Burundi – Country environmental analysis : understanding the environment within the dynamics of a complex world : linkages to fragility, conflict, and climate change (English)

Over the past decades, Burundi's economic growth has relied on steady depletion of its natural capital, and as a result, the country's natural environment has been substantially degraded. The main driver of environmental degradation has been rapid population growth. In particular, to feed the growing population, substantial areas of forest have been cleared for agriculture, and poor agricultural practices have harmed soil fertility and integrity...

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Polisi,Alphonse;

Ntahorwaymiye, Aime Claude;

Agostini,Paola;

Migraine,Jean Baptiste;

Kobayashi,Mimako;

Vaislic,Michael David Haim;

Silverstein,Steven Jay;

Jumaine,Hussein;
Document Date
2017/11/01
Document Type
Country Environmental Analysis (CEA)
Report Number
121464
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Burundi,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2017/11/17
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Burundi – Country environmental analysis : understanding the environment within the dynamics of a complex world : linkages to fragility, conflict, and climate change
Keywords
environmental problem

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Polisi,Alphonse; Ntahorwaymiye, Aime Claude; Agostini,Paola; Migraine,Jean Baptiste; Kobayashi,Mimako; Vaislic,Michael David Haim; Silverstein,Steven Jay; Jumaine,Hussein.

Burundi – Country environmental analysis : understanding the environment within the dynamics of a complex world : linkages to fragility, conflict, and climate change (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/244311510936931800

Burundi – Country environmental analysis : understanding the environment within the dynamics of a complex world : linkages to fragility, conflict, and climate change (English)

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