Quantcast
Channel: ReliefWeb - Updates on Burundi: Floods - Mar 2011
Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 12

Burundi: Case study: Burundi floods 2011 DREF operation

0
0
Source: Croix-Rouge du Burundi
Country: Burundi, World

Country Context

Burundi is a small, land-locked country in Central Africa with a population of 10.2 million1 and has one of the highest population densities in Africa. It is a chronically poor country with 81 per cent of the population living on less than US $1.25 per day2. More than 90 per cent of its population is agricultural, with the majority of people subsistence farmers. The country’s population is currently growing rapidly in spite of significant health and environmental factors, adding to pressure on land. Environmental factors add to the vulnerability caused by population growth in a largely subsistence economy. Deforestation for firewood leads to soil erosion and landslides. Unstable seasonal rain patterns are leading some regions to face regular drought and chronic food insecurity. Many Burundians are reliant on external food assistance. The country suffered a devastating war that began in 1993 and caused over 300,000 deaths and displaced some 1.2 million people (16 per cent of the population)3. A peace agreement with the last remaining rebel group was signed in 2006.


Viewing all articles
Browse latest Browse all 12

Latest Images

Trending Articles





Latest Images