Climate change, human mobility, and peace and security: An examination of dominant policy narratives (Burkina Faso)

This automated content analysis report assesses the current ‘state of play’ of Burkina Faso’s policy discourse with regards to the intersection of climate change, human mobility, and conflict and fragility. We find that mobility, in various forms, is recognised as a pressing issue in nearly all poli...

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Autores principales: Schapendonk, Frans, Ramos, Cristina, Scartozzi, Cesare Marco, Cisse, Ramatoulaye, Laderach, Peter, Pacillo, Grazia
Formato: Informe técnico
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175589
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author Schapendonk, Frans
Ramos, Cristina
Scartozzi, Cesare Marco
Cisse, Ramatoulaye
Laderach, Peter
Pacillo, Grazia
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Laderach, Peter
Pacillo, Grazia
Ramos, Cristina
Scartozzi, Cesare Marco
Schapendonk, Frans
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Ramos, Cristina
Scartozzi, Cesare Marco
Cisse, Ramatoulaye
Laderach, Peter
Pacillo, Grazia
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description This automated content analysis report assesses the current ‘state of play’ of Burkina Faso’s policy discourse with regards to the intersection of climate change, human mobility, and conflict and fragility. We find that mobility, in various forms, is recognised as a pressing issue in nearly all policy sectors. However, the depth and nature of this engagement differ significantly across sectors, with various discourses adopting differing discursive framings depending on sectoral priorities. We identify three main overarching challenges with regards to mainstreaming a coherent discursive framing within Burkinabe policy discourses. These include, firstly, the negative framing of pastoralist systems and a push for sedentarisation, which risks undermining the resilience and traditional knowledge systems of such communities and potentially contribute to further marginalisation. Secondly, we detect an absence of effective engagement with the climate mobility nexus within gender-specific policy sectors, and a broader failure to recognize ethnic dimensions with Burkina Faso’s current displacement risk landscape. Lastly, whilst some recognition of the role of climate change is evident, climate-related impacts are largely framed in a securitised manner, hindering the recognition and development of environmental peacebuilding opportunities.
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spelling CGSpace1755892025-11-05T12:29:44Z Climate change, human mobility, and peace and security: An examination of dominant policy narratives (Burkina Faso) Schapendonk, Frans Ramos, Cristina Scartozzi, Cesare Marco Cisse, Ramatoulaye Laderach, Peter Pacillo, Grazia climate change peacebuilding conflicts migration displacement This automated content analysis report assesses the current ‘state of play’ of Burkina Faso’s policy discourse with regards to the intersection of climate change, human mobility, and conflict and fragility. We find that mobility, in various forms, is recognised as a pressing issue in nearly all policy sectors. However, the depth and nature of this engagement differ significantly across sectors, with various discourses adopting differing discursive framings depending on sectoral priorities. We identify three main overarching challenges with regards to mainstreaming a coherent discursive framing within Burkinabe policy discourses. These include, firstly, the negative framing of pastoralist systems and a push for sedentarisation, which risks undermining the resilience and traditional knowledge systems of such communities and potentially contribute to further marginalisation. Secondly, we detect an absence of effective engagement with the climate mobility nexus within gender-specific policy sectors, and a broader failure to recognize ethnic dimensions with Burkina Faso’s current displacement risk landscape. Lastly, whilst some recognition of the role of climate change is evident, climate-related impacts are largely framed in a securitised manner, hindering the recognition and development of environmental peacebuilding opportunities. 2025-07-09 2025-07-10T07:40:30Z 2025-07-10T07:40:30Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175589 en Open Access application/pdf Schapendonk, F.; Ramos, C.; Scartozzi, C.M.; Cisse, R.; Laderach, P.; Pacillo, G. (2025) Climate change, human mobility, and peace and security: An examination of dominant policy narratives (Burkina Faso). 67 p.
spellingShingle climate change
peacebuilding
conflicts
migration
displacement
Schapendonk, Frans
Ramos, Cristina
Scartozzi, Cesare Marco
Cisse, Ramatoulaye
Laderach, Peter
Pacillo, Grazia
Climate change, human mobility, and peace and security: An examination of dominant policy narratives (Burkina Faso)
title Climate change, human mobility, and peace and security: An examination of dominant policy narratives (Burkina Faso)
title_full Climate change, human mobility, and peace and security: An examination of dominant policy narratives (Burkina Faso)
title_fullStr Climate change, human mobility, and peace and security: An examination of dominant policy narratives (Burkina Faso)
title_full_unstemmed Climate change, human mobility, and peace and security: An examination of dominant policy narratives (Burkina Faso)
title_short Climate change, human mobility, and peace and security: An examination of dominant policy narratives (Burkina Faso)
title_sort climate change human mobility and peace and security an examination of dominant policy narratives burkina faso
topic climate change
peacebuilding
conflicts
migration
displacement
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175589
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