Building the capacities of key Sustainable Land Management stakeholders to mainstream climate change in Burundi, and updating the Country Programme

The proposal seeks USD 299,999 over 18 months to address severe land degradation in Burundi, where over 75% of agricultural lands are degraded. The project aims to revive the Sectorial Group on Agriculture and Rural Development (GSADR), conduct a study on the linkages between climate change and land degradation, and update the GCF Country Programme to align with current national priorities and GCF guidelines.

• Burundi faces extreme land degradation, with over 75% of agricultural lands degraded, resulting in annual production losses estimated at 400 million USD.
• Soil erosion is a critical vulnerability factor in Burundi, with an estimated annual loss of 37,921,100 tons of soil, which disrupts water cycles and causes downstream sedimentation.
• Climate projections for Burundi indicate a precipitation increase of up to 10%, leading to modified rainfall patterns with more torrential rains and increased drought periods during critical times.
• The Sectorial Group on Agriculture and Rural Development (GSADR), a vital platform for coordinating food security and climate adaptation, ceased functioning in 2015 due to a socio-political crisis and donor withdrawal.
• The project will produce a study to characterize the specific linkages between climate change and Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in Burundi, using provincial-level data to identify adaptation priorities.
• The proposal aims to update the 2020 draft Country Programme to include a sustainable development agenda assessment, a climate finance strategy, a three-year Readiness needs assessment, and a completed project pipeline.
• The project targets a 50% participation rate for women in all events and workshops to ensure gender equality in climate-resilient land management.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2022). Building the capacities of key Sustainable Land Management stakeholders to mainstream climate change in Burundi, and updating the Country Programme. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/burundi-fao-republic-burundi.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Building the capacities of key Sustainable Land Management stakeholders to mainstream climate change in Burundi, and updating the Country Programme. 2022. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/burundi-fao-republic-burundi.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2022building, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Building the capacities of key Sustainable Land Management stakeholders to mainstream climate change in Burundi, and updating the Country Programme}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2022}, month = feb, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/burundi-fao-republic-burundi.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }