Climate, war conflict and social burden for food and nutritional security in Mali: Impact of local aid efforts

Autores
Dao, Omar; Maiga, Bonkana; Bilal Aldjou, Mohamed; Marin, Gina; Marin, Cloe; Marin, Danini; Marin, Gustavo Horacio
Año de publicación
2025
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inglés
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artículo
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Background: Food insecurity grow in the shadow of social deferment, climate change and war conflicts, all variables that converge in Mali. To determinate food security status & impact of local aid in Mali`s, we performed the present study. Methods: A description of actual situation in households (after 1 year of international aid), was compared with former evaluation obtained during 2021 using a questionnaire that detect household socio-economic and an anthropometric measurements of house members. The study period was 1-1-2022/1-1-2023. Results: A total of 340 households were surveyed (2503 members). Male represented 49% (n:1228) and female 51% (n:1275) while 118 pregnant and 217 breastfeeding). International NGO aid and local government support to households obtained an improvement in certain indicators in relation to the baseline measurement surveyed in 2021. This improvement was reflected in the access to drinking water (7 L/day more than 2021) while the water point was located inside the house in 50.1% of households (29.1% in 2021). Food insecurity was 15.6% on average (21.1% in 2021). The strategies followed by households were adapting meals volumes (in 71.2% of households), opting for less expensive food (in 28% of the cases) or transferring the adult food ration to children (19% of the families). 33.3% of households received assistance in the last 6 months (37% food-assistance; 19.7% free-medicines, 16.5 free-money transfer). On contrary, certain economic activities like fishing, drastically drop from 70% in 2021 to 38% in 2022. Conclusion: Armed conflicts in the north-west region of Mali (circles of Goundam/Timbuktu) have had a negative impact on the quality and living conditions of the inhabitants of the area. Local and international support helped to mitigate the harmful consequences of the war, especially in terms water and food access. Some economic activities that help to sustain households, such as fishing, continue to decline.
Fil: Dao, Omar. University Clinical Research Center; Malí
Fil: Maiga, Bonkana. University Clinical Research Center; Malí
Fil: Bilal Aldjou, Mohamed. University Clinical Research Center; Malí
Fil: Marin, Gina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina
Fil: Marin, Cloe. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina
Fil: Marin, Danini. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina
Fil: Marin, Gustavo Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina
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Nutrition
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spelling Climate, war conflict and social burden for food and nutritional security in Mali: Impact of local aid effortsDao, OmarMaiga, BonkanaBilal Aldjou, MohamedMarin, GinaMarin, CloeMarin, DaniniMarin, Gustavo HoracioWarHealthNutritionhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3Background: Food insecurity grow in the shadow of social deferment, climate change and war conflicts, all variables that converge in Mali. To determinate food security status & impact of local aid in Mali`s, we performed the present study. Methods: A description of actual situation in households (after 1 year of international aid), was compared with former evaluation obtained during 2021 using a questionnaire that detect household socio-economic and an anthropometric measurements of house members. The study period was 1-1-2022/1-1-2023. Results: A total of 340 households were surveyed (2503 members). Male represented 49% (n:1228) and female 51% (n:1275) while 118 pregnant and 217 breastfeeding). International NGO aid and local government support to households obtained an improvement in certain indicators in relation to the baseline measurement surveyed in 2021. This improvement was reflected in the access to drinking water (7 L/day more than 2021) while the water point was located inside the house in 50.1% of households (29.1% in 2021). Food insecurity was 15.6% on average (21.1% in 2021). The strategies followed by households were adapting meals volumes (in 71.2% of households), opting for less expensive food (in 28% of the cases) or transferring the adult food ration to children (19% of the families). 33.3% of households received assistance in the last 6 months (37% food-assistance; 19.7% free-medicines, 16.5 free-money transfer). On contrary, certain economic activities like fishing, drastically drop from 70% in 2021 to 38% in 2022. Conclusion: Armed conflicts in the north-west region of Mali (circles of Goundam/Timbuktu) have had a negative impact on the quality and living conditions of the inhabitants of the area. Local and international support helped to mitigate the harmful consequences of the war, especially in terms water and food access. Some economic activities that help to sustain households, such as fishing, continue to decline.Fil: Dao, Omar. University Clinical Research Center; MalíFil: Maiga, Bonkana. University Clinical Research Center; MalíFil: Bilal Aldjou, Mohamed. University Clinical Research Center; MalíFil: Marin, Gina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; ArgentinaFil: Marin, Cloe. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; ArgentinaFil: Marin, Danini. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; ArgentinaFil: Marin, Gustavo Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; ArgentinaEpidemiology and Public Health2025-06info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/270992Dao, Omar; Maiga, Bonkana; Bilal Aldjou, Mohamed; Marin, Gina; Marin, Cloe; et al.; Climate, war conflict and social burden for food and nutritional security in Mali: Impact of local aid efforts; Epidemiology and Public Health; Epidemiology and Public Health; 3; 1; 6-2025; 1-73065-0011CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.jpublichealth-org.meddocsonline.org/articles/1069.pdfinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-29T09:39:51Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/270992instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-29 09:39:51.863CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Climate, war conflict and social burden for food and nutritional security in Mali: Impact of local aid efforts
