Poverty Reduction Project in the Inner Niger Delta, Mali
Case Study C0272
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| Date | December 2007 |
| Agency | Wetlands International and Care International |
| Donor/support agency | DGIS |
| Project type | Implemented by agency |
| Context(s) | Community conserved area Productive landscape |
| Geographic coverage | Mali |
| Locality | Mopti, Djenne, Tenenkou and Youwarou circles, Mopti region |
| Biodiversity focus | Wetlands ecosystems |
| Development focus | National policy level and local community |
| Conservation goals | Promote activities to restore and maintain the ecological balance of the Niger Delta |
| Poverty reduction goals | Promote micro-credit so as to facilitate access to financial resources for poor rural populations, as well as sustainably support socio-economic and biodiversity conservation activities |
Summary
The Inner Niger Delta (IND), a large flood plain, is the project area. Three-quarters of its population live below the poverty level, and the region has the lowest social indicators in Mali. The advanced state of degradation of natural resources, as a result of climatic disturbances and human pressure, exposes the populations to acute food insecurity, thereby jeopardizing the balance of the ecosystem in the area. The project (PRPDIN) seeks to contribute to poverty reduction and biodiversity protection by putting in place a participatory and sustainable management process for local development in the IND, through three operational components.
The project’s operational approach will be based on the do-it-yourself strategy using the principle of empowerment of the beneficiaries and use of private service providers (micro-credit system) and development aid agencies. The project outputs and achievements will be consolidated and widely disseminated. The traditional financing systems of the local rural districts (ESCDP) and the micro-credit system will ensure sustainability of the financing mechanism after project completion.
Conservation impact
- About 200 ha of flooded forests, a hot spot of biodiversity, restored
- The 15 rare species and 10 disappeared fish species are again seen in fishermen fishing nets
- Black Crown Crane number increase
Poverty reduction impact
- 1000 women have access to the bio-rights micro-credit scheme for undertaking income generating and nature conservation activities
- 500 women improve their nutritional status and children by not growing vegetables but also have accessed to clean drinking water
Strategy for Conservation/Poverty Linkages
Enabling local participation in policy-/decision- making processes
Payments for conservation services
Provision of basic goods/services
Sustainable Use
Reference 1
http://www.wetlands.org/articlemenu.aspx?id=f96b2cc7-470b-4986-a0c0-d842929b6910
More information
Bakary Kone, Coordinator Wetlands International
Mali/office, BP 97 Sevare/Mopti
Email: malipin@afribone.net.ml
Phone: 223 2420 122
Related records above this one:
- Wetlands International (Organisation O0114)
- CARE International (Organisation O0010)
- Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DGIS) (Organisation O0173)