Burkina Faso

Latest additions in the knowledge base

2021

Is migration an effective adaptation to climate-related agricultural distress in sub-Saharan Africa?

This study analyses the perceptions of migration consequences from the viewpoint of migrants as well as the sending community, focusing on first-time seasonal migration from North-Western Burkina Faso vilage to neighbouring countries.

Springer

Documents and publications

2021

Flood-resilient mass transit planning in Ouagadougou

The study focuses on a pilot sector of 67 km, covering a large part of central Ouagadougou and its strategic infrastructures, at the intersection of the future planned mass transit system and the areas of the city a priori considered more flood prone (for

World Bank, the

Documents and publications

2021

The Manchester Briefing on COVID-19: International lessons on local and national government recovery and renewal, Issue 38

The focus of this week’s Manchester Briefing (Issue 38) is the role of the individual in relation to crises and the benefits of public involvement in emergency planning. We discuss how recovery reinstates preparedness, while renewal enhances resilience

University of Manchester