Conflict-Induced Food Insecurity in Mali: Examining the Links between Conflict and Hunger - August 2024
Publisher: Insecurity Insight
Date: 2024
Topics: Conflict Causes, Livelihoods, Public Health, Renewable Resources
Countries: Mali
This report forms part of a series examining the links between conflict and hunger. It focuses on reported conflict incidents of food-related violence in Mali between 1 January 2019 and 15 June 2024. These incidents included the looting of livestock; the burning of granaries and markets; and the killings, abductions and physical assaults of people at and travelling to and from markets. Other factors undermining food security included blockades by armed groups on transportation routes and access restrictions on agricultural and pastoral land due to insecurity, improvised explosive devices and unexploded ordnance. The report demonstrates clear links between recurrent and specific forms of food-related violence and negative consequences for food access and availability among affected communities. By considering the foreseeable consequences of specific conflict actions for food security and actions to mitigate these consequences before their worse effects fully materialise, the report aims to support anticipatory action. The analysis is based on the Food Insecurity and Violent Conflict (FIVC)-Mali dataset, an event-based dataset compiled by Insecurity Insight from open sources and partner contributions, and available for download on the Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX). It is supported by desk research and key informant interviews.