Enhancing climate resilience in Makamba & Mpox response ( new Province of Burunga)

About this project

Burundi has experienced cyclic climate shocks alternating between extreme flooding and droughts or dry spells: severe droughts, resulting in crop failure and a 35% livestock mortality and severe floods, with similar effects. Such events have been estimated to result in a loss of 517% GDP per event. Climate change projections suggest that: a reduction in precipitation is expected for May (end of rainy season) and October (beginning of rainy season), a slight increase in days with ‘heavy’ rain by 2100, an increase of drought is expected in the northern part of the country that will cause a decrease in water levels in the northern lakes, floods are expected to increase in frequency and magnitude in the low-lying areas (e.g. Imbo floodplain), models project an increase in the number of ‘hot’ days per year for 2046-2065 and 2081-2100 under the low and high emissions scenarios, droughts are expected to become more intense and more frequent, occurring between 40 and 60% of the time .These projections imply that the long dry season is not only being prolonged because of climate change but also receives less rainfall and faces the most significant temperature increase resulting in acute problems for food security and water availability. In addition to losses in agricultural production resulting from the short rainy season and harnessing of wetlands during the long dry season, pastoral vegetation, the quality and quantity of food, the duration of the season of vegetable growth, the an…

Published by

Christian Aid Ireland · International NGO

Countries

Burundi

Sectors

Environmental education/trainingEnvironmental policy and administrative management

Funded by

Presbyterian Church in Ireland World Development Appeal (WDA)

Implemented by

Services Anglicans pour le Developpement Communautaire Durable SADC

Accountable

Christian Aid Ireland

Published by Christian Aid Ireland to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 5 Mar 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: IE-CHY-6998-PRJ2391.

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