Burkina Faso National Climate Change Adaptation Plan (NAP)
Year of publication
2015
Specific thematic area
Climate adaptation and/or mitigation
Sector of governance
Climate change
Type of human mobility
Displacement, Migration, Relocated
Characteristics of human mobility
Rural-urban, Seasonal
Type of environmental driver
Drought, Sea level rise
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Regional instruments Member countries
Burkina Faso
Sub-region
Western Africa
Region
Sub-Saharan Africa
Macro-region
Africa
Relevant GCM objective
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
A
Gender marker
A
Human rights marker
B
Adaptation measures: relocate populations in submersible and floodable zones to appropiate zones. p. 15, 64, , 66.
Ps. 15, 29, 53, 64, 66, 73.
Project National Observatory of Pastoralisms in Burkina Faso: Long term outcomes: Transhumance movements are better managed. p. 73.
Ps. 15, 29, 53, 64, 66, 73.
Axis Strengthen good governance. Climate impact or risk: Forced migration of of rural populations and animals due to climate change may disrupt physical planning and local governance p. 29.
Ps. 15, 29, 53, 64, 66, 73.
Women are often forced to travel long distances and still may be unable to find drinking water, as numerous other constraints make this a difficult chore, such as salinisation, dry wells or contamination. p. 53
Ps. 15, 29, 53, 64, 66, 73.