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- Simonsson, Louise, 1972-
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Vulnerability Profile of Burkina Faso
- 2005
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Burkina Faso is the 24th most vulnerable nation out of the 141 countries ranked1 by the Global Leaders for Tomorrow Environment Task Force et al. (2002). This means the country is vulnerable to stresses, which could be disastrous at both household and national level if preventive action is not taken (see Box 1 for definitions). It is therefore important to look more closely at what the threats are, how people are sensitive to these threats, and how they deal with them. We also need to consider geographical and social variations to understand who is most vulnerable. That is the purpose of this study, conducted as a part of Sida’s country strategy planning process in Burkina Faso. The aim is to help target support to increase people’s resilience to stresses, thus decreasing the number of people who are, and who are at risk of becoming, poor. A vulnerability assessment, therefore, is an important cornerstone for development assistance and policy formulations for sustainable development. Many of the issues discussed here relate to the process of achieving the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals.
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- Simonsson, Louise, 1972-
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Vulnerability Profile of Mali
- 2005
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Mali is the 19th most vulnerable of the 141 countries ranked1 by the Global Leaders for TomorrowEnvironment Task Force (2002). This means the country is vulnerable to stresses which, ifnot addressed, could be disastrous at both the household and national level. Vulnerability isa reflection of human capacity to cope with risks or shocks (see Box 1). Those who are leastvulnerable cope the best and enjoy security, while the opposite applies to those households,communities and broader populations who are most vulnerable and who stand to lose the mostfrom the effects of environmental change (UNEP, 2002). In participatory poverty assessments,the poor regularly identify vulnerability as a crucial dimension of poverty (Kanbur & Squire,1999). In this study, part of Sida’s country strategy planning process in Mali, I discuss thetypes of threats present in Mali, why people are sensitive to those threats and how they dealwith them. I also look at how variations within society and geographical location shapevulnerability. A more thorough understanding of vulnerability may help support to be targeted so as toincrease people’s resilience to stresses, thus decreasing the number of people who are, and whoare at risk of becoming, poor. A vulnerability assessment is therefore an important elementof development assistance and policy formulations for sustainable development. Many ofthe issues discussed here relate to the process of achieving the United Nations DevelopmentProgramme’s Millennium Goals.
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