Mali Country Environmental Profile

The Country Environmental Profile should identify the environmental issues that need to be taken into consideration in the preparation of the new Mali Country Strategy Paper, and assess them, so as to influence - directly or indirectly - the EC's cooperation actions. The Country Environmental Profile should provide decision-makers in the partner country and in the European Commission with clear information on the major environmental issues, as well as on the policies, strategies and programmes that concern them, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The purpose of providing this information is to enable the EC cooperation strategy to take environmental considerations and climate change objectives into account in the preparation of new EU cooperation programmes and to guide their integration into EU supported programmes and policies. The information provided should also be able to serve as a benchmark for environmental compliance in all development cooperation activities in the country. The Profile identified the key links between environment, climate change and poverty reduction. It also provided baseline information and helped focus policy dialogue and cooperation with the country on key issues such as sustainable development or environmental awareness among policy makers.