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Burundi

New or Updated NDC

Analysis of Updated NDC
Timeframe 

2021 to 2030

Relevant context 

Developing country with increasing shifting weather patterns exacerbated by climate change.

Process for developing NDC 

The Ministries of Environment and Agriculture took charge of preparing the updated NDC. This process was facilitated by 10 national experts, including sectoral experts, an economist, gender specialist, climate expert, health expert and an international consultant. Several exchange workshops were also held, with civil society stakeholders representing, or with interests in, local communities, indigenous peoples, the gender dimension and social inclusion.

Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism 

Burundi has various national policies and strategies and a preliminary National Adaptation Plan (2020).

Summary of gender reference 

The Updated NDC states it will integrate cross-cutting themes such as gender, health, and social inclusion into prioritization of actions. The gender and social inclusion issues will be in line with national plans and policies. The document also drew from data gathered from sectoral workshops, which took gender mainstreaming into account.

Considerations on gender, youth, and vulnerable groups are also specifically mentioned as a strategic axis related to adaptation. Moreover, energy, infrastructure and agricultural projects in the NDC are to “inform and sensitize women, youth and Batwa as actors in the reduction of greenhouse gases” and build the capacity of these groups so as to “bring about a change in practices and optimize integrated landscape management and sustainable food value chain to increase the adoption of resilient and improved production systems."

Gender Analysis Summary
Submitted NDC
Submitted language
Submitted translation
NDC commitments
Mitigation
Adaptation
Type of support
Conditional
Unconditional
Participatory process for NDC development mentioned
Yes
Monitoring and/or implementation
Implementation
Reference to women/gender
Yes
Gender Tags
Context of gender reference
Adaptation
Mitigation

Analysis of Original NDC

Timeframe 

2016-2030

Relevant context 

Burundi is a landlocked country at the heart of Africa’s Great Lakes Region and belongs to two major river basins: the Nile Basin and the CongoBasin. The current production structure, dominated by subsistence farming, makes the economy very vulnerable and fragile due to its dependency on climate conditions.

Process for developing NDC 

As a precursors to the INDC Burundi had already created the Burundi Vision 2025 and translated into a short term action plan as part of the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategic Framework covering the period of 2012-2015.

Description of Monitoring and/or Implementation Mechanism 

Monitoring programs to be incorporated with financial assistance.

Summary of gender reference 

In relation to implementation of the INDC, it states: Gender, youth and vulnerable groups are concerns that have not always been taken into account in Burundi's national and sectoral socioeconomic development plans. In its Vision 2025, the Government of Burundi considers these to be crosscutting issues to be incorporated into all development programmes. The same will apply to implementation of the INDC. In relation to adaptation, it states: The country needs to strengthen the aptitudes of actors (especially women and farmers) in new technical processes, in the interest of intensified, sustainable production methods (new crop systems and techniques).

Gender Analysis Summary
Submitted NDC
Submitted language
Submitted translation
NDC commitments
Mitigation
Adaptation
Type of support
Conditional
Unconditional
Participatory process for NDC development mentioned
Yes
Monitoring and/or implementation
Monitoring
Reference to women/gender
Yes
Gender Tags
Context of gender reference
Adaptation

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