Burkina Faso
Climate change impacts
Le 21 janvier est le “Jour d'impacts des changements climatiques au Burkina Faso” parce que, sur une base par habitant, il ne faut que 21 jours pour le Canadien moyen d'utiliser la même quantité de gaz à effet de serre qu'un individu du Burkina Faso utliserait au cours d'une année entière.
“Les températures plus élevées au Burkina Faso et ailleurs en Afrique provoquent une évaporation plus forte, dégradent les sols, contribuent à la propagation d’espèces nuisibles, font baisser les rendements agricoles et réduisent la biodiversité. Des pluies moins abondantes et des températures plus élevées contribuent également à l'ensablement et à l’envasement des lacs et des rivières et au déclin à long terme des réserves d’eau.”
Pour plus d’information sur les effets du changement climatique et adaptation au Burkina Faso continuer l'article, 'Le Burkina Faso et le déclin du régime des pluies'.
It takes only 21 days for the average Canadian to produce as much greenhouse gases as the average Burkinabé will produce over the course of the entire year. Therefore, January 21st (21 days into the year) is "Climate Change Impacts in Burkina Faso Day."
“The potential climate footprint of the rich on the poor is nowhere better illustrated than in Burkina Faso. The 2008 review of the country’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) refers to the “persistent vulnerability of many households to climate and price shocks”. There is already evidence of increasing frequency of extremes of flooding and drought. The National Adaptation Plan of Action (NAPA) envisages that gradual temperature rise in the period to 2050 will result in net reduction in rainfall, less availability of water, a loss of crop production and drastic loss in pasture due to desertification.”
For more information on climate impacts and adaptation in Burkina Faso, continue reading the OneWorld.net country briefing.
Story
“My name is Emile Kahoun. I am 39 years old and I live in Ouahigouya, in the north region of Burkina Faso, West Africa. I have been working in this region for 10 years, and I have worked in 2 different towns.
I am witnessing many changes, but the most important change is environmental degradation.
There used to be good places for farming, a lot of grass and trees, and many wild animals. But nowadays, it’s more and more difficult to get good farmland. Grass and trees are disappearing, with wild animals also. This is a sign that it rains less.”
To continue reading Emile’s story, visit WWF’s Climate Witness page.
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