Burkina Faso

Integrated Context
Burkina Faso is on the frontline of the Sahel’s intensifying climate crisis, where environmental stress and fragility are increasingly interlinked. Recurrent droughts, erratic rainfall patterns, and accelerating land degradation  are placing sustained pressure on already vulnerable rural livelihoods. With agriculture predominantly rain-fed, even modest shifts in climate conditions can significantly disrupt food production, income stability, and local economies.

These challenges are compounded by ongoing insecurity and displacement, which have disrupted farming systems, limited access to productive land, and strained already fragile public services. As a result, communities are navigating overlapping risks—responding to immediate food needs while attempting to adapt to long-term environmental change. Building resilience in this context requires integrated approaches that connect sustainable agriculture, ecosystem restoration, and locally grounded governance systems.