the cattle could graze and we had no food problems.
Today is completely different. Almost no rain, the fields do not bear fruit as before,
the grass is scarce and food is becoming a real problem.
We are here today and the season has not finalized.
At the time the communities were expecting to get the last rains to start the harvests,
this is when the rains started to dry up.
When I was young, it rained when it should rain, the fields gave fruits,
Today, when we discuss the issue of climate change,
beyond the whole conceptual aspects,
it is more about reflecting on what the communities are doing
with their local know how to face climate resilience.
The challenges are many. Populations must organize themselves,
because our resources are about to disappear.
The priority is first to organize the society and the farmers
and then to bring them to get involved in the protection of their natural resources.
It is a question of making the sharing of resources equitable,
so that everyone can carry out its activity without creating conflicts with the others.
In Burkina Faso, there are several enriching experiences.
The experience capitalization is such, that even if Burkina Faso is not a forest country,
Burkina Faso, in terms of experience sharing, aims to be part of this group.
We are here in the classified forest of Nazinon, targeted by the FIP for its forest cover,
and for its interventions aiming at managing the forests sustainably.
It is also necessary to meet the target of contributing to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions,
and to increase the capacity for carbon sequestration;
not only to respond to Burkina Faso’s needs regarding poverty reduction,
but also to meet the needs at international level.
We first implemented reforestation and firewalls activities,
and then undertook surveillance measures.
And we are currently also exploiting non-timber products,
forest products, such as the shea tree that enable people to pick up the nuts.
This forest is a source of benefits for the entire community.
I can not tell the number of people who benefits from it.
Even neighboring communities benefit from it.
There is a multitude of interests around the forest,
So we must take care of it.
There are no reasons to consider that our actions are only addressing forests issues.
Because if people are stopping cutting woods in the forests,
there will be a lack of food and resources.
This is the reason why, there is a need to compensate the loss of earnings,
By intervening in agriculture and farming and by engaging in the health’s sector.