Mali Livelihood Zone Baseline Profiles

Livelihood Baselines provide quantitative analysis of household livelihood options. They include a detailed breakdown of food, cash income, and expenditure patterns. The baseline also highlights market patterns, seasonality, and coping strategies. Baselines can be used to quantify and measure the impact of shocks on households when used in outcome analysis. They are also useful in planning humanitarian assistance, particularly in forecasting whether and when assistance will be needed, how many people might be affected, and what types of assistance will be most impactful.