title Climate, war conflict and social burden for food and nutritional security in Mali: Impact of local aid efforts
spellingShingle Climate, war conflict and social burden for food and nutritional security in Mali: Impact of local aid efforts
Dao, Omar
War
Health
Nutrition
title_short Climate, war conflict and social burden for food and nutritional security in Mali: Impact of local aid efforts
title_full Climate, war conflict and social burden for food and nutritional security in Mali: Impact of local aid efforts
title_fullStr Climate, war conflict and social burden for food and nutritional security in Mali: Impact of local aid efforts
title_full_unstemmed Climate, war conflict and social burden for food and nutritional security in Mali: Impact of local aid efforts
title_sort Climate, war conflict and social burden for food and nutritional security in Mali: Impact of local aid efforts
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Dao, Omar
Maiga, Bonkana
Bilal Aldjou, Mohamed
Marin, Gina
Marin, Cloe
Marin, Danini
Marin, Gustavo Horacio
author Dao, Omar
author_facet Dao, Omar
Maiga, Bonkana
Bilal Aldjou, Mohamed
Marin, Gina
Marin, Cloe
Marin, Danini
Marin, Gustavo Horacio
author_role author
author2 Maiga, Bonkana
Bilal Aldjou, Mohamed
Marin, Gina
Marin, Cloe
Marin, Danini
Marin, Gustavo Horacio
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv War
Health
Nutrition
topic War
Health
Nutrition
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Background: Food insecurity grow in the shadow of social deferment, climate change and war conflicts, all variables that converge in Mali. To determinate food security status & impact of local aid in Mali`s, we performed the present study. Methods: A description of actual situation in households (after 1 year of international aid), was compared with former evaluation obtained during 2021 using a questionnaire that detect household socio-economic and an anthropometric measurements of house members. The study period was 1-1-2022/1-1-2023. Results: A total of 340 households were surveyed (2503 members). Male represented 49% (n:1228) and female 51% (n:1275) while 118 pregnant and 217 breastfeeding). International NGO aid and local government support to households obtained an improvement in certain indicators in relation to the baseline measurement surveyed in 2021. This improvement was reflected in the access to drinking water (7 L/day more than 2021) while the water point was located inside the house in 50.1% of households (29.1% in 2021). Food insecurity was 15.6% on average (21.1% in 2021). The strategies followed by households were adapting meals volumes (in 71.2% of households), opting for less expensive food (in 28% of the cases) or transferring the adult food ration to children (19% of the families). 33.3% of households received assistance in the last 6 months (37% food-assistance; 19.7% free-medicines, 16.5 free-money transfer). On contrary, certain economic activities like fishing, drastically drop from 70% in 2021 to 38% in 2022. Conclusion: Armed conflicts in the north-west region of Mali (circles of Goundam/Timbuktu) have had a negative impact on the quality and living conditions of the inhabitants of the area. Local and international support helped to mitigate the harmful consequences of the war, especially in terms water and food access. Some economic activities that help to sustain households, such as fishing, continue to decline.
Fil: Dao, Omar. University Clinical Research Center; Malí
Fil: Maiga, Bonkana. University Clinical Research Center; Malí
Fil: Bilal Aldjou, Mohamed. University Clinical Research Center; Malí
Fil: Marin, Gina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina
Fil: Marin, Cloe. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina
Fil: Marin, Danini. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina
Fil: Marin, Gustavo Horacio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas; Argentina
description Background: Food insecurity grow in the shadow of social deferment, climate change and war conflicts, all variables that converge in Mali. To determinate food security status & impact of local aid in Mali`s, we performed the present study. Methods: A description of actual situation in households (after 1 year of international aid), was compared with former evaluation obtained during 2021 using a questionnaire that detect household socio-economic and an anthropometric measurements of house members. The study period was 1-1-2022/1-1-2023. Results: A total of 340 households were surveyed (2503 members). Male represented 49% (n:1228) and female 51% (n:1275) while 118 pregnant and 217 breastfeeding). International NGO aid and local government support to households obtained an improvement in certain indicators in relation to the baseline measurement surveyed in 2021. This improvement was reflected in the access to drinking water (7 L/day more than 2021) while the water point was located inside the house in 50.1% of households (29.1% in 2021). Food insecurity was 15.6% on average (21.1% in 2021). The strategies followed by households were adapting meals volumes (in 71.2% of households), opting for less expensive food (in 28% of the cases) or transferring the adult food ration to children (19% of the families). 33.3% of households received assistance in the last 6 months (37% food-assistance; 19.7% free-medicines, 16.5 free-money transfer). On contrary, certain economic activities like fishing, drastically drop from 70% in 2021 to 38% in 2022. Conclusion: Armed conflicts in the north-west region of Mali (circles of Goundam/Timbuktu) have had a negative impact on the quality and living conditions of the inhabitants of the area. Local and international support helped to mitigate the harmful consequences of the war, especially in terms water and food access. Some economic activities that help to sustain households, such as fishing, continue to decline.
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