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Fatoumata Goundou Sissoko

Fatoumata Goundo Sissoko is a Malian expert on women’s rights, climate resilience and sustainable natural resource management. She is President of the Réseau des Femmes pour les Droits Environnementaux au Mali (REFEDE-Mali), a network of around 40 organisations founded in 2013. Her work focuses particularly on women’s empowerment, their participation in environmental decision-making and equitable access to land and natural resources.

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Amid Climate Change and Insecurity: How Women Build Resilience in Mali

A Conversation with Fatoumata Goundou Sissoko

In Mali, women farmers are facing multiple challenges at once. Climate change is degrading land and making natural resources increasingly scarce, while conflict is forcing communities to leave behind their livelihoods. At the same time, women continue to produce food, feed their families and contribute to peace and community development. An interview with Fatoumata Goundou Sissoko, President of the Network of Women for Environmental Rights (REFEDE Mali).

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