The root of the conflict in Mali is climate change-related and it cannot be resolved without climate action.
![A Fulani herder leads his livestock to graze in the fields between Sevare and Mopti in central Mali on March 18, 2021 [AFP/Michele Cattani]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/000_96J6CN.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Ahmed Maiga is International Alert’s Country Director, Mali. Before joining Alert, he was Country Director in Chad for the Jesuit Refugee Service.
The root of the conflict in Mali is climate change-related and it cannot be resolved without climate action.