Burkina Faso is one of the PEI Scale-Up countries that started implementation of the PEI country programme in 2010. Burkina Faso’s economy is mainly based on mining, agriculture, livestock and fishery. 85 % of the population depends on natural resources and it is estimated to contribute to 31.5% of the GDP.
The natural resource sector is hence of crucial importance to Burkina Faso’s development and in order to promote sustainable development in this sector the PEI country programme focuses on supporting the acceleration of productivity and growth, through the mainstreaming of P-E objectives into the strategic planning processes and budgets. Thereby the country programme is contributing to the achievement of national development goals and the overall PEI Programme outputs.
PEI Burkina Faso is jointly led by theMinistry of Environment (MECV), Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) In addition various sector ministries such as Agriculture, Mining and Livestock as well as the Prime Minister’s Officeare involved in the project implementation. PEI Burkina Faso also partners with the Green Economy Initiative and is closely collaborating with the UNDP CO as an implementing agency.
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