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Burundi's mild climate and adequate rainfall makes it a suitable location for intensive agriculture, though the impact of climate change is making rainfall less predictable. [5] Burundi has experienced alternating cycles of excess and deficit rainfall in nearly every decade since the 1950s.
UNOCHA considers Burundi to be among the twenty most vulnerable countries to climate change and natural hazards. [8] East Africa currently experiences unseasonably heavy rains caused by the higher-than-average temperatures of the Indian Ocean, potentially due to cyclical dipole weather phenomena and global warming.
Burundi is a party to the following international agreements that relate to the environment: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes and Ozone Layer Protection. The following have been signed but not yet ratified by Burundi: Law of the Sea and Nuclear Test Ban.
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The impact of climate change extends beyond heat stress. Cacao trees are also sensitive to rainfall patterns. Cacao thrives when rainfall totals between 1,500 and 2,000 millimeters, ...
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Burundi's installed electrical capacity stands at about 115 megawatts, and less than 15% of the country's 12 million people are connected to the national grid, according to official figures.
Kirundo Province is in the north of Burundi, bounded to the north and west by Rwanda. It is bounded to the southwest by Ngozi Province, and to the south and east by Muyinga Province. It has an area of 1,703.34 square kilometres (657.66 sq mi), or 6.1% of the area of Burundi, making it the 8th largest province. [1]