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This includes 21,585 hectares on private land and 69,700 hectares of degraded public lands.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005277#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project will deploy 1,000 solar irrigation systems and 5,000 biodigester systems using a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) model to make these technologies affordable for smallholder farmers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005277#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To address technical gaps, the project will train 500 public and private extension agents on a new curriculum covering 22 priority CSA and agroforestry techniques.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005277#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The project aims to empower women and youth by establishing 900 new Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs), with 30% dedicated to youth, and providing business training to 5,250 entrepreneurs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005277#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Institutional capacity will be strengthened by integrating adaptation and mitigation planning into the Economic, Social, and Cultural Development Plans (PDESC) of 48 communes and supporting the Mali Climate Fund (MCF).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005277#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The total project budget is USD 43,717,918, consisting of a USD 33,717,918 GCF grant and USD 10 million in co-financing (USD 5 million in-kind from the Government of Mali and a USD 5 million grant from USAID's Albarka project).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"gclifun-005277#insight-10","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Climate-smart agriculture","agroforestry","greenhouse gas emissions","climate finance","Community based adaptation","early warning system","gender equality","carbon sequestration"],"geography_discussed":["Bamako","Niger"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["funding proposal","vulnerability assessment","mitigation and adaptation planning"]},{"id":"gclifun-005269","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gclifun-005269","title":"LOCAL CLIMATE ADAPTIVE LIVING FACILITY Plus (LoCAL+) – West Africa (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali and Niger)","publisher":{"name":"Green Climate Fund","organization":"green-climate-fund"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2024-10-24","source_url":"https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp247-gender-assessment.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report assesses gender dynamics and climate vulnerabilities in Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, and Niger. 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