NAP Posted: October 15, 2015

 

  1. Vision, goals and objectives

Overall vision

The overall vision of Burkina Faso is "to manage its economic and social development more efficiently by implementing planning mechanisms and measures taking account of resilience and adaptation to climate change between now and 2050."

Goals

To reduce vulnerability to the impact of climate change by minimizing, reducing or preventing risks and improving the capacity to adapt to climate change.

Objectives

  1. protect accelerated growth pillars;
  2. ensure sustainable food and nutrition security;
  3. preserve water resources and improve access to sanitation;
  4. protect persons and goods from extreme climate events and natural disasters;
  5. protect and improve the functioning of natural ecosystems;
  6. protect and improve public health.

  1. National circumstances

Burkina Faso's geographical position means that it is one of the most climate-change-sensitive countries in the world. Burkina Faso is vulnerable to greater variations in the rainy seasons and extreme temperatures, such as droughts.

  1. National Policies as indicated in the NAP

That accelerated growth and sustainable development strategy (AGSDS) and the National Sustainable Development Policy

  1. Specific NAP mandate if developed yet

The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development set up an inter-ministerial technical monitoring committee under memorandum no 1049/MEDD/SG of 22 November 2012 to pilot the NAP formulation process.  No explicit mention of mandate

  1. Institutional arrangements

National Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development (CONEDD),  Permanent Secretariat of the National Council for the Environment and Sustainable Development (PS/CONEDD)  a team of nine (9) national experts in nine (9) specialist fields and one senior expert charged with editing the NAP

  1. Alignment with other frameworks

Others

  • The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change;
  • The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification;
  • The Convention on Biological Diversity;
  • The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

The NAPA was adopted in 2007, which was implemented under three projects with technical and financial support from the UNDP, the Kingdom of Denmark, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and Japan.

  1. Key climate hazards and risks

Climate change in Burkina Faso is still characterised by a more or less marked movement of isohyets, a significant shift in isotherms, high rainfall variability and an increase in the scale and intensity of extreme climate events such as droughts, floods, heatwaves, strong winds and dust storms.

  1. Resource mobilization strategies (international and domestic)

The Minister for the Economy and Finance will be chiefly responsible for mobilizing funding. The NAP will be financed through the following channels: national budget, traditional or emerging bilateral partners, traditional or emerging multilateral partners, international foundations, private sector, NGOs and NGO networks.

  1. Guiding principles

    1. Participation: broad participation by stakeholders
    2. Coherent Interventions: actions to be carried out in a coherent and concerted manner in order to obtain more tangible results
    3. Stakeholder empowerment: achieved through the involvement of all stakeholders in the preparation and implementation of actions
    4. Gender aspect: considering both men and women’s participation in the actions with an emphasis on the vulnerability of women to the harmful effects of climate change
    5. Equitable implementation: regional sensitivities and disparities are taken into account
    6. Principle of partnership: Permanent dialogue needs to be established between the representatives of various groups of stakeholders in the sector

  1. Other cross-cutting issues

Private sector engagement

Involvement and mobilization of the private sector are listed as one of the capacities needed for the NAP formulation process.  Partnerships need to be forged between public- and private-sector stakeholders for synergies to be generated and actions financed.

Gender

The impact of climate change on women was highlighted and can be best be assessed based on the sectors in which they are most active, i.e. natural resources such as water, firewood, non-timber forest products (NTFP) and agriculture. Their vulnerability is further exacerbated by factors such as access to education and the status of women in Burkina Faso.

  1. Monitoring and evaluation of the adaptation process (M&E)

The monitoring and evaluation mechanism involves the SP/CONEDD, monitoring and evaluation section, which will be responsible for reviewing the overall implementation progress of the NAP, and  SP/CONEDD monitoring and evaluation section to update the database with information on the progress made by each sector in relation to the NAP. An annual review will be carried out every five years.

  1. Reporting

At the national level

A list of specific objectives, anticipated outcomes, performance indicators, data sources, data collection methods, data collection frequencies and entities responsible for data collection for each of the strategic priorities of the NAP is provided and used by the national entities to monitor progress.

  1. Related NAP outputs

Vulnerability assessment reports

Detailed vulnerability assessment has been carried out for each accelerated growth and sustainable development strategy (AGSDS) axis. Mentions of reports in vulnerability assessment: MEDD, 2012, Forestry Investment Programme. Climate modelling studies, Mathematical Equation Analysis Laboratory (LAME) of the University of Ouagadougou carried out climate modelling, risk evaluation and climate change vulnerability studies.

Implementation strategy

Independent external evaluations should be carried out at the end of the first five-year implementation cycle of the NAP, which will include the following: 

  1. A mid-term evaluation focusing on the effectiveness and efficiency of the first five-year implementation cycle.
  2. An evaluation of outcomes achieved at the end of the five-year cycle.
  3. A retrospective evaluation to assess impacts, lessons learned and the sustainability of outcomes.