SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO UNDERSTAND, PREVENT AND ACT ON THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL CRISIS IN MALI

Abstract

The documentary review reveals that the multidimensional crisis that Mali has been facing since 2012 is also the greatest crisis in its history. This covers institutional, socio-political, security and also multifaceted aspects due to the diversity of actors. The objective sought by our approach is to contribute to understanding in order to propose possible solutions despite the complexity of the crisis and the multiplicity of actors. In a specific way it is a question of defining the various capitals which constitute the framework of the means of existence, of Demonstrating how each capital is affected by the effects of the crisis, of Defining the nature of the shock which put the capitals in a state vulnerability and Propose resilience measures for different levels. We used a reading grid that allowed us to use the livelihoods analysis framework. The results obtained after analysis show us that the 5 capitals which constitute the means of existence are affected by the effects of the crisis in their nature. To achieve peace some alternatives are proposed just as in other similar cases elsewhere, similar initiatives were developed.