November 08, 2022

Like many African countries, Burkina Faso has done very little to cause climate change. It will, however, suffer a disproportionate brunt of its impact, even as it doesn’t have enough resources to adapt. The landlocked nation contributes just 0.08% of global emissions but ranks 159th out of 181 countries in the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative Country Index, which indicates a nation’s vulnerability to climate change in combination with its readiness to improve resilience. Burkina Faso could see a temperature increase of up to 1.6C by 2050 and up to 4C by 2099, according to the United Nations Development Program, or 2.5 times the global average.