## Mali: Selected Issues

_IMF Staff Country Reports, June 14, 2023_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: June 14, 2023
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400246081.002

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### Executive summary
- Focus: climate vulnerabilities and food insecurity in Mali.
- Key findings:
  - "Mali is extremely vulnerable to climate change and the country is already facing acute climate-related challenges from higher temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events."
  - "The impact of climate change has also contributed to a rise in food insecurity, with almost a quarter of the population expected to be either facing food insecurity or at risk of doing so by mid-2023."
  - "That is already having a hugely damaging effect on Mali’s economy and action is needed immediately to avoid a further increase in food insecurity."
  - "Building future resilience to climate change will require effective adaptation strategies in the primary sector."
  - "Any further increase in food insecurity has the potential to exacerbate social tensions, with the risk of further conflict."
  - "It will also have a lasting adverse impact on economic growth and poverty."
- Urgency: "There is therefore a pressing need to act immediately."

### Climate vulnerabilities and adaptation needs
- Observations:
  - Mali faces higher temperatures and more frequent extreme weather events.
  - Climate change is already adding to food insecurity in Mali.
- Adaptation priority:
  - "Building future resilience to climate change will require effective adaptation strategies in the primary sector."

### Food insecurity and socioeconomic risks
- Scope and timing:
  - "Almost a quarter of the population expected to be either facing food insecurity or at risk of doing so by mid-2023."
- Consequences:
  - Negative effects on Mali’s economy.
  - Risk of exacerbating social tensions and "the risk of further conflict."
  - Lasting adverse impacts on economic growth and poverty.

### Policy implications and recommendations
- Immediate action required to avoid worsening food insecurity.
- Prioritize effective adaptation strategies in the primary sector to build future resilience.
- Addressing climate change and food insecurity jointly is urgent to prevent social and economic deterioration.

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