Climate shocks and scarcity of natural resources has led to increased competition between farmers, herders, fisherman and foresters, which has reinforced existing gender inequalities in Mali. Women and girls are more impacted by climate stresses, and their involvement in natural resource management has shown to prevent and resolve conflicts, making it essential that their needs and priorities are considered in strategies to build resilience. GENRE aims to address these trends and prevent conflict through;

• improving governance in natural resource management, making it more inclusive, consensual, and collaborative,
• revitalising traditional conflict prevention and management mechanisms and strengthening community-based adaptation to reduce vulnerability to climatic and social shocks,
• transforming negative gender social norms to ensure women’s inclusion in strategic decision-making spaces related to natural resource and peacebuilding.

GENRE Phase II is building on the success of Phase I which generated evidence on the potential for building social cohesion through gender transformative natural resource management and subsequently improved the inclusion of community decision-making forums. Care is working with a local organisation, AMAPROS to deliver Phase II to improve representation of women and girls in strategic decision-making bodies and crisis prevention to strengthen social cohesion, and peace building.

Contact person and email:

Beth Marshall: beth.marshall@fcdo.co.uk

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Discussion with the community, particularly women, inside the marker gardening area in Kamporosso I (Bla) which was rehabilitated. Phase 2 GENRE+ Care International au Mali-2023.

Discussion with community, and women and village chief in particular regarding the rehabilitated market gardening areas in Kemena (Barouéli). Phase 2 GENRE+ Care International au Mali-2023.