{"id":5657,"date":"2025-08-20T16:16:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T14:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oxfam.dk\/en\/?post_type=projekter&p=5657"},"modified":"2025-08-25T10:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T08:30:10","slug":"strengthening-resilience-in-burkina-fasos-climate-and-conflict-affected-communities","status":"publish","type":"projekter","link":"https:\/\/oxfam.dk\/en\/projects\/strengthening-resilience-in-burkina-fasos-climate-and-conflict-affected-communities\/","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening resilience in Burkina Faso\u2019s climate- and conflict-affected communities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Strengthening resilience in Burkina Faso\u2019s climate- and conflict-affected communities<\/h1><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Sanfo Ramata (49), a farmer and herder, works with the Conf\u00e9d\u00e9ration Paysanne du Faso, an Oxfam partner in Burkina Faso. Today, because of climate change, resulting in a lack of fodder and water, her livestock is dying. \nPhoto: Gery Barbot\/Oxfam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Burkina Faso is disproportionately affected by climate change and conflict. In the Nord and Centre-Nord regions, droughts, floods, and violent winds threaten agriculture and livestock, undermining livelihoods and increasing food insecurity for local communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, the country is marked by political instability and the presence of armed groups, which have forced more than two million people to flee their homes. Around one third of these internally displaced persons (IDPs) reside in the Nord and Centre-Nord regions. Competition over land, water, and forest resources fuels tensions between displaced populations and host communities and increases inequality among already vulnerable groups, including children, women, and the elderly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Climate-related crises and conflict particularly affect women. Limited access to land, financial resources, and decision-making power threatens food security and makes it difficult to establish a stable livelihood. As societal structures break down, the risk of gender-based violence increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The project aims to strengthen community resilience to climate shocks, conflict, and displacement in Burkina Faso\u2019s Nord and Centre-Nord regions. Through capacity strengthening and financial support, women and young people \u2013 from both host communities and displaced populations \u2013 are equipped to lead efforts in early warning, sustainable management of natural resources, and climate adaptation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Focusing on green entrepreneurship, agroecology, and sustainable resource management, Oxfam Denmark and its partners seek to strengthen women\u2019s socio-economic and political independence \u2013 and thereby their ability to cope with and adapt to climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project adopts a holistic approach by engaging local authorities, religious leaders, vocational training centres, and other key actors in the development of sustainable solutions rooted in local structures and needs. The goal is to promote gender equality and ensure that women, youth, and marginalized groups participate actively in decision-making and in the creation of more sustainable and peaceful communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anticipated results<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The project seeks to strengthen the long-term resilience of vulnerable populations to climate change, conflict, and displacement through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n