Mali Climate Fund 

Objectives

Fund scope

Mali is heavily dependent on natural resources, which makes the country economically vulnerable to climate change. Already experiencing record-high droughts, floods, strong winds, and temperature fluctuations, every sector of the economy is affected with agriculture, livestock, fisheries, forests, water, and health being hit the hardest. 

To address challenges the Government of Mali has made strategic policy choices that promote clean and climate resilient technologies. The Ministry of Environment and Sanitation developed a National Strategy on Climate Change (SNCC) in consultation with public and private sector partners, which resulted in the establishment of the Institutional Framework on Climate Change and Environment and Sustainable Development Agency (AEDD). Implementation of the SNCC, however, requires a great deal of coordination and alignment. The Mali Climate Fund supports stakeholders working towards ushering in a Green Climate Economy, integrating initiatives and fostering the coordinated implementation of the strategic framework. 

The five services prioritized throughout the Fund’s transformative process are: 

• Mobilize domestic and international innovative financing. 
• Anchor domestic and international climate finance to the National Strategy on Climate Change vis-à-vis a common results-framework. 
• Pilot innovative partnerships and policies to scale-up access to clean, climate-resilient, and sustainable technologies. 
• Secure private financing by supporting adaptation and clean energy market initiatives that reduce investment risks.
• Build capacities through the expansion of partnerships and networks.

The Fund backs activities that are in line with the National Strategy for a Green and Climate Resilient Economy and obtain results in the areas of water, agriculture, livestock, energy, forestry, infrastructure and transport, health, and economy.

Strategic framework and theory of change

Guided by a robust framework of concrete, measurable results, the Fund is an instrument used to increase the resilience of ecological, economic, and social systems in Mali—incorporating priority policies and initiatives in the most vulnerable sectors. Although Mali has relatively low carbon output, excess greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced through the promotion of win-win strategies for clean development and effectively managing future risks linked to climate change. 

The Fund framework is built on enhancing national research capacities to better understand the middle ground between climate change, socio-economic, and human factors and sustainable natural resources. Programmes are designed to improve risk management tools in vulnerable sectors; increase water supply for affected communities; reduce risk of crop failure and increase food production; diversify sources of food and livelihoods for vulnerable households, and develop photovoltaic, wind and hydro energy sources for improved electricity access and to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels.

Governance

Governance arrangements

Steering Committee

Chaired by the Minister of Environment and Sanitation, and comprised of representatives from the national government, donor countries, civil society, and the United Nations Resident Coordinator for Mali, the Committee provides overall leadership for the Fund and makes allocation decisions. 

National Coordination Board

Ministers from the departments of environment and sanitation, foreign affairs, and finance oversee this national entity, which is accountable for all programmatic and financial activities implemented under the Fund.

Technical Secretariat

Provides technical and administrative support to the Steering Committee, and coordinates, plans, monitors and evaluates Fund activities.

Administrative Agent

Organizations receive funds through the Administrative Agent, Multi-Partner Trust Fund (MPTF) Office. The Administrative Agent is responsible for the receipt, administration and management of contributions from donors, disbursement of funds to Participating Organizations, and consolidation and dissemination of progress reports to donors. 

Participating Organizations

Programme implementation is the responsibility of Participating Organizations. Each organization is programmatically and financially responsible for resources received.

Projects

Mali Climate Fund

Mali Climate Fund is currently supporting count_projects ongoing projectscount_globalInterregional and count_countries country-specific. This table shows the most recently approved ongoing projects.

All project financial information can be found in the Financials section, including delivery analysis by organization, theme and project; project financial status by country and by theme.

Mali Climate Fund

Results

The Mali Climate Fund supports integrated and ambitious approaches to mitigate the impact of climate change in the country by way of improving biodiversity, reducing poverty, and achieving a resilient and green climate economy. 

Contacts

Points of contact