Climate Fund

The main outcomes are: • The laying of a foundation for a nationally owned climate change response funding mechanism through the support for establishment of FCM. • The laying of the ground for mutual learning and synergies between and among donors, government, UN agencies and NGOs through the establishment of a Donor Coordination Group, and provision for a Steering Committee under FCM. Between 2014 2018, 14 projects have been funded under three calls for proposals: 2014, 2017 and 2018. Most of the projects funded under the initial call were concentrated in the southern part of the country were the security situation was better and monetary poverty is high, but subsequent calls have gradually resulted in a more even distribution of projects across the country, partly as a result of the revised proposal evaluation criteria. The initial FCM call was made before governance systems were in place. This was a brave and bold decision, whose approach was to learn by doing, with a preparedness to learn from mistakes. In fact, some of the projects that were approved then did not cover all the project requirements. The governance systems were developed and approved in 2016. The main results were achieved in the following strategic sectors: Water (12 projects), Agriculture (15 projects), Livestock (10 projects), Fisheries (9 projects), Forestry (7 projects) and Energy (3 projects). These six sectors account for the bulk of the efforts undertaken under the 16 different projects financed by the MCF in 2023. Most of the projects are integrated in their approach to tackling climate change and building community resilience, and indeed target several sectors, which explains why the total number of projects exceeds sixteen. A total of 28 projects financed by the fund. The projects are multisectoral, combining activities in different sectors to promote a set of positive and synergistic effects for the vulnerable population, who are the main target beneficiaries of these projects. What all projects have in common is an approach based on the use of adapted and appropriate basic technology, awareness raising, dissemination and/or reinforcement of basic and technical knowledge through practical training, and training in product marketing. What's more, almost all the projects benefited from targeted support from UN agencies, NGOs and government technical services, which was an essential asset. The involvement of all stakeholders, from regional authorities to the vulnerable households themselves, is one of the lessons learned in finding solutions to problems during project implementation. Some projects include demonstration activities with a multiplier effect (e.g. agropastoral school fields), while others focus on processing to increase yields. A few projects have supported groups to set up cooperatives/savings associations, with encouraging initial results. The cooperative aspect and the evidence of a win/win situation for beneficiary households as well as for local authorities and communities is an important element to remember for future interventions. The establishment and/ or revitalization of local conventions has played an important role in the positive management of water-related conflicts between farmers and herders.

The Mali Climate fund is a Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) which enables the receipt of financial contributions from a variety of multi-lateral, bi-lateral and private sector organizations. Mali Climate Fund will support Mali green growth strategy resilient to climate change by funding activities in the following areas mostly dominated by vulnerable farmers and herders.: water, agriculture, etc.