Burundi

Drapeau du Burundi

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION

Area

27.834 km² including 25.834 km² land area

Climate and altitude

Equatorial climate, high highlands with significant differences in altitude (from 772 to 2'670 meters). The average annual temperature ranges from 17 to 23 degrees Celsius.

Relief and altitude

Hills and mountains, some plains to the east. The national territory culminates at the highest point at 2670m at Mount Heha and Lake Tanganyika is the lowest point at an altitude of 772m.

Hydrography

The main rivers: Ruzizi, Malagarasi and Ruvubu.

SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION

Population

8.053.574 Residents (ISTEEBU, 2008)

Average population density

289hab./km²

Ratio of urban to rural population

10/90

Major Cities

Bujumbura (497.166hab.), Gitega (41.944hab.), Ngozi (42.835hab.; ISTEEBU, 2008)

GDP / capita

267$US/hab. (World Bank, 2013)

Human Development Index (HDI)

0,389; 180/187 pays (UNDP, 2014)

Major economic activities

Agriculture

FLORISTIC POTENTIAL

Low forest cover in the order of 13% of the total land area.

Area of natural or little anthropogenic vegetation

22.000km2(Ernst et al., 2012)

Area of natural or little anthropogenic forests

1000km² (Ernst et al., 2012)

Phanerogams

2.947 species, 20 endemic (MEEATU, 2013),

7 threatened plant species (UICN, 2014)

cryptogames

246 species (MEEATU, 2013)

Champignons

110 species (INECN, 2013)

Mammifères

143 species, 17 endémics (MEEATU, 2013),

11 threatened species (UICN, 2014)

WILDLIFE POTENTIAL AND PROTECTED AREAS

Birds

722 species, 23 endémics (MEEATU, 2013),

13 threatened species (UICN, 2014)

Reptiles

115 species (MEEATU, 2013), 0 threatened specie

(UICN, 2014)

amphibians

69 species (MEEATU, 2013),

5 threatened species (UICN, 2014)

fish

270 species, 201 endémics (MEEATU, 2013),

17 threatened species (UICN, 2014)

Other animal groups

Data not available

Protected Areas

16 protected areas covering just over 143,000 ha, which is 5.1% of the total national territory and almost 30% of the total available natural ecosystems (MEEATU, 2013).

CLIMATE CHANGE AND REDD+

Burundi is highly vulnerable to natural hazards and disasters associated with climate change.

 

VISION: "A State that promotes development that is resilient to the adverse effects of climate change".

Preparation for the publication of the first and second national communications under the UNFCCC

National Adaptation Plan (NAPA) published in 2007.

A National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change and Action Plan were developed in 2013.

Burundi does not have a specific REDD strategy or a low-carbon development plan.

At the beginning of Phase 1. Ongoing request for funding for the preparation of the R-PIN addressed to UN REDD and FCPF (no action for the moment). No official REDD policy document

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