Abstract

Conversion of dry season pasture to potato and vegetable fields in inland valleys is resulting in biodiversity loss, water resources degradation, pastoral marginalization, and increasing conflicts between herders and farmers. The AICCRA project established multi-stakeholders platforms (MSP) at three inland valleys (Finkolo Ganadougou, Blendio, and Loutana) in Mali and strengthened MSP members' capacity in community governance, crop calendar construction, and implementation of nature-based solutions, resulting in enhanced connections between the stakeholders actors, but also better access to input, information and water governance of inland valleys resources.