In Mali, communities experience the impacts of climate change through droughts, rainfall variability, strong winds, high temperatures and floods. The vast majority of international Malian migrants originate from the south-western region of Kayes. Seventy per cent of these migrants indicate economic reasons to be the main factor driving migration. In Kayes, these reasons are linked to the agropastoral sector which represents the communities’ main livelihood source. In light of the above, the objective of the project is to contribute to increasing the resilience of migration-prone communities to climate change and environmental degradation in the Kayes Region through the implementation of gender-sensitive action plans and livelihood initiatives.The objective will be achieved through four outputs, namely, (1) Three gender-sensitive community assessments in the three circles[1] of Bafoulabé, Kayes and Yelimané on the interrelations between migration, environment and climate change are undertaken, (2) Three evidence-based and gender-sensitive action plans are designed in the three circles, (3) A gap analysis on currently used and high potential nature-based livelihood initiatives is produced in the circles and (4) Gender-sensitive and high potential nature-based livelihood initiatives are developed to benefit communities in Bafoulabé, Kayes and Yelimané. The project aims to contribute to an institutional change in the inclusion of Migration, Environment and Climate Change (MECC) issues in migration management implementation tools in Mali. Lessons learned will be collected for sustainability and upscaling. [1] Circles represent second-level administrative units in Mali and are named after their principal city. In this context, Kayes is both the name of the region and of the circle incorporating the city of Kayes.