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“UNDP is very active in Burkina Faso on energy and environment issues. UNDP has demonstrated to be the lead agency in tackling
environmental concerns amongst the partners of the Government. Thanks to the coordination framework, UNDP has been
successful in working with the Government to include environmental considerations in the PRSP. Otherwise, environment would
have remained a marginal development issue and not one of the national priorities.”
CHEMICALS BIODIVERSITY ENERGY FSSD*
PORTFOLIO
Georg Charpentier, Resident Representative
UNDP is assisting the Government to incorporate environmental considerations into national planning. For example, UNDP is providing
funding to development national capacity for environmental management, and a framework for implementing environmental policy
with economic policy. The framework also looks to identify areas that require strengthened management efforts for sustainable development.
UNDP is supporting access to energy services in Burkina Faso. From 2005-2009, Burkina Faso’s rural centres are embracing the multifunctional
platform in collaboration with the World Bank. This inventive idea fights poverty by promoting income-generating activities and
substantially reducing women and girls’ physical labour costs. An additional project supporting energy sector reform includes pilot programmes
in local government planning and capacity-building. In terms of climate change, GEF is funding a number of projects to assist
the government, including a self-evaluation project which enables Burkina Faso to develop an institutional framework and increase
national awareness, while a second initiative focuses on reinforcing capacity of public and private institutions.
Burkina Faso’s 2005 National Biodiversity Strategy illustrates necessary actions for conserving ecosystems and highlights local awareness
as key to achieving long-term environmental preservation. Funding for the development of this strategy was provided by GEF.
Burkina Faso is also working to strengthen buffer zones between national parks and agricultural land to prevent potential illegal
encroachment on protected areas. Two forestry projects and one wild fauna now closing had significant impacts, eventually leading to
the Biodiversity Strategy and buffer protection. Funding came from GEF, DDC and UNDP resources and spanned nearly 20 years.
UNDP is assisting Burkina Faso to enhance its capacity in sound management of chemicals through implementation of two projects
that contribute towards compliance with commitments to the Montreal Protocol. These projects, funded by the Protocol’s Multilateral
Fund, aim to establish an incentive programme to encourage refrigeration sector end-users to replace or permanently retrofit their
existing ODS-based equipment. In addition, with GEF funding, UNDP is supporting Burkina Faso to prepare the National
Implementation Plan on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). Such projects are establishing the foundation for Burkina Faso’s future
efforts to comply with commitments to the Stockholm Convention on POPs.
CONTACTS
Mr. Sylvestre Ouedraogo – sylvestre.ouedraogo@undp.org
Mr. Pierre Yves Guedez – pierre-yves.guedez@undp.org
Tel.: 226 50 306 763/64
Fax: 226 50310470
http://www.pnud.bf/Environ.htm
PARTNERS
Some of our Partners working with UNDP and the
Government in Burkina Faso
European Union
Government of The Netherlands
Government of France Government of Denmark
Government of Belgium Government of Italy
Government of Japan Shell
Government of Luxembourg Aarhus Convention
Government of Germany
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Burkina Faso MDGR 2004 http://www.undg.org/documents/5197-Burkina_Faso_MDG_Report.pdf; 2 UNDP Burkina Faso questionnaire, 2005; *Frameworks and Strategies for Sustainable
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