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Burkina Faso ranks 138th of 169 countries in water vulnerability to climate change, with lower scores (such as this one) denoting higher vulnerability and Burkina Faso is extremely vulnerable to water related stressors (ND-GAIN Index 2021).
Climate fact sheet Burkina Faso 2.2 Reduce health impacts of climate change The most crucial climatic-driven risks to health and nutrition are increased risks of heatwaves, infectious diseases, flooding, reduction in water quality and availability, and food insecurity (USAID, 2017).
In this policy brief, we set out how the climate of the Sahel has changed in recent decades, what future changes are expected, and some implications of these changes for agriculture and flooding. There
reduce the vulnerability of natural, social and economic systems to climate change; integrate climate change adaptation into current or future development policies and strategies.
Climate change summary for Burkina Faso: Temperatures across Burkina Faso are projected to increase 3-4°C by 2080-2099, in comparison to the 1980-1999 time periods.
Burkina Faso ratified the UNFCCC in 1993 and the Kyoto Protocol in 2005. Up to now, in response to the provisions of these protocols, it has developed and adopted a number of policy and strategy documents relating to climate change. These include: The National Strategy for implementing the Climate Change Convention adopted in 2001.
Explore historical and projected climate data, climate data by sector, impacts, key vulnerabilities and what adaptation measures are being taken. Explore the overview for a general context of how climate change is affecting Burkina Faso.
