Burkina Faso is a landlocked country located in the middle of the West African Sahel region. It is a low-income country with a population of approximately 20 million, 40.1% of which live below the national poverty line (World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal). The economy is highly dependent on agriculture, it employs more than 80 percent of the working population and accounts for about 34 percent of GDP (USAID Climate Risk Profile). 

Climate change effects in the country include chronic drought, flash floods, windstorms, and disease outbreaks. Agriculture reliance makes Burkina Faso especially vulnerable to climate change. The country’s soil is largely degraded and when rainfall declines, dust storms occur, or temperature spikes, food yields are immediately affected, further impacting its population and economy (World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal).