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Climate, land, energy and water (CLEW) interlinkages in Burkina Faso: An analysis of agricultural intensification and bioenergy production

This paper discusses climate, land, energy and water interactions in Burkina Faso.

Charles A. Young / Published on 30 November 2012

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Hermann, S., M. Welsch, R.E. Segerstrom, M.I. Howells, C. Young, T. Alfstad, H-H Rogner, P. Steduto (2012). Climate, land, energy and water (CLEW) interlinkages in Burkina Faso: An analysis of agricultural intensification and bioenergy production. Natural Resources Forum 36(4), 245–262; Special Section: Sustainable Development Scenarios.

It shows that integrated assessments of resource use at the national level can provide important insights and benefits, especially for a resource constrained least developed country. Agricultural policy is shown to have strong implications for energy use, whereas energy policies are found to be strongly interrelated with water constraints.

Without an integrated and coordinated approach, strategy and policy formulation efforts to increase energy, food and water security could become both incoherent and counter-productive.

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