Burundi national climate change profile

The Republic of Burundi is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Africa and is one of the smallest countries on the continent. Burundi is one of the poorest and least-developed countries in Africa with the country’s population vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and natural disasters. Burundi’s ND-GAIN index is 0.40, the 6th lowest in Africa, as a result of a low readiness score and a high vulnerability score. The ND-GAIN index summarizes a country's vulnerability to climate change and other global challenges in combination with its readiness to improve resilience.

This profile provides a summary of Burundi's geographic and socio-economic context, climate and weather, existing mitigation policies, and its national priorities for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The AfDB Climate Change Profile series is intended to provide a brief touch-stone reference for climate change practitioners, project managers and researchers working in African countries. The figures and estimates provided herein are intended to inform the reader of the main climate-related challenges and priorities, however these should be used to inform a process of additional research and in-country consultations.